Dubs Earn Win Over Pistons With Second-Half Hustle

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Andrew Wiggins ended the Warriors’ season-opening road trip on a high note as he dropped 17 of his 27 points, including three three-pointers, in the fourth quarter to lead the squad to a 116-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. Wiggins also added a full stat line with seven rebounds, three assists, a steal and two blocks. The victory not only capped off a strong second half showing on both sides of the ball by the Dubs, but also ensured the squad split their road trip with two wins and two losses.

While Wiggins’ fourth quarter scoring outburst certainly fueled the final 12 minutes of the game, a collective group effort contributed to a second half turnaround in which the Dubs went from trailing 51-48 at the half to what ultimately became a 10-point victory.

TEAM LEADERS

GSW
Points	Rebounds	Assists
Curry – 31	Oubre Jr. – 7	Curry – 6
Wiggins – 27	Wiseman – 6	2 Tied – 4
Oubre Jr. – 14	3 Tied – 5	Wiggins – 3

DET
Points	Rebounds	Assists
Grant – 27	Plumlee – 10	Rose – 7
Jackson – 17	Grant / Stewart – 7	3 Tied – 3
Rose – 15	Jackson – 6	Plumlee – 2

Stephen Curry got the offense going in the third quarter where he hit three of his five treys on the night en route to a game-high 31 points. Plus, Dubs’ trio James Wiseman, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Juan Toscano-Anderson each had plays in which they turned defense into offense during the second half.

Four minutes into the third quarter and in a full-court press, Oubre Jr. picked the pocket of Detroit’s Delon Wright at the half-court logo, grabbed the loose ball and brought it up to the hoop for a two-handed jam. Two minutes later, Toscano-Anderson not only broke up a Pistons pass that would have found Derrick Rose open in the corner, but he leaped out of bounds to save the ball and found Curry on the baseline. The Dubs hustled up the court and Curry served a sweet dish back to Toscano-Anderson, guiding the Oakland-born Warrior to the bucket and the score.

And then there was the 19-year-old center in Wiseman, who was playing in just his fourth NBA game, which eclipsed the three NCAA games he played with Memphis. The center put all of his talents on display in one play during the fourth quarter. With six-plus minutes left in the game, veteran big-man Mason Plumlee pushed up a shot from the freethrow line that Wiseman blocked. The rookie then recovered the loose ball, took it up the court himself and Euro stepped his way to an off-handed dunk.

It was a win earned by the Warriors through strong play on both defense and offense.

After a rough 0-2 start to the season, the Dubs will now return to the Bay Area riding a two-game winning streak and ready to tip off a seven-game homestand. It all starts on New Years Day with a tilt against Western Conference rival Portland Trail Blazers (7:30 p.m., NBCSBA).

More Notables …

The upcoming season-long seven-game homestand will mark Golden State’s first seven-game homestand since Dec. 20-30, 2017.

Golden State shot a season-high 50.0 percent from the field (38-of-76 FG) and 42.4 percent from three-point range (14-of-33 3FG)… The Warriors held the Pistons to 38.0 percent from the floor (35-of-92 FG).

The Warriors have won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 1-3, 2020.

The Warriors have won their last game of the calendar year in eight of the last nine years and are 40-35 all-time in such games.

Stephen Curry recorded his second-straight 30-point game with 31 points on 9-of-17 from the field (5-of-9 from three)… Curry (8-of-8 FT) extended his franchise-record free throw streak to 72 consecutive free throws made, the longest such streak in the NBA since Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki hit 74-straight from March 4-27, 2011.

Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 27 points, including 17 points in the fourth quarter to equal the highest scoring fourth quarter of his career… Wiggins hit 5-of-8 from three-point range and added seven rebounds and three blocks.

Damion Lee appeared in his 100th career NBA game, finishing with eight points and three rebounds… Lee is 9-of-15 from three-point range (.600) to begin the season.

Juan Toscano-Anderson earned his second-straight start (eighth career), tallying five points, four assists and three rebounds… Golden State is 5-3 with Toscano in the starting lineup (2-0 this season).

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored in double figures for the first time as a Warrior, finishing with 14 points on 6-of-10 from the field while adding five rebounds, two blocks and two steals.