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Draymond Green’s 16 Assists Guides Dubs to Win Over Cavaliers

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Though the Dubs were unable to shake the Cleveland Cavaliers through the first half, Draymond Green dished seven of his 16 assists on the night in a Warriors’ 37-point third quarter that led to the squad’s eventual 129-98 win over the Cavaliers on Monday night at Chase Center.

TEAM LEADERS

GSW

Points Rebounds Assists
Curry – 36 Green / Paschall – 8 Green – 16
Wiggins – 15 Toscano-Anderson / Lee – 5 Curry – 6
Oubre Jr. / Paschall – 14 Wiggins – 4 Wanamaker – 4

CLE

Points Rebounds Assists
Sexton – 23 Allen – 14 Sexton – 5
Osman – 17 Osman – 10 Stevens – 4
Garland – 16 Wade / Dotson – 6 Garland / Okoro – 3

The Warriors went on a 21-8 run for a five-minute span through the third frame, during which time starters and reserves all contributed to the action.

Stephen Curry led the charge through the game-changing span with seven points. Following the Dubs’ two-time MVP were Juan Toscano-Anderson and Mychal Mulder who contributed six points each, but doing it in their own ways: Toscano-Anderson scored on one inside play and made all four of his free-throw attempts, while Mulder splashed two shots from beyond the arc.

The Warriors’ big quarter expanded on a 10-point lead at halftime and grew to a 101-84 advantage following the third quarter outburst.

Green’s 16 dishes matched his career-high, while also adding another fully-loaded stat line of six points, eight rebounds, two blocks and a steal . Through his last seven games, Green is averaging 12.3 assists per matchup and has logged four contests in which he has recoded at least 15 dishes.

Stephen Curry had a 36-point night on an efficient 13-of-19 (68.4 percent) on field goals and 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from beyond the arc in 30 minutes of action. He also extended his streak of 25-or-more points per game up to 10 games.

Neither Green nor Curry re-entered the game for the fourth quarter following the Dubs’ outburst in the third frame.

Toscano-Anderson ended his night with 13 points and five boards, while Andrew Wiggins continued his strong two-way play with 15 points on a 2-of-4 night from deep while adding two steals and a block on the defensive end.

Up Next: The Warriors wrap up their four-game homestand on Wednesday when they host the Miami Heat (7 p.m., NBCSBA, ESPN).

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More Notables …

  • The Warriors improved to 9-5 at home this season.
  • Golden State extended its home-winning streak vs. Orlando to eight-straight games, its longest active home-winning streak vs. any opponent… The last time the Magic beat the Warriors in the Bay Area was a 102-94 win on December 3, 2012… Golden State has won 13 of its last 15 games vs. Orlando overall.
  • The Warriors set franchise records for threes attempted in a first quarter (18) and first half (30) with previous marks at 17 and 29, respectively… Tonight marked their fourth outing this season with 20-or-more threes (4-0 in those games)… Their 50 attempts from three-point range marked a season high (previous: 47 on 12/27 at CHI).
  • Golden State improved to 12-1 this season when scoring 110-plus points.
  • The Warriors trailed the Magic by 11 and went on to win, their fifth double-digit comeback of the season.
  • Golden State, ranked second in the league in opponent field goal percentage (.436 FG%), held Orlando to 39.2 percent shooting from the field and improved to 6-0 this season when holding its opponent to less than 40 percent from the field… This marked the 23rd consecutive game in which the Warriors held their opponent to a field goal shooting percentage under 50 percent, their longest such streak since a 25-consecutive game streak (12/27/18 – 2/25/19).
  • The Warriors scored a season-high-tying 37 points in the third quarter.
  • Stephen Curry tallied a game-high 40 points (14-26 FG, 10-19 3FG, 2-2 FT), reaching the 40-point plateau for the third time this season and the 41st time in his career… He recorded 10 three-pointers (second time this season making 10-plus threes and a league-best 17th in career)… Curry extended his career-best streak with four or more three-pointers to 13 consecutive games (1/20/20 – present), tying James Harden for the NBA’s longest such streak all-time (12/17/18 – 1/11/19)… This was the 88th consecutive game Curry has made at least one three-pointer, moving him into sole possession of the fifth-longest streak in NBA history (he is the only player to have two spots on the top 5)… This was his fourth consecutive game scoring at least 30 points, one shy of his career best of five, 2/22/16 – 3/3/16…. According to Stats by Stats, Curry has scored at least 25 points while shooting at least 50.0 percent from the field in each of his last eight games, the longest streak by any guard since Michael Jordan did so in 11 straight games in 1995-96.
  • Draymond Green dished out 11 assists, marking his fifth-straight game with at least 10 assists, a career-best streak… The last Warriors player to have five consecutive 10-assist games was Mookie Blaylock (5, 3/18/01 – 3/29/01)… According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Green joins Nikola Jokic (six-game streak) as the only players in NBA history since starters began being tracked in 1970-71 to dish out 10-plus assists in five-straight games in which they started at center.
  • Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points, the seventh time this season he scored at least 20 points…. Wiggins, who leads the Warriors in blocks this season, recorded his sixth multi-block game of the season tonight, the most such games in a single season of his career.
  • Kelly Oubre Jr. recorded his second double-double of the season with 17 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
  • Mychal Mulder grabbed a season-high five rebounds, adding 11 points, one shy of his season-high mark of 12 points.

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