Golden State Warriors start slow, romp Brooklyn Nets in second half

Hey, at least they made it fun.

Cavaliers: After hosting the Warriors on Sunday, the teams meet again at Golden State on January 16. “Give them credit, too”.

When the Golden State Warriors win as much as they do easily, it’s hard to find interesting battles on the schedule that might prove to be a test for them.

The coach benched superstars LeBron James (19 points), Kevin Love (14 points, 15 rebounds) and Kyrie Irving (13 points, 10 assists) with four minutes remaining in the third.

“I think our guys are excited, for sure”, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said. “Look at their numbers”. “We’re not going to put a bigger emphasis on it because it’s Golden State”.

The Pistons have lost five in a row.

Under other circumstances, the Nets outscoring the National Basketball Association champion Cavaliers by 26 points from the late stages of the third quarter to the end of the game might have been cause for celebration. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 25 points, Reggie Jackson scored 17 and Andre Drummond had 15 points and nine rebounds.

Lin had 10 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Instead, the Cavaliers came out focused and engaged on their way to a 119-99 win on Friday night. Meanwhile, Detroit fell to at home to the Memphis Grizzlies, 98-86, to lose five of their last six games. Then speaking to the camera, Green said, “Wheels up to the mitten”. “It was an awesome thing to be there and welcome my son into the world, and then to come and play here”.

While the Warriors are looking forward to getting back to their old starting lineup, the Pistons are looking to shake up theirs.

Van Gundy was pleased with how Harris handled being a reserve. “That’s a professional, professional performance”. One of the highest-scoring centres in the league is facing a favourable match-up against Pachulia and McGee, and after a night of rest, he should be ready and fresh to trouble the Warriors below the rims. They committed 12 – six in each of the first two quarters – leading to 17 Pistons points. Obviously, it has a lot to do with the Warriors taking it up a notch defensively and not letting the lead or misses throw them out of focus, nor the absence of Draymond Green. We will have to see if they learned their lesson in Detroit. It was an impressive win since they were without Draymond Green, their defensive ace and leader.

Beyond bringing a better energy, the Warriors sent more help at Brook Lopez, to fluster him. Let us know in the comments section below. This is the hand they’ve been dealt and the only option on the board is to play it out until the very last card.

Pistons: Host the Cavs on Monday night.