The Warriors haven’t had the best road success to start the 2022-23 NBA season, going 3-14 away from Chase Center, but they might have found a new home away from home. Kind of.
Golden State played two preseason games in Japan on Sept. 30 and Oct. 2, both resulting in wins at Saitama Super Arena. Two and a half months later, they found themselves on foreign grounds once again when they faced the Raptors at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto Sunday night.
Again, the Warriors walked away with a win, this time a 126-110 sweet, sweet victory that had Jordan Poole showing off his movies through the historic Poole Party in The 6.
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The star of the show joined NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Warriors Postgame Live” after the game and explained what provoked the hilarious dance.
“I’m glad you asked. Shoutout to the 414, shoutout to Certified Trapper, shoutout to everybody,” Poole said with a smile. “We lit. We’re 2-0 in Japan and we won in Canada so whatever foreign action we got going on, it’s working.
“Shoutout to the city, shoutout to the 414, y’all know the vibes!”
Poole’s dance moves weren’t the only thing that impressed on Sunday. The 23-year-old dropped 43 points vs. Toronto, a team-, game- and season-high for the young guard. He went 14-of-23 from the field, 5-of-11 from deep and made 10 of his 11 free-throw attempts.
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The Warriors entered the game without Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins and were relying on someone to step up in an effort to avoid a 15th loss on the road.
Golden State is in the midst of a six-game road trip that, before Sunday, was winless. They will head to New York City on Tuesday to take on the Knicks, winners of their last seven games, and then across the Brooklyn Bridge to take on a familiar face in Kevin Durant and the Nets the next day.
After this road challenge, they’ll have to talk to someone about maybe getting a game in Mexico City or somewhere abroad. It could be the new home-court advantage away from Chase Center for the Warriors.
