Overview
- Orlando beat Golden State 121-113, snapping the Warriors' three-game run by winning the paint 64-46, controlling the glass 51-40, and hitting 27 of 29 free throws.
- Stephen Curry scored 34 points with 7-of-15 from three and a season-high nine assists, passing Vince Carter to move to No. 22 on the NBA’s career scoring list.
- Curry said he tweaked his right ankle for the second time in three games and will see how it responds before the second night of the back-to-back in Miami.
- Turnovers and thin support hurt the Warriors, who committed 18 giveaways that led to 21 points and got no double-figure scoring from the bench as Jimmy Butler added 33 and Draymond Green had 12.
- Jonathan Kuminga missed a third straight game with bilateral patellar tendonitis, and Steve Kerr has decried the compressed slate—17 games in 29 days across 13 cities—while weighing rest decisions for veterans.