Warriors rally from 17 down in the second quarter to beat Nets in overtime
The Golden State Warriors rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 107-99 in overtime for their 11th straight win.
The Warriors trailed 40-23 with 10:27 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Nets 84-59 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Nets 19-12. Draymond Green scored 6 of the Warriors’ 19 on 3 for 7 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Green had 6 of his 12 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Andre Iguodala that tied the game and 2 on baskets by Stephen Curry and Andrew Bogut that put the Warriors ahead. In that stretch, Thaddeus Young had 2 of his 3 steals in 32 seconds, the first leading to Jarrett Jack’s free throws that tied the game at 94 and the second to his own free throws.
Curry had 34 points and 6 assists, and Bogut added 10 points, 18 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench. Curry and Green set each other up for 9 baskets and 22 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Jack had 28 points and 9 assists, and Young added 26 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Warriors shot 44.3% from the field and 35.3% from 3 to the Nets’ 41.8% and 11.1%.