MIAMI -— Stephen Curry’s street journey ended a sport early, with the Golden State Warriors making the choice to carry the NBA’s profession 3-point chief out of Wednesday evening’s sport in Miami that resulted in a 110-96 Warmth victory.
Additionally out for Golden State have been Jimmy Butler (again), in what would have been his second sport again in Miami after final season’s commerce, and Draymond Inexperienced (sickness), amongst others.
Curry sat out with proper ankle soreness. He tweaked the ankle in a sport Friday at San Antonio and did it once more Tuesday in a sport at Orlando, however was in a position to preserve taking part in in each of these contests.
The matchup was the finale of a six-game, nine-day journey for the Warriors, who went 3-3 on.
Norman Powell scored 25 factors, Bam Adebayo returned to attain 20 and the Warmth pulled away late to prime the extraordinarily short-handed Warriors. Former Warriors ahead Andrew Wiggins scored 17.
Brandin Podziemski scored 20 to steer Golden State, which bought 19 from Quinten Submit and 18 from Buddy Hield. The Warriors gave up 23 turnovers that Miami changed into 34 factors — 20 greater than Golden State scored off Miami’s 14 giveaways.
Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski arrives earlier than an NBA basketball sport towards the Miami Warmth, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Miami. (AP Picture/Lynne Sladky)
The groups mixed to shoot 38.4%, the second-worst taking pictures sport within the NBA to this point this season. Toronto and Atlanta mixed to shoot 37.4% within the Raptors’ 109-97 win on Nov. 7.
The Warriors bought right into a 20-4 gap, their largest first-quarter deficit of the season. However Miami scored solely 19 factors within the subsequent 12 minutes and Golden State chipped away, taking its first lead at 60-59 on a basket by Submit halfway by way of the third.
Then it was Golden State’s flip to chill. The Warriors led 74-69 late within the third, earlier than Miami went on a 21-4 run to tug away.
Miami’s Kel’el Ware grabbed 16 rebounds for Miami, which outscored the Warriors 38-22 within the fourth quarter.
The Warriors have been additionally with out Al Horford (left toe damage administration) and Jonathan Kuminga (knee tendinitis).
Golden State is hoping Curry, Butler, Inexperienced and Horford can play Friday at dwelling towards Portland. All are thought-about day-to-day.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr has identified a number of instances that such an extended journey is hard sufficient, but this one was made more durable as a result of the jammed schedule didn’t present his group a possibility to observe.
“We all know what the schedule’s been like and I know Coach talked about it … we try not to think about it too much knowing it is what it is,” Curry stated after Tuesday evening’s loss in Orlando. “You have to find a way to overcome it. We’ve done a decent job, we let (two) games slide that we feel like we wish we would have had, but we’re all right right now.”
