Stephen Curry scored nine of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter in the Warriors 120-109 victory over the Pistons in Detroit on Monday. Klay Thompson and Chris Paul each chipped in 17 points as the Warriors move to 5-1 on the road and 6-2 overall.
The Warriors overcame a rough shooting night — hitting just 12 of 41 3-point attempts (29.3 percent) — by outscoring the Pistons by 20 points in the paint (52-32).
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Detroit Pistons
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Curry - 34 | Green - 9 | Green - 8 |
| Paul - 17 | Payton - 6 | Paul - 6 |
| Thompson - 17 | 3 tied - 6 | Curry - 4 |
DET
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Cunningham - 21 | Stewart - 11 | Hayes - 7 |
| Hayes - 21 | Thompson - 7 | Cunningham - 5 |
| Stewart - 17 | Cunningham/Hayes - 4 | Sasser/Stewart - 4 |
CURRY COOKS IN OPENING QUARTER
Stephen Curry, the NBA's reigning Western Conference Player of the Week, came out guns blazing in the opening quarter, scoring eight of the Warriors' first 10 points. Curry (16 points) and Thompson (6 points) combined to score the Dubs' first 22 points, outscoring the Pistons 22-19 over that stretch. Monday's 16-point quarter marked Curry's third this season, tying his season-high. He shot 6-for-9 from the field and 4-for-5 from behind the arc in the frame — he has hit at least four threes in every game this season (an NBA record through eight games).
Curry's 3-Pointer Gives Him 16-Point Quarter
OVERCOMING THIRD QUARTER WOES
The Warriors led by double digits in the first half but late in the third quarter, the Pistons went on a 17-3 run to take an 80-74 lead. The Dubs finished the quarter strong, however, outscoring Detroit 9-2 to finish the frame up 83-82. Dario Saric had six of the Warriors' nine points during this run, converting two and-1 layups.
Dario Saric with the And-1!
CP3 PASSES GARY PAYTON FOR 37TH ON ALL-TIME SCORING LIST
On Monday, Chris Paul passed Gary Payton for 37th on the NBA's all-time scoring list. Paul and LeBron James are the only players in NBA history with at least 20,000 career points and 10,000 career assists. Payton, an NBA Hall of Famer, was a nine-time All-Star in 17 seasons and averaged 16.3 points per game. His son, Gary Payton II, is Paul's teammate on the Warriors.
Paul's Crafty Finish
Paul scored 17 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out six assists in 21 minutes of action. He has recorded 29 assists with zero turnovers over his last four games and has 62 assists with only six turnovers this season.
Postgame Warriors Talks
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UP NEXT
The Warriors wrap up their four-game road trip against the defending champion Denver Nuggets at 7 p.m. before returning to Chase Center to host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Nov. 11.
MORE NOTABLES:
- The Warriors improved to 5-1 on the road and 6-2 overall… The Warriors have won two of three games so far on the current four-game road trip.
- Golden State has won nine of their last 12 games played at Detroit.
- The Warriors and Pistons face for the second, and final time this season on 1/5/24 at Chase Center in San Francisco.
- Golden State has won nine of their last 12 games played at Detroit.
- The Warriors’ reserves have outscored the opposing bench 331-224 (+107), averaging 41.4 to 28.0 points per contest so far this season.
- Golden State outscored Detroit, 37-25, in the fourth quarter… The 37 points were the most points the Warriors have scored in the fourth quarter this season (prev. 35, 11/3 at OKC).
- The Warriors committed 11 turnovers, matching a season-low (11, 10/24 vs. PHX).
- Stephen Curry posted his fourth game of 30-or-more points this season (second 30-point outing in the last three games).
- He tallied 16 points in the game’s first quarter, matching his highest total in any single quarter this season (done twice).
- Curry made a season-high-tying seven threes (four times)… He has made 14 threes over his last two games combined (seven last night at CLE)… He’s one game shy of his career-best streak of at least seven-made threes).
- Curry is the first player in NBA history to make four-or-more 3-pointers in each of his first eight games of a season (ESPN Stats & Info).
- He leads the NBA with 47-made threes and total-points scored (247) and has led the Warriors in scoring in every game.
- He has now made at least one three-pointer in 252 consecutive regular season games, extending his NBA-record streak (began on 12/1/18 at DET).
- Earlier today, he was named the NBA’s Week 2 Western Conference Player of the Week (20th career weekly award, the most in franchise history)
- He has now made at least one three-pointer in 252 consecutive regular season games, extending his NBA-record streak (began on 12/1/18 at DET).
- He leads the NBA with 47-made threes and total-points scored (247) and has led the Warriors in scoring in every game.
- Curry is the first player in NBA history to make four-or-more 3-pointers in each of his first eight games of a season (ESPN Stats & Info).
- Curry made a season-high-tying seven threes (four times)… He has made 14 threes over his last two games combined (seven last night at CLE)… He’s one game shy of his career-best streak of at least seven-made threes).
- He tallied 16 points in the game’s first quarter, matching his highest total in any single quarter this season (done twice).
- Chris Paul posted a season-high 17 points (prev. 14, 10/24 vs. PHX), 10 of which came in the game’s fourth quarter.
- He dished out six assists with no turnovers and now has 29 assists to no turnovers over the span of his last four games, becoming the only Warriors reserve to accomplish the feat since individual turnovers were first tracked in 1977-78 (Elias Sports Bureau).
- The last reserve to record at least 29 assists without a turnover over a four-game span was Jose Calderon (37 assists to zero turnovers in 2007-08).
- According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Paul has recorded 31 assists since his last turnover, the longest streak of assists without a turnover by a Warriors player in the regular season since at least 1997-98, since detailed play-by-play was available.
- The last reserve to record at least 29 assists without a turnover over a four-game span was Jose Calderon (37 assists to zero turnovers in 2007-08).
- He dished out six assists with no turnovers and now has 29 assists to no turnovers over the span of his last four games, becoming the only Warriors reserve to accomplish the feat since individual turnovers were first tracked in 1977-78 (Elias Sports Bureau).
- Draymond Green grabbed a season-high nine rebounds (prev. six, 10/30 at NOP).
- Kevon Looney scored a season-high 10 points (prev. eight, twice).
- He played in his 201st consecutive regular season game, the second-longest active streak in the NBA… He’s played in 236 consecutive games (regular season and playoffs), the longest streak by a Warrior since Antwan Jamison played in 246 consecutive games (regular season and playoffs).
- Moses Moody recorded a career-high-tying three steals (done three times).
- Andrew Wiggins posted a season-high six rebounds (prev. five, three times).
- Gary Payton ll tallied a season-high six rebounds (prev. four, twice).
- Dario Saric scored in double-figures for the third time this season and has done so in three of the last four games.
- Jonathan Kuminga made a season-high six free throws (prev. four, twice) on a season-high eight attempts (prev. six, 10/24 vs. PHX).