Dennis Schroder led the way with 31 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter on the second night of a back-to-back set to stun the Golden State Warriors, 128-120, in San Francisco on Monday, November 25 (Tuesday, November 26, Manila time).
Schroder sank 4 of Brooklyn’s 20 three-pointers.
Cam Thomas bombed in 3 three-pointers among his 23 points as the Nets used 20-for-45 accuracy (44.4%) from beyond the arc to beat Golden State one night after surprising the Sacramento Kings in the California capital.
Stephen Curry put up a team-high 28 points for the Warriors, who lost a second straight game for the first time this season.
Attempting to rebound from a Saturday loss at San Antonio, the Warriors seemed to be taking control midway through the third quarter when a four-point play by Curry and an interior hoop by Trayce Jackson-Davis gave the hosts an 86-68 lead.
But the Nets found the energy to outscore the hosts 60-34 the rest of the way, including 41-28 in the fourth period.
All nine Nets players hit a three-pointer. Jalen Wilson joined Thomas with 3 as part of an 18-point game, while Ziaire Williams (19 points), Shake Milton (13), Trendon Watford (8), and Keon Johnson (8) had 2 triples apiece.
Curry buried 8 of his 16 three-point attempts for the Warriors, who hit 19 threes on 46 attempts (41.3%).
A big difference for the Nets came at the free throw line, where they made 26 of 30, while Golden State was just 11 of 17.
Thomas (8-for-8) and Schroder (7-for-7) led the Nets’ foul-line assault.
Williams, a former Stanford star celebrating a homecoming, also found time for a game-high 10 rebounds plus 4 assists. Schroder had a game-high-tying 7 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds.
Andrew Wiggins backed Curry with 18 points for the Warriors, while Moses Moody had 15 and Lindy Waters III contributed 13.
Golden State’s Gary Payton II chipped in with a team-high 9 rebounds to go with 8 points, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Draymond Green tied Curry for team-high assist honors with 7 to complement 7 rebounds and 6 points. – Rappler.com
