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SAN FRANCISCO -- — Just weeks ago, the Golden State Warriors might not have pulled off a win like this without their superstars on the court.

The backups are making big strides for the defending champions.

Warriors come up clutch in 4th for win

 

 

Jordan Poole scored 26 points and converted a key layup with 1:27 left and the undermanned Warriors rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 112-107 on Wednesday night.

Ty Jerome hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:18 to play after his own steal, then made a key rebound to help set up Donte DiVincenzo’s 3 the next time down as Golden State got another big performance from the reserves.

“I think the stage we're at as a team right now, coach said after the game that was just straight grit,” Jerome said.

Draymond Green denies Utah Jazz with swat

Rookie Patrick Baldwin Jr. contributed 11 points with three 3s in 13 minutes off the bench after practicing earlier in the day with the G League Santa Cruz Warriors then arrived about an hour before tip-off. He ate two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on the way.

“I thought Patrick changed the game when he stepped out there and knocked down those 3s,” coach Steve Kerr said.

Baldwin got called up given DiVincenzo had been questionable with right knee soreness while Draymond Green has been nursing a tender right foot

Donte DiVincenzo nails the 3 vs. Utah Jazz

SAN FRANCISCO -- — Jordan Poole is far from a finished product, and the fourth-year guard showed both signs of brilliance and struggles controlling his emotions on the big Christmas Day basketball stage.

Poole scored 32 points — highlighted by emphatic one-handed slam off a pass from Draymond Green in the third — to outduel Ja Morant before being ejected early in the fourth, and the Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-109 on Sunday night in a rematch of the Western Conference semifinals won by Golden State.

ON THE MOVE  @Kia || Dunk of the Night

Warriors outduel Grizzlies on Christmas Day

“When we’re locked in and we’re playing for each other we’re a damn good team,” guard Donte DiVincenzo said. “The big thing for us is when we’re tested with adversity.”

Coach Steve Kerr wasn't thrilled with the technicals, though he got one, too.

Morant almost pulls off the dunk of the year

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Morant scored 36 points while debuting his first Nike signature “Ja 1” shoe for the Grizzlies’ first Christmas Day game.

Klay Thompson added 24 points and nine rebounds, DiVincenzo had 19 points and Ty Jerome came up big off the bench in the third for 14 points as the Warriors played their 10th straight Christmas game.

Poole gets ejected with his 2nd tech

Jordan Poole was ejected after receiving his second technical foul

 

He's the first player to get ejected on Christmas since Quincy Acy in 2014.

 

 

Playing without the injured Stephen Curry, the Warriors leaned heavily on Poole to deliver the goods on offense, and that’s likely to continue with the two-time NBA MVP not expected to be back in action anytime soon.

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Kerr credits Jerome for settling the team down when he's on the floor, especially important after a tough 1-5 trip with the team trying to build something during an eight-game stay at Chase Center.

“We need wins, on the road, at home,” Jerome said. “Every game is huge for us right now.”

NEW YORK -- — Jacque Vaughn wasn't aware his Brooklyn Nets had the best first half in their history.

One of the best in NBA history, actually.

Kevin Durant scored 23 points, all but two in a 91-point first half that was the third-biggest in the league, and the Nets routed the Golden State Warriors 143-113 on Wednesday to send the reigning champions staggering home with their second blowout loss in two nights in New York.

“That’s what happens when you come to work and you’re ready to work from the beginning,” Vaughn said.

Kevin Durant buries bucket against Golden State Warriors

With Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins all sidelined, the Warriors finished 1-5 on their trip to the East and will hope to get healthy before they have to get back on the court on Christmas against Memphis.

Curry will remain sidelined by a shoulder injury, but Wiggins could be back, and the Warriors will take all the help they can get after trailing by 44 in this one.

Check out this sweet dish from Kevin Durant

“It’s the Warriors," Durant said. "You always respect them no matter who’s on the floor. They have a championship system and championship players.”

The Nets matched a franchise record with nine players in double figures and won their seventh straight, even with Kyrie Irving out with right calf tightness.

Ben Simmons soars in for the backdoor Alley-)op

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James Wiseman scored a career-high 30 points on 12-for-14 shooting for the Warriors, who lost by 38 points to the Knicks on Tuesday night.

The Nets had to come from 18 and then 19 points down in their last two victories, but this one was over not long after the Warriors' bus finally arrived after some New York holiday traffic.

NEW YORK -- — Immanuel Quickley scored 22 points, Jalen Brunson had 21 and the New York Knicks rolled to their eighth straight victory, beating the depleted Golden State Warriors 132-94 on Tuesday night.

Quentin Grimes added 19 points and RJ Barrett had 18 as New York extended the longest current winning streak in the NBA.

Klay Thompson eases in a 3-pointer from the wing

“No one has talked about the streak at all,” Brunson said. “Obviously, we tell each other to keep it rolling. But, we’re just trying to be the best team we can be and just focus on one day at a time.”

Julius Randle finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds, Mitchell Robinson had nine points and 11 rebounds and Miles McBride added 10 points.

Julius Randle muscles in the and-1

“We have a lot of players on this team who are capable of having monster games,” Brunson said. “It’s not surprising when someone like ‘Quick’ plays that way or ‘Q’ having that type of game or even Deuce (McBride) getting double figures. When they do it, it’s definitely a plus.”

Jordan Poole scored 26 points for the Warriors, who are without Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and other key players. Jonathan Kuminga had 13, while Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Ty Jerome each had 11.

The Knicks scored the first eight points of the game and never trailed. They led 33-25 at the end of the first quarter.

Mitchell Robinson grabs loose ball and finishes with a big dunk

The Warriors pulled within 35-33, but a 3-pointer by Grimes with 4:17 left in the second quarter gave the Knicks a 60-45 lead. New York led 69-56 at halftime.

PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid had 34 points and 13 rebounds, James Harden added 27 points and nine assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 118-106 on Friday night.

“The main thing is that everybody has bought in,” Embiid said. “That's the thing. Everyone knows where they have to go and everyone knows where the ball has to go and everybody knows that the ball can not stick, that it has to be moving around.”

James Harden's full-court pass finds Danuel House Jr. for and-1 jam

Stephen Curry sat out for Golden State two nights after injuring his left shoulder in a loss at Indiana. Draymond Green (right quadriceps contusion) and Andrew Wiggins (strained right adductor) also missed the game, while Klay Thompson played through soreness in his left knee to score 12 points. He was 4 of 17

from the field, missing 10 in a row at one point.

“It was a tough night for Klay,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “Just his effort was there, but the shots were not going. Just wasn’t his night, but he will bounce back.”

Joel Embiid powers his way in for the and-1 bucket

 

 

Playing without guards Tobias Harris — a late scratch due to a back injury — and Tyrese Maxey (broken left foot), Philadelphia overcame a sluggish start to post its first four-game winning streak of the season.

“I didn't think we played with great life tonight,” 76ers coach Doc Rivers said. “But we won the game, so I'll take it.”

James Wiseman gets up for the 2-handed Alley-Oop Slam

INDIANAPOLIS -- — Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points and the Indiana Pacers made 16 3-pointers to hold on for a 125-119 victory Wednesday night over the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry, who didn't finish the game because of a left shoulder injury.

Curry scored 27 of his 38 points in the first half for the defending champions but departed with 2:04 remaining in the third quarter. The Warriors, who lost at Milwaukee on Tuesday night, fell to 2-12 on the road.

“He's going to get an MRI tomorrow,” coach Steve Kerr said of Curry. “The trainers told me he was out midway through the fourth quarter. I only spoke to him briefly after the game, so I haven't had a chance to talk with him yet.”

Myles Turner fired up after clutch block vs. Warriors

Three for Three 3PM-A's for (& counting).

Curry got hurt during the third quarter while trying to defend against Jalen Smith, who ran into the Warriors star's arm. Curry immediately grabbed his shoulder while hunched over and went to the locker room during the timeout. The eight-time All-Star and two-time MVP did not speak to reporters.

Even with the Warriors' biggest scoring threat sidelined, the Pacers struggled to put the game away.

Steph Curry

30 minutes, 38 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls, 11-for-19 shooting, 5-for-10 threes, 11-for-11 free throws, 79.7% TS, -6

For much of this game, Curry was the only thing keeping the Warriors afloat.

He had 15 points in the first quarter — more than he had in the entire game when the Dubs played the Pacers last week. He had 27 points at halftime — as many as all of his teammates combined.

He looked destined for a 50-point triple-double while putting the team on his shoulders and leading them to a win when no one else looked up for the challenge.

And then he became the story for an entirely different reason.

Beast Mode

Bennedict Mathurin added 24 points for Indiana, which snapped a two-game skid by sweeping the Warriors for the first time since 2017-18 and just the second time in a decade. Haliburton rebounded from his lowest-scoring game with the Pacers — one point — by going 9 of 17 from the field and making five 3s.

Bennedict Mathurin gets the and-1 to fall

Jordan Poole scored 20 points for Golden State, which has lost four of five. The Warriors played without Klay Thompson (right knee) and Andrew Wiggins (abdominal muscle). Draymond Green scored a season-low one point in 27 minutes and was ejected in the fourth quarter.

Indiana looked like it would cruise after rallying from an early 20-11 deficit and using nine 3-pointers to spur a 47-point second-quarter barrage. The Pacers led 74-54 at halftime.

But after Indiana opened the third with yet another 3, Curry methodically led the Warriors back.

Draymond ejected after arguing with the refs

SALT LAKE CITY -- — Simone Fontecchio dunked with 1.4 seconds remaining off Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s steal and the Utah Jazz beat the Golden State Warriors 124-123 on Wednesday night in a matchup of short-handed teams.

“I couldn’t imagine anything like that. Just an amazing feeling, really happy and excited the way we got there,” said Fontecchio, who may have only been on the court because Collin Sexton left the game with a sore hamstring.

Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins sat out for Golden State, while Utah was missing Lauri Markkanen and Mike Conley. Curry skipped the game because of soreness in his left ankle, Green has tightness in his left hip and Andrew Wiggins has a strained right adductor. For Utah, Markkanen was ill and

Conley has an injured left knee.

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INSANE COMEBACK! Warriors vs Jazz | December 7, 2022

Anthony Lamb never gave up on the play

Fontecchio finished with a career-high 18 points. A rookie from Italy who will be 27 on Friday, he made four 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson led Utah with 22 points.

Jordan Poole tied a season high with 36 points for Golden State and Jonathan Kuminga had a season-high 24.

Jordan Poole Coast 2 Coast

Jordan Poole is Automatic from 3-Point Land

 Jordan Poole Drops 36 POINTS, 8 AST vs Utah Jazz 🔥

Jordan to Jonathan & we've got the lead

“We were supposed to win that game. Just things that happen," Kuminga said. "The NBA is crazy because out of 82 games, there’s always going to be a game just like that that you’re just going to ask yourself, ‘What happened?’”

Poole made a free throw with 13.3 seconds left to put the Warriors up 113-109.

Jonathan Kuminga Throws Down a Slam

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Stackin' the stats JK put up a season high in a game with 19 points

 

Malik Beasley Hits the Jazz floater

But Malik Beasley, who had 18 points for Utah, made a 3-pointer with 7.8 seconds to play. Alexander-Walker then slapped the ball away from Poole, Beasley picked up the loose ball and threw it ahead to Fontecchio sprinting to the basket.

With Golden State leading 121-119, Kuminga blocked Clarkson’s jumper in the lane with 24.9 seconds remaining and then tangled with the Utah guard in the resulting scrum. The players went after each other, but were quickly separated by officials and teammates.

Clarkson was whistled for a loose ball foul before an official review determined he committed a Flagrant 2 foul.

Clarkson ripped off his headband in disgust and exited the court.

“I didn’t do anything. I literally just held him up,” he said.

Kuminga and Beasley were assessed technical fouls and Kuminga made one of two from the line.

“You got to close it. You got to be rock solid with the ball. You got to be smart defensively. We were neither of those things the last 13 seconds,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said.

Klay Thompson had 22 points for the Warriors.

Walker Kessler, another first-year player, got his first career start with the Jazz and had 10 points, 12 rebounds and a career-best five blocks.

Jordan Clarkson gets ejected after altercation with Jonathan Kuminga

WEIRDER THE BETTER

The Jazz have thrived on chaos all season but they’ve failed to execute last-minute plays in two of their recent losses. This time around they brought the madness to the finish.

“I continue to be amazed by our team’s resilience. They never flinch in weird moments of the game or odd lineups,” Utah coach Will Hardy said. “We are imperfect, but we’ve got heart. The end of the game reflected that.”

Jonathan Kuminga Has Breakout Game vs. Jazz

TIP-INS

SAN FRANCSICO -- — Rookie Andrew Nembhard outshined the Splash Brothers on their home court.

Nembhard scored a season-high 31 points and added 13 assists and eight rebounds to lead the undermanned Indiana Pacers to a 112-104 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night.

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A second-round draft pick, Nembhard made a key 3-pointer with 4:26 to go and another jumper less than two minutes later.

“He was masterful tonight ... 31 and 13, those are high lottery numbers,” coach Rick Carlisle said.

JaMychal Green gets the Basket plus the Foul

Anthony JaMychal

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Indiana played without starting point guard Tyrese Haliburton for a second straight game as he nurses soreness in his left groin.

Klay Thompson scored 28 points and made eight 3-pointers, moving up the NBA's career 3-point list on the six-year anniversary of his 60-point masterpiece against the Pacers.

Thompson finished 9 of 23, but Stephen Curry was held to 12 points on 3-for-17 shooting. Jordan Poole scored 23 starting in place of Andrew Wiggins, who sat out with tightness of the adductor muscle in his right leg.

“No matter what we do, it’s going to be hard to guard these guys. We had some good fortune with them missing some shots they may normally make,” Carlisle said. “But our guys played with a lot of presence to start the game. We were switching a lot and everyone was tied together.”

Curry lands two 3-Pointers to keep Warriors in Touch

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Nembhard hit five 3s while Buddy Hield added 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists as Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak with just its second win in six games.

Nembhard and the Pacers hardly looked like a team playing the second game of a road back-to-back.

“He was hoopin’ and I think that starts in the first half for us,” Golden State's Donte DiVincenzo said. “The guards have to get into it a little bit more.”

Golden State had its 10-game home winning streak snapped.

Jordan Poole hits the shot vs. Indiana Pacers

Curry went 1 of 7 in the first half, missing all four of his 3-point tries and was 2 for 10 from deep overall. Curry finally connected from long range with 5:13 left in the third after missing his first five.

The Pacers, missing six players with injuries or illness, jumped out to a 22-12 lead as Golden State started 5 for 17.

Thompson knocked down three straight 3-pointers — all from the right wing — to tie the game at 42 with 4:51 left in the second quarter before a Pacers timeout. Thompson also dished out an assist on Jonathan Kuminga's layup before his trio of 3s and nearly had another when Kuminga was fouled and made both

free throws to cap a 20-2 run 3:40 before halftime.

KT JP

Klay Thompson Catches fire from deep with Eight 3-Pointers

SPLASH BRO

 

Game Leaders

 A. NembhardPG - IND, 31PTS, 13/21FG, 0/1FT

 K. ThompsonSG - GS, 28PTS, 9/23FG, 2/2FT

60-POINT MEMORIES

Thompson scored 60 against Indiana over three quarters on Dec. 5, 2016. On Monday, he passed Jason Kidd (1,988) for 13th place on the 3-pointers list and now has 1,990.

“I remember people being mad at me for not keeping him out there on the floor so that he could try to get 70, but we had a big lead and at the end of the third it was clear cut we were going to win the game,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “It was an easy decision. I just remember, we've seen Klay get hot a lot

over the years, but there's a few games that stand out and that's one of them.”

TIP-INS

Pacers: Indiana matched the Warriors in rebounding with 47 and led 34-21 after the opening quarter. ... The Pacers also were without Myles Turner (sore right hamstring), James Johnson (sprained right elbow), T.J. McConnell (non-COVID illness), Chris Duarte (left ankle sprain) and Daniel Theis (right knee surgery).

SAN FRANCISCO -- — Andrew Wiggins shoots more than 100 3-pointers most practices, as many reps as needed “until I feel good.”

The ball is smooth coming out of his hand, he's in position, the ball is going through the net.

On Saturday night, Wiggins almost made his career-best ninth 3-pointer, but his foot was on the line.

We'll take it! Andrew Wiggins

 

Andrew Wiggins reached a season-high in a game with 34 points (& counting).

 

He dazzled from beyond the arc, scoring a season-best 36 points and matching his career high with eight 3s, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 120-101 in the second game of back-to-backs for both teams.

“I felt like I was just flowing,” Wiggins said. “My shot felt good, my teammates did a great job finding me and getting me open shots and good looks.”

Poole throws flashy no-look Dime to Draymond

Stephen Curry scored 30 points with eight 3s of his own to go with 10 assists. Jordan Poole started in place of a resting Klay Thompson and added 21 points and five assists, one night after a 30-point performance off the bench with a season-high seven 3s.

Wiggins knocked down consecutive 3s midway through the third quarter and shot 14 of 19 overall as the Warriors won their 10th straight at home.

Kevin Porter Jr. scored 20 points and Tari Eason contributed 13 off the bench for Houston.

Ple. Jordan Poole

Jalen Green added 13 points but missed all five of his tries from long range a night after the 20-year-old guard had 30 to help fuel a 16-point comeback in the second half of a stunning 122-121 win at Phoenix. The Rockets were sluggish from the start in this one.

Golden State became just the second team in NBA history to make 20 3-pointers in four of five games, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Jazz did so from Nov. 27-Dec. 8, 2021.

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Curry Dimes to Poole who throws down Powerful Jam

Spin on EM Steph!

 

The Warriors raced to a 22-4 lead, making their initial seven shots, as Houston began 2 for 11. Golden State led 39-23 after one quarter.

“It was a phenomenal first 18 minutes, I thought that was maybe the best stretch we’ve had all year to start the game and then halfway through the second quarter, maybe eight minutes left in the second quarter we didn’t have any turnovers, we had like 16 assists, we were defending, rebounding, doing everything

right and then we just lost our focus,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “That’s our biggest challenge right now is trying to maintain our focus long enough to not give up leads and allow teams back in and I thought that’s what happened tonight.”

Draymond hugging the referee leaves announcers baffled

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A DAY FOR KLAY

Thompson sat on the second game in consecutive nights, as has been standard practice for him to not play both contests — for now, that is. This marked the Warriors' fifth back-to-back of 15 total.

“The hope is that he will play back-to-backs later this year. Today, he will go through really good court work to try and simulate as best we can what a back-to-back would feel like for him,” Kerr said.

BIG FAN

LOONEY: “Wiggins was on fire today…didn’t seem like he hit rim”; Draymond puts “pressure on the rim”

TIP-INS

Rockets: The Rockets shot 2 for 15 from deep in the first half — 1 of 6 by Porter, who missed eight of his nine on the night — and 3 of 28 overall. ... Houston lost its fourth straight on the Warriors' home floor and eighth in a row overall in the series, dating to a 135-105 win on Feb. 20, 2020. ... The Rockets are 2-10

on the road against the Western Conference.

SAN FRANCISCO -- — Draymond Green is healthy and back to his elite level of doing a bit of everything on both ends, even leading the offense with the second unit. He just missed his first triple-double of the season.

Green is regularly knocking down 3-pointers, too.

Steph Sinks the 3-Pointer

Jordan Poole also found his groove from beyond the arc. He came off the bench to score 30 points with a season-high seven 3-pointers to take some pressure off Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 119-111 on Friday night.

The defending champs are starting to click.

Jordan Poole Was Pulling Up From EVERYWHERE - 30 PTS (7 Threes)

Gotta love it  Jordan Poole

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“The rotations changed a little bit a couple games ago, we kind of started to get a chemistry, a good rotation, and we're just out there playing our basketball now,” Poole said. “It feels really good to kind of gain our chemistry. We've just got to keep it rolling.”

Zach LaVine's 3-pointer with 2:27 to play got Chicago within 110-109 before Green answered from deep moments later on the other end.

DeMar DeRozan Sinks the inside Bucket for the Bulls

“That was huge, one-point game at that point,” coach Steve Kerr said. “That was the shot of the game. They were the aggressor the whole fourth and we were not playing well. We had nothing going on that possession.”

Klay Thompson added 26 points with a key 3-pointer with 6:03 to play on a pass from Curry after Chicago had pulled within 105-101. Curry had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists playing in foul trouble. He was whistled for his sixth foul with 1:19 left but the Warriors challenged the call and were successful.

Poole shot 11 for 18 and 7 of 13 from deep, scoring 14 points in the first quarter and making four of the Warriors’ seven 3-pointers. His 3 with 1:50 remaining in the third put the Warriors ahead 92-76 and the third-year guard wagged his tongue and raised his hands in celebration before scoring again on a layup the

next time down.

Derrick Jones Jr. Elevates for the Slam

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 @StephenCurry30 has passed George Gervin for 43rd on NBA's all-time scoring list.

 

Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who were coming off a 132-113 loss at Phoenix on Wednesday and dropped their third in four games.

Green contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Warriors returned to the Bay Area for a three-game homestand to win their ninth straight at Chase Center.

LaVine picked up his fifth foul with 4:03 left in the third and wound up with 21 points and seven rebounds. DeMar DeRozan added 16 points and seven assists.

Draymond Hyped after 3-Pointer

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BACK IN THE DAY

Kerr and former Bulls teammates Bill Wennington commiserated over a largely forgettable boxscore from back in the day found and printed by Warriors senior vice president of communications Raymond Ridder.

It was a 110-87 Bulls road win against Charlotte on Nov. 15, 1996, in which Kerr and Wennington went a combined 0 for 6 — each missed three shots — with no points between them with Kerr playing almost 24 minutes and nearly seven for Wennington. Michael Jordan scored 38.

OBSERVING STEPH

“Everybody can see the shooting and the shot-making and obviously I would just imagine the amount of time and preparation and work he’s put into that. But the thing to me that always stands out with him is just his stamina and endurance," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “You know it’s almost like he’s a marathon

runner, just not going to stop. And it’s not even necessarily the hard chase, it’s the relentlessness in which he does it every single time.”

TIP-INS

Bulls: Chicago is 1-5 on the road vs. the Western Conference. ... The Bulls haven't beaten the Warriors since a 94-87 win on March 2, 2017, at United Center.

DALLAS -- — Tim Hardaway Jr. had to watch when his Dallas Mavericks lost to the Golden State Warriors in last season's Western Conference finals.

He found himself in the middle of some playoff intensity in their first meeting this season.

Hardaway hit a go-ahead 3-pointer late, Luka Doncic scored 41 points in his NBA-leading fifth triple-double and the Mavericks held off the Warriors 116-113 on Tuesday night.

Dallas ended a four-game losing streak, the longest in two seasons under coach Jason Kidd. Golden State, a winner in five games last spring on the way to the title, lost for just the second time in seven games after a slow start to its season.

“For me, it was,” Hardaway, who missed the 2022 postseason recovering from a broken foot, said of whether he felt the playoff vibe.

Mavs hang on to win as Klay can't connect at the buzzer

Warriors @ Mavs Trade Buckets Late In Thrilling Finish 👀

“Just because of the excitement, and me not being able to play in the Western Conference finals. Just wanting to go out there and compete, have fun. Playing against the champs.”

Stephen Curry scored 32 points for Golden State, including a quick-draw 3-pointer over Maxi Kleber for a 110-108 lead, but Dallas responded by scoring the next five points to go ahead for good.

Hardaway, who scored 22 points, answered Curry's 3 on Doncic's 12th and final assist with 1:49 remaining. Josh Green's short jumper came after Doncic blocked Curry's layup try.

“Hardaway’s shot was the key, I thought, down the stretch,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “We have to expect that teams are going to make shots against us. We’re going to be circled on every team’s calendar.”

The Warriors were down two when Curry was called for traveling — the 10th of the game between both teams — with 10 seconds remaining.

Curry gets called for costly travel on would-be go-ahead 3

30  *Chef's kiss*

 Ja Morant’s 4-word reaction to ‘crazy’ Mavs game vs. Warriors

On Twitter, Morant shared how much he loved the “crazy” battle. During the game, he was hyped with the intense trading of buckets, so much so that he described it as “high level NBA basketball.”

To be fair to Ja Morant, it was indeed a wild game that wasn’t decided until the buzzer. Even making it better, Luka Doncic outshined Stephen Curry and pulled off another historic game with his 41-point triple-double (12 rebounds and 12 assists).

Morant has been one of the most electrifying players in the NBA today, so it speaks volumes when he has high praises for a game like that.

The Mavs won’t be meeting Morant’s Grizzlies again until March, but hopes are high they’ll also play some high-level basketball when they face off against each other again.

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“Bang, bang situation,” Curry said. “Dumb play by me to not take the layup. I got a little confused on what the time and score was. Going for the hero shot. I didn’t think it was a travel to the point where let the play run out. But who am I to say?”

Golden State had one more chance after Dorian Finney-Smith missed one of two free throws to keep the deficit at three. Klay Thompson got a good look off for 3, but the shot was short as Curry's Splash Brother finished 1 of 6 from deep with five points.

Doncic also had 12 rebounds in his 51st career triple-double.

Jonathan Kuminga had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Golden State, which trailed by 17 in the first quarter but took its first lead before halftime.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 14 points for Dallas before he was ejected for a flagrant-2 penalty when his elbow hit Jordan Poole in the face on an offensive foul early in the fourth quarter.

Steph Curry dazzles with this quick-draw 3-pointer

 

 

Stephen to Draymond like clockwork

 

How does Luka get this pass to Green for a 3?

Luka Lights It Up For 41-PT Triple-Double 🔥

Through the contact & the bucket Stephen Curry

BACK-AND-FORTH 4TH

Hardaway's go-ahead shot was the last of six lead changes in the fourth quarter. After the Warriors took their biggest lead at 100-96, Doncic came back early in part because of Dinwiddie's ejection and started a 7-0 run with a 3. Thompson later put Golden State back in front with his only 3.

TIP-INS

Warriors: Kuminga and Anthony Lamb had eight points apiece off the bench in the second quarter, combining to go 7 of 8 from the field. Lamb hit consecutive 3-pointers early in the quarter. Lamb scored 11. ... Draymond Green had his third consecutive double-figure game with 12 points. He had just two in the previous 11.

Mavericks: Four-time All-Star G Kemba Walker signed, but the timeline for him to play is uncertain. The club hopes to get him on the court for practice Wednesday. The 32-year-old with a history of knee issues was unsigned the first six weeks of the season. ... Josh Green scored seven of his 13 points in the fourth quarter.

UP NEXT

Warriors: Chicago visits Friday to start a three-game homestand. The Warriors have a 10-game winning streak in the series.

Mavericks: A two-game trip starts Thursday in Detroit before the first meeting with former Dallas guard Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks in a Saturday matinee game.

 S. CurryPG - GS, 32PTS, 11/24FG, 5/6FT

 

 L. DoncicPG - DAL, 41PTS, 14/27FG, 9/15FT

 

Warriors Talk | Stephen Curry On Loss To Mavericks - Nov.29

Final

 

Stephen - 32p/5r/5a JK - 14p/10r/1a/2b

 

Draymond - 12p/6r/4a/1s/1b

 

Kevon - 11p/6r/1a

 

Anthony - 11p/5r/1a/1s

 

Andrew - 10p/1r/2a

 

Jordan - 9p/2r/9a/1s

 

Donte - 6p/7a/2a/2s

 

Klay - 5p/7r/2a

 

JaMychal - 3p/1r/1s

 

 

 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

MINNEAPOLIS -- — Stephen Curry had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, Jordan Poole pitched in 24 points off the bench and the Golden State Warriors used a 47-point first quarter to spark a 137-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday.

Draymond Green had his first double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 assists for the Warriors. They have won five of their last six games since a team meeting Green facilitated in response to a sluggish start.

The Dunk that started the game. @Kia || Dunk of the Night

Green was the catalyst for this Win, too.

 

One surprising Warrior has helped spark Warriors turnaround

“I’ve said for years Draymond is kind of the heartbeat of our team,” coach Steve Kerr said.

Klay Thompson went 5 for 8 from deep for 21 points and tied Joe Johnson (1,978) for 15th place on the NBA's career list for 3-pointers, helping the Warriors raise their perplexing road record to 2-9.

Klay Thompson shows off the range on 3-Pointer

Andrew Wiggins added 17 points against his old team, and the Warriors went 20 for 47 from 3-point range to move above the .500 mark for the first time in a month.

“We’ve been in a good groove lately," Wiggins said. "We’re playing together.”

The Warriors went 2 for 12 from 3-point range in the second quarter and still led by 20 points at the half, fueled by a faster tempo their offense has been at in recent weeks.

“Steve just told us to play for each other and to simplify things and when we do that,” Thompson said, “we’re the best in the world.”

Anthony Edwards scored 26 points for the Wolves. They were outrebounded 47-31 and allowed their highest opponent score of the season.

“Our identity right now is super inconsistent, very Jekyll and Hyde,” coach Chris Finch said. "We’re not as physical or tough as I’d like us to be.”

The Wolves finally came to life early in the fourth quarter with a 19-4 run that brought them within 10 points for their closest margin since midway through the first quarter. Curry, who had missed his first three shots after re-entering at the 8:25 mark, coolly swished a 3 from the wing out of a Warriors timeout to

stem the tide and push the lead to 121-108.

Anthony Edwards shows off vision with nice dish vs. Golden State Warriors

Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and Jaylen Nowell had 16 points off the bench for the Wolves, whose bad habit of standing around on offense was more glaring against the passing-and-cutting Warriors. The Wolves lost for the second time in two days after their five-game winning streak was stopped with a loss

at Charlotte on Saturday.

“Teams like Golden State, you can just see it in the way that they operate,” Towns said. “It's a well-oiled machine. Everything they do has such cohesiveness to it, and that’s because of the time they have spent with each other.”

Nah this is disrespectful why is Dray laughing at Rudy Gobert

PUSHING THE PACE

The Wolves played without Jaden McDaniels, their best perimeter defender who was sidelined by an illness, against a Warriors team that leads the league with 13 games of 30-plus assists and has long been the league king of the 3.

Wiggins started with a soaring left-handed slam off a lob from Green just 12 seconds into the game. The Warriors made 17 of their first 21 shots for a 40-17 lead, built by a 28-4 run over a 4:27 stretch that Nowell finally halted a 3. The 47-27 deficit after one quarter was the largest for the Wolves this season.

“Guys are in shape now and running deep to the corners, and it’s really opening the floor up,” Green said. “And then most importantly our defense has picked up.”

Bryn Forbes gets the and-1 to fall

TIP-INS

SAN FRANCISCO -- — As Klay Thompson stays patient searching for his shot, the Golden State Warriors' offense starts humming along like days of old.

The snappy ball movement matters for the defending champions as they still strive to find defensive consistency.

“It's been fun to watch,” coach Steve Kerr said. “... “I loved Klay’s game tonight.”

Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson Splash 6 Threes Each in Warriors' Win

 Stephen Curry stays getting buckets. @UAbasketball || Second Look

Draymond ☞ Stephen

Lookaway floater? Only 30 @Verizon || Reliable Moments

Stephen Curry scored 33 points with six 3-pointers to lead all five Golden State starters in double figures, and the Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 129-118 on Friday night.

Andrew Wiggins added 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals coming off a season-best 31 points in a 124-107 win against the Clippers on Wednesday.

Thompson hit back-to-back 3-pointers late in the third quarter and six on the night to finish with 20 points and six rebounds, while Kevon Looney contributed 10 points and 12 rebounds. Draymond Green scored 13 points.

Andrew Wiggins Cashes in on 3-Pointer Plus the Foul

 

 

 

FASTBALL  @StateFarm || Assist of the Game

 

Thompson is certainly finding his rhythm after a slow start.

“That's really key for us when he is just playing under control, taking the shots when they're there and when they're not. It just kind of sets the table for us,” Kerr said. ”It's a great display of patience and then shot-making when we really needed them in that late third."

Warriors guard Jordan Poole came off the bench for 19 points with a pair of 3-pointers after he went 0 for 8 from long range in Wednesday’s win.

Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points for the Jazz, who managed just 11 assists in the first two quarters.

Curry knocked down a fall-away 3-pointer, got fouled and converted the four-point play at the 8:40 mark of the first quarter as the Warriors ran out to a 17-point lead, but they couldn't hold it.

The Warriors have won eight straight at home for their longest unbeaten run on their own floor since 11 in a row from Oct. 30-Dec. 3, 2021. They also have a five-game home winning streak against Utah.

Warriors Fans are Excited after Klay Thompson's 3-Pointer

 

Now, Kerr wants to see steady play on the road.

“We still have things to work on but we are stabilized,” Green said. “We’re starting to play our brand of basketball on both ends of the floor.”

Jordan Clarkson and Kelly Olynyk each had 21 points for Utah. The Jazz have lost three straight to match their longest skid of the season that has come during this stretch of six defeats in the last eight.

Jordan Poole Somehow Gets the And-1 to Fall

Jordan Poole scores 19-pts, 6-ast talks after Warriors Blowout Jazz 129-118

 

CURRY'S IMPACT

Jazz: coach Will Hardy acknowledged he sometimes stops to watch Curry and has to “snap out of it” and remember to coach. Curry recorded his 12th 30-point game out of 17 -- the first time in his career he’s been on that kind of pace.

“He’s just as terrifying today as he was then," Hardy said of the reigning NBA Finals MVP's growth from even six or seven years ago.

Wiggins shot 12 for 18 and matched his most 3-pointers this season with six in his third straight 20-point performance.

“He’s shooting the lights out. He’s just been so consistent from the field and from the 3-point line,” coach Steve Kerr said. “You see how comfortable he is in our offense, constantly slipping to the rim."

Curry added 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while Thompson scored 18 points. He hit his first three shots and two 3-pointers and four of his initial five shots on the way to 15 points in the opening quarter.

Jonathan Kuminga with the Massive Block at the Rim

After a slow start this season finding his shooting groove, Thompson was coming off a season-best 41-point game at Houston on Sunday in which he made 10 3s.

Marcus Morris Sr. had 19 points to lead the Clippers and Terance Mann added 17. Amir Coffey made his initial three field goals, but Los Angeles went just 5 for 13 from long range in the first half to fall behind 66-47 at the break as the Warriors shot 56.5%.

John Wall was limited to nine points on 2-for-8 shooting and missed all three of his 3-point tries.

Steph Curry Cashes in on 3 from the Corner

Steph Puts On A Dribbling & Passing Clinic

30 dropped a DIME @StateFarm || Assist of the Game

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard sat out with a sprained right ankle after he landed on it Monday while trying to block a shot in the fourth quarter Monday night in a home victory over Utah.

Kerr wants to use Draymond Green more regularly with the second unit when possible to give the reserves a reliable ballhandler and floor leader given their recent struggles.

“It looks good and we’ll continue to do it,” Kerr said of Green leading the second team.

Early in the fourth, Green drove the length of the floor and into the pain then dished off to Anthony Lamb for a layup that made it 103-82 with 10:41 to play. Green finished with 12 assists, nine points and seven rebounds.

“It’s huge for the confidence of the guys,” Green said.

Klay Breaks away for One-Handed Jam

#DubNation was rockin' tonight  @Kia || Klay Thompson Dunk of the Night

20 Assists 26 Field Goals The ball was movin' in the First Half

 

 

K 💪🏻 A Y

 

Golden State notched its fifth game in the last six with 30 or more assists and leads the league. The Warriors committed only five first-half turnovers and 13 overall as Kerr has stressed taking care of the ball.

Warriors won their seventh straight home game and improve to 8-1 at Chase Center overall.

 M. Morris Sr.SF - LAC, 19PTS, 6/15FG, 4/5FT 

 A. WigginsSF - GS, 31PTS, 12/18FG, 1/1FT

TIP-INS

Clippers: Coach Tyronn Lue isn't sure when Leonard will return. “Woke up with some soreness in his ankle. Saw the play, it was a little more than we thought," Lue said. "But he’s OK, feeling better, getting better. So we don’t know a timetable right now though.” ... Los Angeles wound up 11 for 28 on 3s. ... The

Clippers have lost four straight on the Warriors' home floor.

NEW ORLEANS -- — Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 34 points in the same game that Zion Williamson returned from a three-game absence, and the New Orleans Pelicans routed the depleted Golden State Warriors 128-83 on Monday night.

“He was fantastic all game,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of Ingram, who hit 12 of 19 shots and whose repertoire included transition 3s, driving dunks and late-shot-clock turnaround fade-aways. “He played with force. When he decided to go (to the basket), he went quickly. ... It was just good to see him put

together an all-around good game.”

First NBA bucket for @_pbaldwin23 Patrick Baldwin Jr.

Playing one night after winning on the road for the first time this season at Houston, the Warriors scratched Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins from the lineup in New Orleans.

"This was just a night for the young guys to get a chance to play and it was a tough night," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. "New Orleans played really well.”

Williamson played 23 minutes in his first game back from a bruised right foot, scoring nine points.

“I was very excited to be back out there,” Williamson said. “We got a great win. The score speaks for itself.”

Jose Alvarado makes a great defensive play for the steal

Green said there was no predetermined limit on Williamson's playing time, which was dictated more by the size of New Orleans' lead.

Devonte Graham scored 19 for the Pelicans, who took the lead for good less than two minutes into the game. Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points and 13 rebounds, and CJ McCollum scored 15.

Jordan Poole scored 26 for Golden State, which committed 28 turnovers while falling to 1-9 on the road.

Herbert Jones gets up for the beautiful Slam

“The effort was there but we didn’t execute very well," Kerr said. "A lot of that is one me. I’ve got to work with these guys and do a better job of teaching execution and getting our guys to understand the value of the ball.”

The starting lineup for Golden State was usual starting center Kevon Looney, along with forwards Anthony Lamb and Jonathan Kuminga, and guards Donte DiVincenzo and Poole.

Less than nine minutes in, Graham's 3 as he was fouled gave New Orleans a 26-9 lead. Rookie Dyson Daniels' finger roll made it 35-11 before the first quarter ended.

JK jumped so high he hit his head on the backboard

it's a bird it's a plane it's Jonathan Kuminga

 

 

JK said NPE

 

Ingram and Poole each scored 20 in the first half, but Ingram had a lot more help, and New Orleans led 65-41 at the break.

Devonte' Graham shows off vision with nice pass vs. Golden State Warriors

34 points from B.I., 45-point W for the squad. Read all about it @PanzuraNews Wrap by @Jim_Eichenhofer

TIP-INS

Warriors: Shot 37.8% (28 of 74) overall, including 10 of 43 from 3-point range. ... Kuminga scored 18 points, while Moses Moody and JaMychal Green each scored 10.

Pelicans: Went 4-2 on their six-game home stand. ... Shot 53.8% (49 of 91), including 15 of 42 from 3-point range. ... Outscored the Warriors 60-36 in the paint.

Nice basket from Moses Moody

Defense to Offense Moses Moody is hustling

SITTING STARS

The game marked the second time this season that Golden State visited New Orleans on the back end of games on back-to-back nights and chose to sit Curry, Thompson, Green and Wiggins. The Smoothie King Center was packed for both games. The Warriors will not be back in New Orleans again during the regular season.

Curry last played a game in New Orleans on May 4, 2021, with just 3,700 in attendance because of pandemic restrictions. His last game in New Orleans before the pandemic was Oct. 28, 2019.

“We understand we have a responsibility in this league, with the franchise that we are, to try to put on the best show we can every night, but that also includes maintaining guys’ health in the long term,” Kerr said. “We don’t control the schedule. ... I feel awful for the fans, but ultimately our responsibility is to make

sure our players are around for the whole year.”

 J. PooleSG - GS, 26PTS, 9/18FG, 6/7FT

 

 B. IngramSF - NO, 34PTS, 12/19FG, 7/7FT

“GRAND THEFT” ALVARADO

Jose Alvarado scored 10, highlighted by his back-court steal of an inbound pass, which he quickly converted into a floating layup.