Stephen Curry scored 40 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Golden State Warriors rallied from 22 points down in the first quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-119.
The Warriors trailed 27-5 with 4:39 left in the first quarter. They were still down 40-20 with 10:03 left in the second quarter, with a 4.3% chance to win, and outscored the Nets 101-79 the rest of the way.
Cameron Johnson’s putback made it 121-119 at the buzzer.
During clutch time, the Nets outscored the Warriors 5-4.
Jimmy Butler III had 25 points (11 in the second quarter), 6 assists and 3 steals.
For the Nets, Cameron Johnson scored 26 points, and Cam Thomas added 23 points and 7 assists.
The Nets gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Warriors missed. The Nets’ starters outscored the Warriors 46-33 in 14 minutes together.