Game ID: 22300339
Brooklyn Nets @ Golden State Warriors
Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 32 38 25 29 124BKN 25 29 35 31 120
BKN @ GSW ScoutingBKN @ GSW Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 27 min (101% of 27)
OUT Paul missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 20 min (78% of 26)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 32 min since (116% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 15 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Jackson-Davis missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 31 min since (115% of 27)
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (101% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Jackson-Davis missed 5 since 11/28, returns tonight: 7 min (41% of 17)
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 32 min since (118% of 27)
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 30 min since (111% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (78% of 26)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 7 min since (41% of 17)
NEW Moody 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 11 to 17 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 6 min since (36% of 17)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/17 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 3 since 12/12, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/06 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 27)
BACK Paul back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 6 min since (36% of 17)
GSW availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 4 since 12/12, returns tonight: 6 min (54% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 10 min since (59% of 17)
GSW availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 4 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 14 since 11/18, returns tonight: 6 min (57% of 11)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 12/12 after 5, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 6 min since (54% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 5 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 10 min since (86% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 6 min since (57% of 11)
BKN availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 13 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 14 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 15 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (95% of 31)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/02 after 6, 21 min since (112% of 19)
NEW Sharpe 15 to 21 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Simmons missed 14 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 3 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Wilson missed 15 since 11/06, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 16)
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 16 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 5 since 11/28, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 10)
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (94% of 31)
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/02 after 6, 21 min since (112% of 19)
BKN availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 15 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 4 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Thomas back 11/30 after 9, 30 min since (95% of 31)
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 4 min since (26% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/14 · back-to-backOUT Simmons missed 16 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 5 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 8 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 4 min since (26% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/16 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 17 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 6 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 9 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (67% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 10 min since (92% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 18 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 7 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 10 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (68% of 16)
BACK Brooks back 12/11 after 5, 10 min since (92% of 10)
BKN availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 19 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 8 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 2 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Wilson back 12/11 after 15, 10 min since (63% of 16)
BKN availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Simmons missed 20 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 7 since 12/08, returns tonight: 19 min (103% of 19)
OUT Walker IV missed 9 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 12 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 12 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 3 since 12/16, out tonight
BKN availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Simmons missed 21 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Walker IV missed 10 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Clowney missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 23 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitehead missed 13 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brooks missed 4 since 12/16, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 12/22 after 7, 19 min since (103% of 19)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Payton II (6 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Thomas at 16 a game. Without Simmons (17 straight), Smith Jr. (4 straight), Walker IV (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Brooklyn plus-0 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Brooklyn's 12. Call it Golden State 117, Brooklyn 115, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/06 vs POR 110-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 110-106. GSW shot 42% (36 of 86) to POR's 41%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 33 times to POR's 16 — 28 points from the stripe to their 12. GSW turned it over 17 times to POR's 10, and POR turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 50-40 for them. Curry led with 31 (8 of 18, 5 of 13 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Šarić added 13, Kuminga 13. The hinge was Q4, 28-20: GSW came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 4. GSW trailed 48-55 at the half and won the second half 62-51. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/08 @ OKC 136-138 — GSW notes
GSW lost 136-138 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 47% (49 of 104) to OKC's 52%, 19 of 48 from three, and got to the line 23 times to OKC's 36. GSW turned it over 28 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 60-39 for them. Curry led with 34 (10 of 20, 6 of 12 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Kuminga added 24, Thompson 22. Q1 was theirs, 28-19, but the other 4 periods went 119-108 against them. They led by as many as 14.
12/12 @ PHX 116-119 — GSW notes
GSW lost 116-119. GSW took 8 more shots (92 to 84), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to PHX's 45%, 16 of 46 from three, and got to the line 27 times to PHX's 34. The glass went 51-41 for them. Curry led with 24 (8 of 24, 4 of 15 from three); Podziemski added 20, Kuminga 16. Q2 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 91-85 against them. They led by as many as 13. Wiggins's -19 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/14 @ LAC 113-121 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-121. GSW took 11 more shots (92 to 81), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAC's 51%, 16 of 45 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 30. Thompson led with 30 (9 of 15, 8 of 12 from three); Curry added 17, Kuminga 15. Q3 was theirs, 37-30, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 91-76 against them.
12/16 vs BKN 124-120 — GSW notes
GSW won 124-120. GSW shot 48% (44 of 91) to BKN's 48%, 17 of 32 from three. Curry led with 37 (14 of 22, 6 of 8 from three); Thompson added 24, Podziemski 19. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: a lead of 7 became 16. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +7.
12/17 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Simons at 28 and Sharpe at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Rupert (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Green (2 straight), Payton II (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-9 a night and Portland minus-0 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Portland's 12. Call it Golden State 117, Portland 116, Portland keeping it close.
12/19 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Green (3 straight), Payton II (8 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 122 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-8 a night and Boston plus-1. Call it Boston 118, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
12/22 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Thompson at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (4 straight), Payton II (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Kuzma at 27 and Poole at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Shamet (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and Washington minus-7 and the line, where Washington takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 125, Washington 117.
12/23 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Thompson at 25 and Curry at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Green (5 straight), Payton II (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 26 and Grant at 25 a game. Without Murray (4 straight), Mays (4 straight), Rupert (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and Portland plus-1. Call it Golden State 119, Portland 114.
12/08 vs WAS 124-97 — BKN notes
BKN won 124-97. BKN shot 48% (50 of 104) to WAS's 42%, 10 of 33 from three. BKN turned it over 10 times to WAS's 16. The glass went 55-41 for them. Bridges led with 21 (9 of 15, 2 of 3 from three); Thomas added 17, Sharpe 15. The hinge was Q3, 40-24: a lead of 3 became 19, and the lead reached 30. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/11 @ SAC 118-131 — BKN notes
BKN lost 118-131. BKN shot 48% (42 of 88) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 29 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAC's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. Bridges led with 22 (6 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Thomas added 20, Dinwiddie 16. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 8 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 103-88 against them. Claxton's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/13 @ PHX 116-112 — BKN notes
BKN won 116-112. BKN shot 46% (41 of 89) to PHX's 48%, 15 of 41 from three. BKN turned it over 7 times to PHX's 12. The glass went 36-49 against them. Thomas led with 24 (6 of 17, 4 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Bridges added 21, Dinwiddie 16. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 15. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
12/14 @ DEN 101-124 — BKN notes
BKN lost 101-124. BKN shot 41% (39 of 95) to DEN's 47%, 8 of 30 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to DEN's 8, and DEN turned those into 13 steals. Dinwiddie led with 17 (5 of 11, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Thomas added 13, Giles III 11. Q4 was theirs, 34-34, but the other 3 periods went 90-67 against them. Thomas's -25 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/16 @ GSW 120-124 — BKN notes
BKN lost 120-124. BKN shot 48% (45 of 93) to GSW's 48%, 17 of 43 from three. Thomas led with 41 (15 of 24, 5 of 13 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Claxton added 19, Bridges 18. Q3 was theirs, 35-25, the deficit cut from 16 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 99-85 against them. Dinwiddie's -6 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/18 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sexton at 23 and Horton-Tucker at 15 a game. Without Clarkson (3 straight), Collins (4 straight), George (2 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and Bridges at 18 a game. Without Simmons (18 straight), Smith Jr. (5 straight), Walker IV (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Utah 117, Brooklyn 116, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/20 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Simmons (19 straight), Smith Jr. (6 straight), Walker IV (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Randle at 28 a game. Without Robinson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it New York 119, Brooklyn 117, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/22 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Simmons (20 straight), Smith Jr. (7 straight), Walker IV (9 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 19 and Murray at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to Brooklyn's 121 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-6. Call it Denver 116, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/23 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Simmons (21 straight), Walker IV (10 straight), Clowney (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 130, shooting 47 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Bogdanović at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Duren (7 straight), Hayes (2 straight), Knox II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been minus-2 a night and Detroit minus-10 and the arc, Brooklyn at 36 percent from three to Detroit's 28. Call it Brooklyn 119, Detroit 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DS D. Sharpe
JW J. Wilson
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
RO R. O'Neale
SD S. Dinwiddie
TW T. Watford
GSW/BKN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Stephen Curry's big fourth quarter sends Warriors past Nets 124-120 to end three-game skid
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Brooklyn called timeout, unable to stop Stephen Curry , then the two-time MVP and injured teammate Gary Payton II looked right at each other and both released a celebratory roar.
Perhaps some pent-up emotion came out in that moment, too, after quite a tough week for the Golden State Warriors . They were losing, and they had lost fiery forward and defensive force Draymond Green to an indefinite suspension.
They needed this, big time — and Curry showed up, big time.
He scored 12 straight fourth-quarter points on the way to 37, Klay Thompson added 24 points with back-to-back timely 3-pointers in the closing minutes, and Golden State snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Brooklyn Nets 124-120 on Saturday night.
“Steph was sublime down the stretch. That was unreal,” coach Steve Kerr said. “We’ve seen him do this over and over again but it never ceases to amaze me what that guy is capable."
Thompson is determined to do more to take the scoring load off Curry.
“We'll help him,” Thompson said, “I know it's coming, it's early still.”
Cam Thomas scored 41 points on 15-for-24 shooting with five 3-pointers and Spencer Dinwiddie added 16 points and a season-best 14 assists for the Nets, who lost for the third time in four games during their current five-game swing to the West.
Royce O'Neale 's 3 cut it to 120-118 with 2:14 to play and Thompson missed a 3. Curry converted on a short jumper with 56 seconds to play and again with 17.3 left. He was 7 for 7 for 16 points in the final period.
“I live with the shots every night, they went in tonight,” said Curry, who added of not missing in his 16-point fourth quarter: “I’m very aware.”
Curry made a go-ahead layup with 6:46 remaining, then a jumper the next time down before Thomas hit a tying 3 moments later. Curry one-upped him and answered from deep — not once but twice in a row.
“It gave us confidence,” Kerr said. "I think that’s the biggest issue when you’re struggling, you’re maybe emotionally spent a little bit. You have to find confidence and so I think Steph just infuses us with confidence.”
The Warriors have struggled closing games but held on this time despite their 14 turnovers leading to 29 Brooklyn points.
Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists making his second straight start, with Andrew Wiggins coming off the bench for a second consecutive game — and only the second time in the regular season over his career.
Dario Saric scored 12 points off the bench while Chris Paul came in and dished out 11 assists in Golden State's first home game and second overall since Green received an indefinite suspension from the NBA to work on his behavior after he hit Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face.
Kerr declined to provide details on what help Green is receiving.
“I can't really share that. That's really private,” Kerr said. “What I can tell you is that Draymond has our full support, that Draymond is himself very much committed to creating the change that he wants to see and that we all want to see.”
Golden State had lost 12 of 16 overall but extended its home winning streak to five games.
“We know we're capable of getting on a run and I think that's coming,” Kerr said.
UP NEXT
Nets: At Utah on Monday night before returning home.
Warriors: At Portland on Sunday to complete the home-road back-to-back.