Playing without Draymond Green for a second straight game proved to be no problem for Golden State in a 123-116 win.
As Warriors coach Steve Kerr said prior to this one, it’s good to be back in the mix. With their second undermanned win in a week’s span against their company at the top of the Western Conference, the Warriors have done as much as they can to prove they belong.
In the absence of Green, the Warriors had a number of contributors do their best stat sheet-stuffing impersonations: Iguodala scored 12 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed seven rebounds. Otto Porter Jr. tied a career high with eight assists to go with 20 points and seven boards, and Kevon Looney also dished out a career high in assists with six to go with seven rebounds and eight points.
The Warriors have been absent from the conversation the past two seasons. But they’ve now beaten both the top teams from last season and are only set to get stronger with the return of Klay Thompson on the horizon. For now, they’re also playing without Green, who was stuck in health and safety protocols for a second straight game.
By the end of the third quarter, Warriors had already matched the season-low 86 points they were held to in their last contest, Tuesday’s 89-86 loss to Denver. By that point, however, they had watched a 14-point advantage built during the first two quarters lead completely disappear.
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