Dennis Schroder scored 31 points to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 128-120 victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Monday night. The Nets came back from an 18-point deficit in the third quarter on the second night of a back-to-back. Schroder hit four of Brooklyn’s 20 three-pointers.
Cam Thomas also had a strong performance, scoring 23 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Nets shot 44.4 percent (20 of 45) from behind the arc. This win came just one day after they surprised the Sacramento Kings.
Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 28 points, but the Warriors lost for the second game in a row.
The Warriors appeared to be in control midway through the third quarter, taking an 86-68 lead after a four-point play by Curry and a basket by Trayce Jackson-Davis. However, the Nets responded by outscoring Golden State 60-34 in the rest of the game, including a 41-28 run in the fourth quarter.
Every Nets player hit a 3-pointer. Jalen Wilson, who scored 18 points, and Ziaire Williams, who finished with 19 points, both made three 3-pointers. Shake Milton added 13 points, Trendon Watford scored eight, and Keon Johnson also contributed eight.
Curry made eight of 16 3-point attempts for the Warriors, who hit 19 of 46 three-pointers (41.3 percent). The big difference came at the free-throw line, where Brooklyn made 26 of 30 attempts, compared to Golden State’s 11 of 17.
Thomas (8-for-8) and Schroder (7-for-7) were perfect at the free-throw line. Williams also had a game-high 10 rebounds, along with four assists. Schroder tied for the game-high with seven assists and added five rebounds.
Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points for the Warriors, while Moses Moody had 15 and Lindy Waters III added 13. Gary Payton II contributed nine rebounds, eight points, four assists, and two steals, while Draymond Green tied Curry for the team lead in assists with seven, along with seven rebounds and six points.
