Stephen Curry, Warriors beat Kyrie Irving, Nets 110-106

Klay Thompson hit the largest shot but of his 2 1/2-year damage comeback, easily sinking a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left to ship the Golden State Warriors to a 110-106 victory over Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday evening.

Irving wasn’t completed and made a 3 of his personal moments later and scored 32 factors whereas listening to boos from the Bay Space crowd directed on the unvaccinated Nets star.

Thompson completed with 16 factors. Stephen Curry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:09 left and 5 free throws over the ultimate 1:44 to attain 19 factors as Irving stored delivering on the opposite finish with out the injured Kevin Durant and James Harden.

Andrew Wiggins contributed 24 factors and eight rebounds because the Warriors made key late stops, together with Irving’s missed reverse layup strive with a minute left. Jordan Poole added 17 factors and 6 assists off the bench.

Brooklyn’s Patty Mills knocked down three clutch 3-pointers within the last 9:46, tying the sport at 96 with 4:42 remaining and completed with 24 factors. He additionally had a steal and help on James Johnson’s dunk that tied the sport at 93 with 6:17 to go.

After Wiggins missed a 3 with 30 seconds left, Mills transformed two free throws after a foul.

Harden was a late scratch for the Nets with a strained proper hand that flared up Friday capturing and lifting weights.

Irving will get to play in highway video games solely given New York’s vaccination mandate however was booed loudly by the Bay Space crowd throughout pregame introductions. With San Francisco’s vaccination mandate for giant indoor occasions, he ought to have been the lone unvaccinated particular person allowed inside Chase Heart.

Curry went 6 for 10 from deep throughout Thursday’s 124-115 victory over Minnesota after going 3 for 23 on 3s his earlier two video games. He was 3 of 10 from lengthy vary Saturday and added eight assists and 7 rebounds.

Curry missed his first three 3s and had simply two factors after one quarter, when the Warriors acquired 14 factors from Wiggins on 6-of-9 capturing to go forward 31-20. Curry was 1 for 7 halfway within the first half. He hit his first 3 21 seconds into the third because the Warriors went on a 20-9 run to go forward 74-56 on the 5:51 mark.

Durant didn’t make the journey because the 2017 and ’18 NBA Finals MVP with Golden State nurses a left knee damage. Brooklyn received 134-117 at Chase Heart on Feb. 13 final 12 months in Durant’s return.

Golden State was right down to 10 gamers with accidents and rookie Moses Moody’s task to the G League Santa Cruz Warriors however did sufficient to wrap up a powerful seven-game homestand at 6-1.

KYRIE FACTOR

Having Irving for less than highway video games hasn’t been that powerful for coach Steve Nash to navigate given what number of accidents Brooklyn has had.

“It’s nice having him again. We’ve had so many accidents and interruptions this 12 months, availability points, so as to add a participant his caliber, even when it’s simply on the highway has been a lot wanted and been nice for our group,” Nash stated. “Luckily, the fact of the final 18 months for us is that we’ve by no means had an prolonged run of well being. So to have a participant that performs on the highway and at house shouldn’t be that completely different than what we face week to week anyway.”

TIP-INS

Nets: Mills, who starred at close by Saint Mary’s Faculty, started 0 for five earlier than settling in. … G/F Joe Harris is working again from left ankle surgical procedure that has been a irritating course of. “I’m hopeful that it is going to be resolved quickly however once more that’s exterior of my training,” Nash stated. … Nash loves being again within the Bay Space, the place he beforehand labored as a participant improvement advisor with the Warriors. “Once I was right here I wasn’t planning on being a head coach,” he stated. “So once I was right here I used to be simply making an attempt to be a useful resource for everybody.”

Warriors: Kevon Looney grabbed 15 rebounds. … Andre Iguodala missed his fourth straight sport managing a left hip damage and received’t return throughout the upcoming two-game highway journey by means of Texas as Kerr had initially hoped however maybe for Thursday’s house sport with Sacramento. He’ll keep house to rehab because the staff travels. … F Nemanja Bjelica missed the sport with again spasms.

UP NEXT

Nets: At Phoenix on Tuesday evening having received their final journey to the desert 128-124 on Feb. 16 final 12 months however misplaced 113-107 to the Suns at house on Nov. 27.

Warriors: At Houston on Monday evening having received 5 straight in opposition to the Rockets and two in a row on the highway within the sequence.