Overview
- The Warriors shot 24-for-49 from deep with 10 players hitting a three, and their reserves produced a 61-29 edge led by Brandin Podziemski’s 19 points (5-of-7 from three) and Gui Santos’ 13.
- Stephen Curry scored 26 with five threes, Jimmy Butler added 19 points and seven assists, and Draymond Green delivered 10 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds with a key late tip-in.
- A Spectrum Center-record crowd of 19,685 attended the matinee in Curry’s annual hometown appearance.
- Charlotte’s young core kept pace as Brandon Miller scored 33, LaMelo Ball had 27 on 7-of-10 from three, and rookie Kon Knueppel returned from an ankle sprain to add 20 for a combined 80 points.
- The Hornets were without Miles Bridges and Ryan Kalkbrenner due to injuries, the Warriors’ Seth Curry sat with sciatic nerve irritation, and the result left Golden State 18-16 and Charlotte 11-22.