Overview
- Golden State moved to 6-5 with a 114-83 home win over an injury-depleted Pacers team, breaking a third-quarter tie and finishing on a 49-18 surge.
- Jimmy Butler led with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as depth pieces stepped up, including Will Richard (15), Al Horford (12 on four threes) and Moses Moody (three made threes).
- ESPN Insights noted the 31-point margin was the Warriors’ largest victory in a game without Stephen Curry since he entered the NBA in 2009–10.
- Curry missed three straight games with an illness and has been cleared to return, with the team expecting him to play Tuesday in Oklahoma City, according to Steve Kerr and the latest injury report.
- The Warriors open a six-game trip with back-to-backs at the Thunder and Spurs, then later at the Magic and Heat, in a stretch viewed as an early test of their depth and rotations.