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Poole's Hot Hand Not Enough for Dubs in Miami

The Warriors got things started on the wrong foot when visiting the Miami Heat Friday by allowing the South Beach squad, who were undefeated at home headed into this game, to post 41 first quarter points. The Dubs were ultimately unable to come back and dropped the first match of their five-game road trip 122-105.

Though down 41-21 by the end of the first quarter, the Dubs made a continued push through the second and third quarters to get back in the game, coming as close as six points down to the Heat in the third quarter.

TEAM LEADERS

GSW
Points Rebounds Assists
Poole – 20 Bowman – 7 Bowman / Chriss – 6
Paschall – 17 Cauley-Stein – 6 Green – 4
Burks – 16 Chris – 5 3 Tied – 1
MIA
Points Rebounds Assists
Dragic – 20 Adebayo – 9 Butler – 6
Herro – 19 Silva – 8 Winslow – 5
Robinson – 17 4 Tied – 5 Dragic – 4

Leading the charge was Jordan Poole who started by making his first four three-point attempts off the bench on his way to matching a career-high of 20 points. Eric Paschall, who had just one point through the first half, also added 16 points in the final 24 minutes.

However, the Dubs’ momentum through the second and early portion of the third quarter was not enough to overcome the Heat who shot better than fifty percent from the three-point line for a majority of the game. Miami went on a 31-9 run that started with just over four minutes left in the third quarter and extended through the fourth to keep the Warriors from coming back.

The Dubs roll onto the next one in Orlando to face the Magic in a Sunday matinee (3 p.m., NBCSBA).

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More Notables …

  • Golden State falls to 3-15 overall this season and 1-7 at home.
  • The Thunder lead the regular season series against the Warriors, 3-0, with the final meeting set for March 28 at Chase Center.
  • Tonight marked the fourth game this season the Warriors have recorded 10-or-more steals (season-high is 13 on 10/27 at OKC).
  • This marked Oklahoma City’s first road win of the season.
  • The Thunder recorded a season-high 14 blocks (previous: 11 on 11/2 vs. NOP)… It also marked the Warriors opponent-season high in blocks (previous: 10 multiple times).
  • Monday’s game marked the Warriors’ 351st consecutive sellout, the fourth-longest active sellout streak in the league.
  • Eric Paschall posted his second career double-double, scoring 13 points while grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds… Tonight marked his 14th game of double-digit scoring (seventh game in a row) and second game of 10-plus boards.
  • Glenn Robinson lll scored a career-high 25 points (previous: 20 points multiple times), adding a career-high tying five assists.
  • Ky Bowman tallied a career-high 24 points (previous: 19 multiple times) while contributing five assists, three steals and a block… It was his third-straight game scoring in double figures.
  • Marquese Chriss dished out a career-high seven assists (previous: four multiple times), adding six points, five rebounds and one steal in 23 minutes off the bench.
  • Jordan Poole posted a reserve-high 11 points, adding a career-high-tying six rebounds, four assists and one steal in 24 minutes.
  • Dennis Schroder scored a Thunder-high 22 points off the bench, his fifth outing of 20-plus points this season… All five of his 20-point outings this season have come as a reserve… This marks the fifth time he has led the team in scoring this season.
  • Chris Paul posted 20 points, his sixth game of 20-or-more this season… He added seven rebounds, five assists and one steal.
  • Steven Adams recorded his second double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

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