SAN FRANCISCO — After a improbable first month of the season, a few of the Warriors’ points from final 12 months are beginning to float to the floor.
After blowing a 17-point lead in a loss at San Antonio over the weekend, the Warriors equally collapsed from a peak of an 18-point edge within the third quarter. Even with the highest-scoring bench within the league, the Warriors are having bother in minutes Steph Curry sits. And when he’s on the courtroom, he can’t at all times save them.
Curry, regardless of scoring 28 factors, couldn’t rescue the Warriors on Monday evening towards an undermanned and overmatched Nets crew on the Chase Heart. The Warriors (12-5) bought outscored 41-28 within the fourth quarter, working on empty for a second consecutive recreation.
Dennis Schroder scored 17 of his 31 factors within the fourth quarter, handing the Warriors a 128-120 loss.
For a second straight recreation, Jonathan Kuminga was unavailable with an sickness. And for a second straight recreation, the Warriors missed his scoring punch.
The Nets, on the second evening of a back-to-back, didn’t have Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith, Nic Claxton or Noah Clowney out there. And Cam Johnson bought dominated out within the first half as a consequence of an ankle sprain.
Nonetheless, Brooklyn took an early lead. Eleven of the Nets’ first 17 pictures got here from behind the arc, they usually hit six of them.
The Warriors additionally began sizzling from deep, nailing six of their first 10 triples — together with a 3-for-3 begin from Steph Curry.
Then the Warriors’ bench ignited a 17-5 run to start out the second quarter, with Brandin Podziemski sticking a step-back 3 to punctuate it. Lindy Waters III, who began 4-for-4 from the ground, sank a quick-release 3 from the nook and Kevon Looney added a drop-step rating down low.
However actually, the Warriors’ bench models had extra life defensively than any Warriors group did within the first quarter. They flew across the courtroom, rotating and swarming to shooters to run them off the road, Looney cleansing drives up within the lane.
Golden State Warriors’ Moses Moody (4) scores a basket towards the Brooklyn Nets within the second quarter on the Chase Heart in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
Moses Moody chipped in 15 in his first eight minutes, changing a pair of layups via contact and including a trio of 3s. His at-rim ending and driving capability, significantly from the corners, has been a visual improvement for him this season.
Moody closed the primary half by breaking apart what may have been an alley-oop from a baseline out-of-bounds play, sending the Warriors into half with a 67-58 lead. They outscored the Nets by 13 within the second quarter.
With out Johnson, Thomas had even brighter of a inexperienced gentle to shoot than he usually does. The capturing guard stayed environment friendly, dropping 23 factors in his first 21 minutes on 10 discipline objective makes an attempt, however he didn’t have a lot assist. Till Schroder went nuclear.
A 3 from Thomas bought sandwiched between treys from Draymond Inexperienced and Curry, then Curry discovered Trayce Jackson-Davis working the ground for a fast-break dunk. Then Curry drilled a 32-footer in transition, getting hit on the discharge. On his again, he gyrated and pointed each pointer fingers to the ceiling.
At that time, Curry had 17 factors on 9 pictures, every of which got here from behind the 3-point arc.
With an 18-point lead, the Warriors had been in management. However then the Nets ripped off a 19-6 run, refusing to go away. In opposition to the Spurs on Saturday evening, the Warriors blew a 17-point third-quarter lead. Current historical past appeared to be repeating itself.
Brooklyn Nets’ Dennis Schröder (17) dives for the ball towards Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) within the third quarter on the Chase Heart in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
The Nets retook their lead after Schroder scored eight unanswered factors to open the ultimate interval. A lot of the Nets’ comeback occurred throughout Curry’s scheduled relaxation. When Curry returned for the ultimate 7:29, the Warriors trailed by 5.
Curry instantly created a Kyle Anderson dunk when two defenders closed out to him in break up motion. A minute later, he sank his sixth 3 of the evening. To attract the Warriors again inside 3, he stopped on a dime in transition to transform his seventh trey.
Schroder had solutions on the opposite finish, like he has previously in matchups with Golden State. The jitterbug level guard discovered a groove and took over within the fourth, aiding on a 3 with 1:04 left to place Brooklyn up 124-115.
For the primary time this season, the Warriors have misplaced two straight. They usually had been by far their worst losses.
Initially Printed: November 25, 2024 at 9:36 PM PST
