Curry scored 21 of his 34 points after halftime, Iguodala hit a clutch three-pointer and the Warriors survived in overtime, beating the Brooklyn Nets 107-99 on Saturday night.
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Jack, who led the Nets with 28 points and nine assists, could have had a major hand in sealing it in regulation.
“He plays his best when you need him to”, Warriors interim coach Luke Walton said of Iguodala.
Curry missed a driving shot and the Nets rebounded but as they attempted to kill time off the clock were called for an eight-second violation.
Stephen Curry was ice cold in the first half, but his shooting improved and 21 of his 34 points came after half-time as the Warriors fought their way back into the game and briefly put them in front going into the last minute.
Crucially, LeBron James, who finished the night with 37 points, was without a score in the final three minutes of the second extra period as seven Bucks players scored in double figures to prevent the Cavs from earning a ninth win in a row. The Warriors aren’t just winning the games where they outplay opponents from buzzer to buzzer.
At this rate, Curry is on pace to shatter his own record of 286 three-pointers made in a season, as he now have 57 makes through 11 games. Curry started to heat up in the second quarter and the Warriors’ defense held the Nets to just 18 points.
ABOUT THE NETS (1-8): Center Brook Lopez has been a consistent force during the team’s horrendous start and had 17 points and 10 rebounds against the Kings. The undefeated Warriors nearly lost to the one-win Nets. Not only is a three obviously worth more, Curry’s onslaughts from downtown fire up him, the team, and the crowd.
“We feel like we should have had this one”, Lopez said.
Curry shot a modest 13-of-31, attempting 16 shots from beyond the arc. Now that they have their first win of the season, there’s something a bit more confident and looser about their game.
“I owe Joe. He put that on a platter and I just blew it”.
Even more impressively, 30 of Green’s 66 assists have gone to the Splash Brothers, with Draymond finding open shooters on the perimeter and making plays besides the obvious dump-down looks. First, Jack missed a jumper from the corner, but the rebound went out of bounds to give the Nets another crack at it with a 0.5 seconds left. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 18 rebounds.
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“We were very fortunate to have a shot”, said Curry, who posted his seventh 30-point game of the season. A Brooklyn timeout with 2:38 remaining in the quarter allowed the Nets to regroup after they allowed their lead to dwindle to three points. Basketball players are taught not to chase players too far beyond the three-point line because they aren’t legitimate threats. “Andre came up huge”.
