Game ID: 22300490
Detroit Pistons @ Golden State Warriors
Friday, January 5, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 22 28 29 34 113DET 20 26 29 34 109
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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 12/28 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 7 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 12 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 2 min (20% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
GSW availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 8 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 13 since 11/30, returns tonight: 9 min (60% of 16)
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 27 min since (101% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 12/19 after 4, 6 min since (56% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 9 since 12/14, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 28 min since (102% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 12/30 after 13, 9 min since (60% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 12/22 after 14, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 10 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 12/30 after 13, 10 min since (64% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 11 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 6 min (32% of 18)
OUT Joseph missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 9 min (75% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 3 since 12/30, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/25 after 2, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 12/30 after 13, 10 min since (64% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 12 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 4 since 12/30, returns tonight: 6 min (61% of 11)
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 6 min since (32% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 9 min since (75% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 13 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 14 min since (78% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 12 min since (101% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 6 min since (61% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 14 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 13 min since (118% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 7 min since (67% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 15 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 13 min since (116% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 7 min since (67% of 11)
DET availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 4 since 12/18, returns tonight: 10 min (43% of 24)
OUT Livers missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 23 min (111% of 20)
OUT Rhoden missed 20 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 11 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (115% of 29)
BACK Bagley III back 12/16 after 3, 23 min since (123% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
DET availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Bagley III missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 21 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 12 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 2 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Stewart back 12/21 after 2, 34 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (125% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 23 min since (111% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 18 min since (99% of 18)
NEW Cunningham 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Sasser missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 7 min (36% of 19)
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (50% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 22 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 13 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 3 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 36 min since (123% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 10 min since (43% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 20 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 21 min since (117% of 18)
NEW Bogdanović 33 to 39 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 3 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 23 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 14 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 4 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 18 min since (87% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
BACK Knox II back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (119% of 18)
DET availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 4 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 24 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 15 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 5 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Duren back 12/26 after 8, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (110% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Bagley III back 1/01 after 3, 9 min since (50% of 18)
NEW Burks 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DET availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 5 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 2 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 25 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 16 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 12/26, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 12/28 after 4, 14 min since (57% of 24)
BACK Livers back 12/28 after 2, 22 min since (109% of 20)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 7 min since (35% of 19)
DET availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Stewart missed 6 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 3 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 26 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 17 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 7 since 12/26, returns tonight: 9 min (84% of 11)
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 8 min since (42% of 19)
DET availability going into 1/10 · back-to-backOUT Stewart missed 7 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Bagley III missed 4 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Rhoden missed 27 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 18 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Sasser back 1/01 after 2, 11 min since (56% of 19)
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 9 min since (84% of 11)
DET availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Cunningham missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Stewart missed 8 since 12/28, returns tonight: 29 min (93% of 31)
OUT Bagley III missed 5 since 1/03, returns tonight: 12 min (66% of 18)
OUT Rhoden missed 28 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Umude missed 19 since 12/02, out tonight
BACK Harris back 1/09 after 7, 7 min since (69% of 11)
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 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Kuminga at 15 a game. Without Green (11 straight), Moody (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 133, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Cunningham at 28 and Bogdanović at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Stewart (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-2 and the defense, Golden State allowing 122 a night to Detroit's 133. Call it Golden State 123, Detroit 118.
12/28 vs MIA 102-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 102-114. GSW shot 42% (37 of 88) to MIA's 48%, 8 of 33 from three. GSW turned it over 13 times to MIA's 7. Curry led with 13 (3 of 15, 2 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 13, Wiggins 11. Q1 was theirs, 25-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Thompson's -26 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs DAL 122-132 — GSW notes
GSW lost 122-132. GSW took 15 more shots (103 to 88), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DAL's 56%, 19 of 48 from three, and got to the line 13 times to DAL's 22. Curry led with 25 (9 of 25, 6 of 15 from three); Paul added 24, Jackson-Davis 17. Q4 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 12 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 101-89 against them. Paul's -10 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 vs ORL 121-115 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-115. GSW shot 54% (42 of 78) to ORL's 45%, 13 of 35 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ORL's 23 — 24 points from the stripe to their 19. GSW turned it over 12 times to ORL's 17. Curry led with 36 (12 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Kuminga added 19, Thompson 15. The hinge was Q3, 32-26: from level to 6 ahead. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/04 vs DEN 127-130 — GSW notes
GSW lost 127-130. GSW shot 54% (49 of 90) to DEN's 56%, 15 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DEN's 29. Curry led with 30 (11 of 23, 5 of 12 from three); Thompson added 24, Kuminga 16. Q3 was theirs, 44-24, turning a 7-point deficit into a 13-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 106-83 against them. They led by as many as 18. Wiggins's -14 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 vs DET 113-109 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-109. GSW shot 46% (38 of 82) to DET's 45%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DET's 10 — 21 points from the stripe to their 8. GSW turned it over 16 times to DET's 11, and DET turned those into 8 steals. Curry led with 26 (7 of 19, 4 of 12 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); K. Thompson added 19, Šarić 17. The hinge was Q1, 22-20: from level to 2 ahead. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/07 vs TOR — 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 117 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 15 a game. Without Green (12 straight), Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 28 free throws a game; Siakam at 28 and Barnes at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Dick (5 straight), Freeman-Liberty (33 straight), Young (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Toronto takes 28 free throws a game to Golden State's 23 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-0 a night and Toronto minus-4. Call it Golden State 119, Toronto 118, Toronto keeping it close.
1/10 vs NOP — 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 120 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Thompson at 17 a game. Without Green (13 straight), Payton II (3 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 102, shooting 50 percent and 47 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 21 and Williamson at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: New Orleans wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 124 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-11 a night and Golden State minus-0. Call it New Orleans 117, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
1/12 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; White at 24 and DeRozan at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Craig (12 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 19 a game. Without Green (14 straight), Paul (2 straight), Payton II (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the defense, Chicago allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 126. Call it Chicago 117, Golden State 112.
1/13 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 22 a game. Without Crowder (29 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 129, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Thompson at 22 and Curry at 21 a game. Without Green (15 straight), Paul (3 straight), Payton II (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 122 a night to Golden State's 129. Call it Milwaukee 125, Golden State 118.
12/28 @ BOS 122-128 — DET notes
DET lost 122-128 in 1 overtime. DET shot 48% (48 of 101) to BOS's 48%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BOS's 25. DET turned it over 18 times to BOS's 12, and BOS turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 57-43 for them. Cunningham led with 31 (12 of 22, 4 of 6 from three); Ivey added 22, Bogdanović 17. Q2 was theirs, 36-20, but the other 4 periods went 108-86 against them. They led by as many as 21. Burks's -15 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs TOR 129-127 — DET notes
DET won 129-127. DET shot 50% (41 of 82) to TOR's 51%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 40 times to TOR's 28 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Cunningham led with 30 (9 of 20, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Bogdanović added 19, Duren 18. The hinge was Q2, 27-20: a lead of 1 became 8.
1/01 @ HOU 113-136 — DET notes
DET lost 113-136. DET shot 48% (40 of 83) to HOU's 56%, 13 of 29 from three. DET turned it over 17 times to HOU's 9, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. Burks led with 21 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Ivey added 19, Bogdanović 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 26 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 106-80 against them. Wiseman's -24 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/03 @ UTA 148-154 — DET notes
DET lost 148-154 in 1 overtime. DET shot 53% (56 of 105) to UTA's 51%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 22 times to UTA's 35. DET turned it over 17 times to UTA's 12, and UTA turned those into 11 steals. Bogdanović led with 36 (13 of 26, 8 of 15 from three); Cunningham added 31, Burks 27. Q1 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 4 periods went 128-115 against them. They led by as many as 10. Duren's -14 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/05 @ GSW 109-113 — DET notes
DET lost 109-113. DET took 16 more shots (98 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to GSW's 46%, 13 of 44 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 23 fouls committed. DET turned it over 11 times to GSW's 16. Cunningham led with 30 (13 of 22, 1 of 7 from three); Knox II added 18, Duren 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 84-80 against them.
1/07 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 24 and Murray at 20 a game. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Bogdanović at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Stewart (5 straight), Bagley III (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 113 a night to Detroit's 132 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Denver 123, Detroit 114.
1/09 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 132, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Stewart (6 straight), Bagley III (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sabonis at 20 and Fox at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 120 a night to Detroit's 132 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Detroit plus-1. Call it Sacramento 122, Detroit 119, Detroit keeping it close.
1/10 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 133, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 20 and Burks at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Stewart (7 straight), Bagley III (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Vassell at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Collins (4 straight), McDermott (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 123 a night to Detroit's 133 and the arc, Detroit at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it Detroit 120, San Antonio 119, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/12 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bogdanović at 21 and Cunningham at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Cunningham (2 straight), Stewart (8 straight), Bagley III (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and VanVleet at 19 a game. Without Brooks (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 115 a night to Detroit's 132 and the line, where Houston takes 24 free throws a game to Detroit's 19. Call it Houston 118, Detroit 115, Detroit keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CJ C. Joseph
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Cunningham
IL I. Livers
JD J. Duren
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
KH K. Hayes
KK K. Knox II
MS M. Sasser
GSW/DET 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 scores 26 points to help Warriors hold off Pistons, 113-109
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Moments after a hard-fought victory to finish back-to-back games at home, the Golden State Warriors found out they will be without veteran leader Chris Paul for the unforeseeable future.
Paul fractured his left hand in a 113-109 win over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night and will require surgery next week. He’s expected to return this season.
“I feel for him but at the same time it's next man up,” rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis said. “Chris never loses his voice and so being on the bench, being able to talk to us, that's one of his biggest attributes and that's something that he won't lose. He'll still be invested in the game.”
Stephen Curry scored 12 of his 26 points over the final 1:32 with a pair of 3-pointers, emphatically answering after Bojan Bogdanovic’s go-ahead 3 with 1:41 to play as the Warriors held on to beat the last-place Pistons.
The 38-year-old Paul missed a 3-pointer from the right wing with 6:08 left in the third quarter and moved to try to corral the long rebound when he made contact with Detroit’s Jaden Ivey . Paul grabbed at his hand and went to the locker room.
Curry called it a freak injury — and just the latest in a series of hand issues for the 19th-year veteran through his career. Curry credits Paul for constantly “giving everybody on the team something motivational or inspirational.”
“I guess in the short term hopefully he can be on the bench and be vocal,” Curry said.
Paul had started the past four games but has also guided the reserves so far this season.
"It's going to take a collective effort," said guard Brandin Podziemski , an option to move back into the starting lineup during Paul's absence.
Detroit's Cade Cunningham made a driving reverse layup with 2:10 to play that tied it at 100 and wound up with 30 points. He also scored five straight points down the stretch to pull the Pistons to 95-94 at the 4:20 mark of the fourth.
Klay Thompson had 19 points while carrying the scoring load until Splash Brother Curry got going. Dario Saric added 17 points off the bench.
Curry shot 7 for 19 while missing eight of his first nine 3-point tries before hitting from the baseline with 2:58 remaining.
Jonathan Kuminga had 11 points and six rebounds making his 12th straight start during Draymond Green’s indefinite league suspension after the third-year forward didn’t play the final 18 minutes during Thursday nigh in a last-second loss to the Nuggets — something coach Steve Kerr said was based on Andrew Wiggins’ strong play in the second half.
Golden State pulled this one off 24 hours after squandering a late 18-point lead following a 44-point third quarter and watching Nikola Jokic hit a 40-footer as defending champion Denver won it 130-127.
Kerr struggled to get over it, so shocked at what had happened.
“There wasn’t a whole lot of sleep last night I can tell you that,” he said. “That’s about as tough a loss as I can remember since I’ve been here. But it’s part of the NBA, you go through the 82 and there’s just nights like this where you can’t believe what just happened.”
The Pistons (3-32) played yet another close game as James Wiseman made his first return to Chase Center to face his former Golden State team since being traded last February. The big man received a warm welcome back greeting upon entering the game in the first quarter.
Warriors guard Moses Moody felt the love from the fans, too, when he entered the game in the fourth quarter to a standing ovation following three straight games not getting on the floor. There were chants of “Moody! Moody!” all game long.
Moody will be called upon to play more now.
Kerr was immediately concerned about Paul.
”I saw him holding it and instantly was worried. Just got the word after walking off the floor. So I feel terrible for Chris and obviously guys will step up and be ready to play,” Kerr said. “We’ve got to hold down the fort without him.”
Golden State went 1 for 9 on 3s in the opening period and 3 of 15 by halftime before finishing 16 of 38.