Stephen Curry had 39 points and 11 rebounds, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 118-111.
The Warriors took control with a 26-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 28.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Nets 7-1. Klay Thompson scored 4 of the Warriors’ 7 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Draymond Green had 2 steals, and the Warriors scored 2 points off them.
Thompson had 23 points and 10 rebounds. Green assisted on 5 of Thompson’s 10 baskets, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nets, Allen Crabbe scored 25 points (13 in the third quarter) with 6 3-pointers, and Joe Harris went 1 for 8 from 3. Spencer Dinwiddie had 21 points (11 in the third quarter) and 8 assists.
The Warriors shot 51.1% from the field and 41.7% from 3 to the Nets’ 35.8% and 33.3%. Curry fouled out.