Thompson, Durant, Curry Carry Warriors To 127-107 Win Vs Pistons

Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are on a roll.

Thompson, Durant, Curry Carry Warriors To 127-107 Win Vs Pistons

Durant scored a game-high 25 points, Curry had 24, and Thompson added 23 to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 127-107 home victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Thompson scored four 3-pointers in his return from a one-game absence, and Durant also recorded nine assists and six rebounds. Each member of the trio finished with at least 20 points in the same game for the 13th time this season. The Warriors had 39 assists for their NBA-leading 27th game with 30 or more. Golden State has won three in a row.

Draymond Green had 13 assists for his fifth game in the last eight in double digits.

Thompson shot 9 of 15 after sitting out Tuesday night against Miami because he was tired after playing two games despite feeling sick.

”He’s been playing a lot of basketball the last three years,” Curry said. ”He definitely had a nice little spring in his step.”

Before the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr stated he was seeking defensive strength and ball security to gage whether or not his team was properly prepared.

“We always try to focus on the process and keep getting better,” Kerr said. “That’s all it’s about, continuing on with the work in progress and we made a good step tonight.”

Marcus Morris led the Pistons with 21 points, and Tobias Harris added 18 for Detroit, which lost its second consecutive game.

Golden State won their seventh straight at home against the Pistons dating to Feb. 27, 2010. It marks the Warriors’ longest home winning streak against Detroit, topping a six-game run from 1974-76.

The 21 lead changes in the first half were the most in any half this season, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

”There’s going to be a stretch where they lock in,” Detroit guard Reggie Jackson said. ”For some reason they have a four-to-eight-minute window where they really lock in defensively and as they continue to score, they find a way to get stops.”

The Pistons were outscored 41-19 in the third, Golden State’s ninth 40-point quarter.

Detroit next visits Utah on Friday night in the fourth game of a five-game road trip.

The Warriors host Cleveland on Monday in a rematch of the Christmas Day game the Cavaliers won 109-108. That game will mark the Cavs’ first visit to Oracle Arena since winning Game 7 of the NBA Finals last June.

OAKLAND, CA – JANUARY 12: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors goes up for a shot against Andre Drummond #0 and Stanley Johnson #7 of the Detroit Pistons at ORACLE Arena on January 12, 2017 in Oakland, California.

Article by Pablo Mena