The Warriors’ offense isn’t close to the same without Stephen Curry, but their defense...
Has issues, too.
The Brooklyn Nets put up 91 points on the Warriors Wednesday night — in the first half.
The Nets dropped a franchise-record 91 points in the first half 😱 pic.twitter.com/Q5fZWRLqUJ
— NBA (@NBA) December 22, 2022
Is everyone excited about the Warriors playing on Christmas Day now?
That is the third most points scored in half an NBA game in league history. Everything went right for the Nets in those first 24 minutes: they shot 71.4% overall, 13-of-19 from 3, had 19 fast break points and 30 points in the paint.
This was the last game of a six-game road trip for the Warriors and, despite playing Draymond Green and Kevon Looney, they mailed it in. Do that against a confident and streaking Nets team and well... this is what you get.
Brooklyn went on to win 143-113. Kevin Durant’s 23 led nine Nets in double figures. James Wiseman had 30 for the Warriors if you’re looking for a silver lining.
