What we learned as Wiggins fuels Warriors’ bounce-back win

What we learned as Wiggins fuels Warriors’ bounce-back win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry had 23 points and eight assists as the Warriors won their fifth consecutive home game, toppling the Atlanta Hawks 120-97 at Chase Center on Wednesday.

Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points to go with seven rebounds as Golden State bounced back from a heartbreaking loss to the Los Angeles Clippers two days earlier. Trayce Jackson-Davis added 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Draymond Green had another gumbo night of everything (nine points, seven rebounds, nine assists, 1 steal, two blocks) for coach Steve Kerr’s squad.

The Western Conference-leading Warriors improved to 11-3 and will face three beatable teams in the coming days. After road games against the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs, Golden State returns home to play the Brooklyn Nets on Monday before taking on conference contenders Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets followed by back-to-back games against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Chase Center.

At one point, that seemed like it might be a daunting stretch for the Warriors. Now it’s looking like just another opportunity for Golden State to add on to what already is a promising season.

Golden State certainly appeared in peak form against Atlanta despite learning earlier in the day that guard De’Anthony Melton will undergo season-ending knee surgery.

Even without Melton, the Warriors had it pretty easy against the Hawks.

Golden State led by 31, had one of its best shooting nights of the season (47 of 100) and dished out 36 assists.

About the only thing that went wrong was when second-year guard Brandin Podziemski – who wore a protective mask earlier in the season after suffering a broken nose – got hit in the face early in the fourth quarter and stayed down for several moments before walking off the court slowly. Kerr said after the game X-rays on the injury were negative.

The Warriors got off to a fast start, dropping a season-high 41 points on the Hawks in the first quarter. Buddy Hield had eight points during the…

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Publish date : 2024-11-21 05:51:00

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