Curry and Butler lead Warriors to 120-107 victory over Nets

Curry and Butler lead Warriors to 120-107 victory over Nets
Curry and Butler lead Warriors to 120-107 victory over Nets

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler finished with 21 as the Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-107 on Monday.

Curry was 8 of 15 from the field, while Butler was 11 of 12 from the free throw line for the Warriors, who bounced back from an overtime loss in Toronto on Sunday to win for the fourth time in five games.

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Trayce Jackson-Davis added 11 points and Gary Payton II, De’Anthony Melton and Will Richard added 10 each.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 27 points and rookie Egor Demin added 23 for the Nets, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Golden State was slow in the first quarter and trailed by as many as 13 points. The Warriors rallied to lead by two at halftime before Curry, who struggled to find his shot in the first half, scored 10 points to lead Golden State to an 89-85 lead late in the third quarter.

Golden State led by 10 with 4:37 left in the fourth quarter before the Nets went on an 8-0 run to make the score 107-103 after a pair of Terance Mann three-pointers.

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On the next possession, Curry leaned on Nic Claxton when he hit a floater and was fouled when his shot went over and he made a free throw.

Demin then responded with a 3-pointer before the Warriors scored on their next three trips, capped by a dunk from Richard that made the score 116-106 and sealed the victory.

The Warriors improved to 7-12 on the road.

Next

Warriors: They continue their three-game road trip in Charlotte on Wednesday.

Nets: They will host Houston on Thursday.

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