

Curry ended up shooting 63.2% from the floor and earned 5 assists. He saw the court for 29 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He totaled 37 points on 12 of 19 shooting. Stephen Curry is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. Golden State walked away from the game with a 51.9% field goal percentage (41 out of 79) and buried 13 of 40 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warriors made 22 of their 28 attempts for a rate of 78.6%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 53 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 25 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In relation to defending, Golden State let their opponent shoot 38.6% from the floor on 34 of 88 shooting. Brooklyn earned 38 assists and had 21 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Brooklyn snagged 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive) and got 8 blocked shots. Brooklyn finished the game shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 21 of their 27 attempts. They also knocked down 10 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Concerning fouls, the Warriors ended up with 27 and the Nets racked up 11 fouls. The Warriors played the Nets and notched a win by a score of 117-99 in their last game. The Detroit Pistons (4-10) will try to beat the Golden State Warriors (12-2) at Little Caesars Arena on Friday. Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI The Pistons and Nuggets complete a home-and-home set Tuesday night when the Nuggets open a six-game road trip at Detroit.Game: Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons

… G Bones Hyland did not play because of non-COVID illness. … F JaMychal Green remains sidelined due to the league’s health and safety protocols. Nuggets: F Jeff Green was held out of the game because of a left quadriceps contusion. He played impressively in two games last week after returning from a knee injury that had kept him out for two months. Pistons: F Kelly Olynyk has been sidelined again, entering the league’s health and safety protocols on Saturday. “I’m just trying to come out and have an impact any way I can.” “I didn’t have the best shooting performance but I made a couple of plays and the ultimate thing is we’ve got to win,” said Cousins, who was 1 of 7 from the floor. The Pistons trailed by 10 late in the second quarter but gradually cut into the deficit and tied it at 60-all at the intermission on Cunningham’s pullup jumper that beat the halftime buzzer.ĭeMarcus Cousins, signed to a 10-day contract Friday, made his Nuggets debut, playing 11:49 in relief of Jokic. Until we grow up and do that, we’re going to be sad a lot this year.” We’ve got to take every play as if it’s the last play of the game. “We’ve got to value the ball, and right now we’re not valuing the ball ,” he said.

Detroit coach Dwane Casey lamented the late-game turnovers which took the ball out of the Pistons’ hands without putting up a shot. After a Detroit turnover, Jokic was fouled on a drive to the basket with 17.7 seconds remaining and converted two more free throws.Īn offensive foul on Joseph resulted in another turnover with 8.8 seconds left and the Pistons fouled Monte Morris, who made both free throws for the final margin. Jokic made a pair of free throws with 40.3 seconds left to give the Nuggets a two-point edge. The game remained tight in the closing minutes and Joseph’s jumper with 1:45 left evened the score at 109-all. Lyles converted successive three-point plays and Detroit pulled to 94-90 midway through the quarter. Give them credit.”Īfter a 3-pointer by Cunningham pulled Detroit to 75-73 with 3:57 remaining in the third quarter, Davon Reed and Facundo Campazzo hit successive 3’s to start a 17-3 run that allowed the Nuggets to take a 92-76 lead into the fourth.Īgain, the Pistons rallied. They’re playing free and they’re dangerous. You can’t just go in there and sleep on a bunch of pros. “Detroit played hard and they gave us a challenge but we pulled it out,” said Austin Rivers, who finished with 11 points. Isaiah Stewart, Cade Cunningham, Cory Joseph and Trey Lyles each scored 18 points for the Pistons, who have lost four of five. Will Barton had 14 points and Aaron Gordon added 13 points for the Nuggets, who went 4-2 on a six-game homestand. Jokic also had nine rebounds and eight assists, just missing a fifth straight triple double. Nikola Jokic scored 34 points, including four free throws in the closing seconds, and the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-111 Sunday night.
