The Warriors set a season-high with 72 points in the paint in their 109-98 victory over the Nets in Brooklyn on Monday. Stephen Curry led all scorers with 29 points and made all four of the Warriors' 3-pointers as the rest of the team combined to shoot 0-18 from deep, but they made up for their perimeter struggles by shooting 59.0 percent (36-61) in the restricted area. The Dubs outscored the Nets by 34 points in the paint.
The Warriors out-rebounded Brooklyn by 22 (60-38) and limited them to just 38.2 percent shooting. They held three starters —Mikal Bridges (5-15, 33.3 FG%), Cam Thomas (4-21, 19.0 FG%) and Spencer Dinwiddie (3-12, 25.0 FG%) — under 35 percent from the field and held the Nets under 30 points in each quarter.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Brooklyn Nets
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Curry - 29 | Podziemski - 11 | Green - 7 |
| Kuminga - 28 | Green - 10 | Curry/Kuminga - 3 |
| Podziemski - 15 | Kuminga - 10 | Podziemski/Thompson/Looney - 3 |
BKN
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
| Thomas - 18 | Johnson - 8 | Dinwiddie - 5 |
| Claxton - 15 | Smith Jr. - 8 | Smith Jr. - 5 |
| O'Neale - 15 | Bridges - 6 | Bridges/Johnson - 4 |
KUMINGA REACHES 2,000 CAREER POINTS
With a mid-range jumper in the first quarter, Jonathan Kuminga (age 21) became the second youngest Warrior to reach 2,000 career points. Kuminga is slightly older than Gilbert Arenas was when he reached the 2,000-point milestone in his second season with the Dubs.
Kuminga finished with 28 points — his 27th straight game in double figures and ninth game in the last 10 with 20-plus points. He also grabbed 10 rebounds and recorded two blocks.
Jonathan Kuminga hammers it home
CURRY BREAKS SPLASH SEAL
After the Warriors missed their first nine 3-point attempts, Stephen Curry finally broke the splash seal with 4:29 left in the first half, sinking the 3,600th 3-pointer of his career. Fresh off a season-high 60 points and 10 made threes, Curry hit all four of the Warriors' 3-pointers, finishing with a game-high 29 points.
What a shot by Stephen Curry
EFFICIENT IN THIRD QUARTER RUN
The Warriors shot 8-for-10 from the field to begin the third quarter to take their first lead (62-61) since the first quarter (10-9). Jonathan Kuminga led the way with eight points during that stretch, including the Warriors' first six points in the quarter. Kuminga set the tone on the Warriors' first possession to begin the second half, throwing down an explosive dunk over Nic Claxton. The Dubs also didn't commit a turnover in their run and outscored the Nets by 11 in the quarter (32-21).
Jonathan Kuminga attacks the rim!
PODZIEMSKI'S THIRD STRAIGHT DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Brandin Podziemski became the first Warriors rookie since Stephen Curry (2010) to record a double-double in three straight games. Podziemski scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season, ranking fourth among rookies.
A highlight-reel play by Brandin Podziemski!
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The Warriors will play the Sixers for the second time in eight days in Philadelphia on Wednesday (4:30 p.m.).
MORE NOTABLES:
- The Warriors improved to 9-12 on the road, including 2-1 on the team’s current five-game road trip.
- Golden State swept the season series with the Nets for the second time in the last three years.
- Golden State played in its league-leading 34th clutch game this season (games within five points with five minutes or fewer remaining), improving to 16-18 in those games.
- The Warriors held an opponent to fewer than 100 points for the second time this season (2-0 in those games).
- Golden State scored a season-high 72 points in the paint, the team’s most since Feb. 26, 2021 vs. Charlotte.
- The Warriors grabbed 60 rebounds, their third time with 60-plus rebounds this season.
- Golden State held an opponent to below 40% from the field (38.2%) for the third time this season.
- The Warriors won despite hitting a season-low four 3-pointers (all by Stephen Curry)… Their previous low for a game this season was eight on Dec. 28 vs. Miami.
- Golden State hit just 18.2% from 3-point range, the team’s lowest 3-point percentage in a win since March 15, 2014 at Boston (17.9%).
- Stephen Curry led all scorers with 29 points and made four 3-pointers, hitting his 3,600th career 3-pointer on his first made attempt.
- Jonathan Kuminga tallied 28 and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, recording his 12th 20-point game and ninth in the last 10 games (24.9 points per game in that stretch).
- Kuminga extended his career-long streak to 27 consecutive games scoring in double figures and became the second-youngest Warriors player (21 years, 122 days) to reach the 2,000-point mark for his career, behind only Gilbert Arenas (21 years, 100 days).
- Brandin Podziemski recorded his sixth career double-double (third consecutive) with 15 points and 11 rebounds, becoming the first Warriors rookie to tally three-straight double-doubles since Stephen Curry did so from Feb. 10-17, 2010 and joining Victor Wembanyama as the only rookies with a double-double streak of at least three games this season.
- He’s the first Warriors player with three-straight double-double since DeMarcus Cousins had a five-game streak from Feb. 12-28, 2019.
- Gui Santos recorded career highs of nine points, five rebounds, two blocks, one steal and 18 minutes.
- Kevon Looney appeared in his 240th consecutive regular season game and 275th straight game in the regular season and playoffs, both the second-longest active streaks behind Mikal Bridges.
- Draymond Green had double-digit rebounds for the fourth time this season with 10 boards to go with eight points and seven assists.
- Andrew Wiggins missed his fifth game of the season and first due to left ankle soreness.
- Moses Moody returned from a nine-game absence due to a left calf strain.
- Dario Saric (illness) returned to the lineup following a two-game absence.