Jordan Poole scored 33 points (19 in the fourth quarter), and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 120-112.
Stephen Curry’s 11-foot turnaround jumper put the Warriors ahead for good with 2:20 left in the fourth quarter.
Poole’s corner 3-pointer with 1:18 left made it 115-110, and Curry’s 12-foot floater with 47.7 seconds left put it away at 117-110.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the 76ers 14-6. Poole scored 7 of the Warriors’ 14 on 3 for 3 shooting.
Curry had 29 points and 8 rebounds, and Klay Thompson added 21 points with 6 3-pointers. Poole scored 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the 76ers, Joel Embiid had 46 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and Tobias Harris added 23 points (16 in the paint) on 10 for 12 shooting. Tyrese Maxey scored 21 points. The 76ers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Warriors shot 47.7% from the field and 36.0% from 3 to the 76ers’ 48.7% and 27.6%. The 76ers got 4 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Warriors outscored the 76ers 54-14 off the bench. The 76ers did not make a field goal in the last 3:02. The Warriors outscored the 76ers 20-10 in 6 minutes with Curry, Thompson, Green, Looney and Poole on the floor together.