The Warriors were rolling on both sides of the ball Saturday, with Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. fueling early offense for the squad while holding the Detroit Pistons to 37.7 percent on field goals through the game in the Dubs’ 118-91 win on Saturday night at Chase Center.

It was a solid start from the get-go as Oubre Jr. started the game with a splash, and then Detroit’s six-time All-Star Blake Griffin responded with this own three-pointer. But the Dubs then held the Pistons scoreless for the next four minutes, creating a cushion the team rode to the end of the game.

The Dubs kept that same defensive momentum through the second quarter, holding Detroit to 15-for-44 shooting from the field (34.1 percent) and 4-for-17 (23.5 percent) from beyond the arc. Through those first 24 minutes, the team was rolling. Wiggins led the team with 14 points with two three-pointers, while Curry (2-for-4 on threes) and Oubre were right behind him with 13 each.

Getting some extended run through the game was Jordan Poole. The Warriors’ sophomore, dropped 16 points with three three-pointers in 21 minutes.

In all, the team splashed 17 treys on the night at a 47-percent clip through their Saturday night victory on the home hardwood.

On top of Saturday’s victory, Dub Nation got a treat during the third quarter of the broadcast: Klay Thompson returned to his role of Reporter Klay. From discussing his thoughts on the rookie James Wiseman and potentially playing along side him, to handling two minutes of play-by-play calls, Thompson had some fun live on their air.

With Saturday’s victory, the Warriors finish the week 3-1. The squad will also stay at home and prepare for their next game on Monday when they host the visiting Boston Celtics at Chase Center (7 p.m., TNT).

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More Notables …

• The Warriors improved to 10-8 overall, winning two straight for the fifth time this season.
• Golden State has won nine consecutive home games against the Timberwolves. The last time the Timberwolves won a road games against the Warriors was on April 5, 2016 (124-117 OT).
• Golden State improved to 5-0 when scoring 120-plus points and 8-0 when scoring 110-plus points.
• The Warriors’ reserves tallied a season high 60 points tonight vs. the Timberwolves (previous: 58 on 1/4 vs. SAC… Golden State is 3-0 this season when the bench scores 50-plus points.
• Golden State dished out 32 assists, its sixth game with 30-plus assists this season and they own a record of 5-1 in those games.
• The Warriors committed a season-high 21 turnovers (previous: 19, two times).
• Golden State’s 37 third-quarter points are the most it has scored in any third quarter this season (previous: 33, twice).
• The Warriors improved to 4-1 when recording 10-or-more steals (11 tonight).
• Golden State improved to 6-0 on the season when shooting 50 percent-or-better from the field (52.9 percent tonight).
• The Warriors improved to 8-1 when making more threes than their opponent (1-6 when getting outshot from three).
• James Wiseman and Anthony Edwards both scored 25 points off the bench tonight…. Since the NBA began tracking starters in 1970-71, this is the only time the No. 1 & 2 picks from the same draft have scored 25-plus points off the bench in the same game (Stats by STATS).
• James Wiseman tallied a career-high 25 points, his second outing of 20-plus points on the season (20 points on 1/20/21 vs. SAS)… His 25 points were also the most scored by a Warriors reserve this season… With two blocks tonight, marked his NBA-rookie best 11th multi-block outing of the season; Entering tonight, no other rookie had more than three multi-block games… He went 3-of-6 from three, tying a career high in makes.
• Kelly Oubre Jr.’s 16 second-quarter points marks a career high for points scored in any quarter (previous: 15 points scored in the second quarter as a member of the Suns on 2/5/20 at Detroit)… He finished with 20 points, his second outing of the season scoring 20-plus points… His nine defensive rebounds were a season high. Oubre Jr. made his first seven field goal attempts. Oubre Jr. has scored in double figures in seven of the last nine games, averaging 14.2 points per game in that span.
• Kevon Looney grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in 11:48 of action in his second-straight start, his eighth- career game with 10-plus rebounds.
• Stephen Curry has now appeared in 717-career games, passing Jeff Mullins (716) for sole possession of third on the franchise’s all-time games played list. Curry, who did not score in the first half, finished with 16 points (6- 17 FG, 4-11 3P), six rebounds and a game-high-tying eight assists.
• Damion Lee recorded a season-high 17 points on a season-high tying four threes, while adding a career-high tying three steals.
• Brad Wanamaker dished out a season-best six assists, leading all reserves in the category. In the last 12 games, Wanamaker has dished out 36 assists while turning the ball over just seven times.

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