Nets 128-120 Warriors (November 25, 2024) Game Recap

SAN FRANCISCO — Dennis Schroder scored 31 points, Cam Thomas added 23 and the undermanned Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 128-120 on Monday night.

Curry made a 3-pointer with 3:26 left to pull the Warriors within three points, but Golden State failed to make crucial stops and blew an 18-point lead. Curry scored 28 points and Andrew Wiggins added 18 points.

Schroder’s 3 points with 11:10 left tied the game at 92, and he gave his team the lead with another goal at 9:43.

Jalen Wilson had scored 18 points for the undermanned Nets in back-to-back road games following a 108-103 win at Sacramento a night earlier.

Schroder missed Sunday’s game in Sacramento with right ankle soreness but returned for Brooklyn, which took a 9-2 lead before a Warriors timeout and the ensuing run got the home team going.

The Warriors, coming off a 10-point loss in San Antonio on Saturday, fell to 5-2 at home and 12-5 overall.

Takeaways

Nets: The Nets were missing Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith and Noah Clowney, who underwent an MRI scan of his sprained left ankle on Sunday, but coach Jordi Fernandez did not yet know the results. Nic Claxton felt something in his aching back and sat down too. Simmons takes a break for the second game in a row.

Warriors: The Warriors scored a total of 47 bench points. … Jonathan Kuminga missed his second game in a row due to illness.

Key moments

Moses Moody entered the game with 3:15 left in the second quarter and scored 12 straight points for the Warriors in the final 2:54 minutes – with Curry assisting on Moody’s two 3-pointers and also providing a layup, giving Golden State broke the lead 67-58.

Important statistics

Despite missing four players from their normal rotation, the Nets shot 44.4% from 3.

Next

Brooklyn ends its West Coast swing on Wednesday in Phoenix, the same evening the Warriors host Oklahoma City.

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