The Warriors remain without a three-game winning streak this season after falling to the Nets 134-117 on Saturday night at Chase Center.

The Dubs have won consecutive games on six occasions this season, but lost their quest to extend this latest streak when Brooklyn went on a 15-4 run to end the first quarter. The Nets took the lead during that run and never relinquished it.

Struggles from the perimeter were costly for the Dubs, as they shot 4-for-20 on 3-pointers in the first half, and 9-for-34 for the game. Even Stephen Curry, who entered the game with an NBA-record tying 13 straight games with at least four made threes had a hard time connecting from distance, going 2-for-9 on threes.

Curry, however, was very effective attacking the basket, making all eight of his two-point attempts. He had 12 of his game-high 27 points in a back-and-forth first quarter that featured six ties and six lead changes before Brooklyn’s run to end the period.

Kevin Durant had 20 points in his first game in the Bay Area since playing in three, and winning two, NBA Finals with the Warriors (more on that below), part of a balanced Brooklyn attack that saw nine Nets players score in the first quarter alone. James Harden complimented his 19-point effort with 16 assists, while Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn with 23 points. All five starters scored at least 15 points for the Nets, who shot 53.8 percent from the floor, marking the first Warriors opponent to shoot better than 50 percent in 24 games.

Kelly Oubre Jr. tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors for his third straight double-double, the longest such streak of his career, and Draymond Green tallied seven rebounds and eight assists, ending his streak of consecutive games with 10-plus assists at five. Andrew Wiggins added 17 points and Eric Paschall scored all 16 of his points in the fourth quarter, but the Dubs never cut their deficit to single digits in the second half.

With the loss, the Warriors fall to 14-13 on the season, and they’ll look to get back on track on Monday with a home matchup vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.

WELCOMING KD BACK TO THE BAY
Saturday’s game marked Kevin Durant’s first game in the Bay Area since he played for the Warriors for three seasons from 2016 to 2019. With the game played without fans in attendance, Dub Nation was not able to show their appreciation to the two-time NBA Champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP. But still, the organization was able to play the below tribute video on Chase Center’s videoboard during a break in the action in the first quarter.

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More Notables …

• The Warriors improved to 9-5 at home this season.
• Golden State extended its home-winning streak vs. Orlando to eight-straight games, its longest active home-winning streak vs. any opponent… The last time the Magic beat the Warriors in the Bay Area was a 102-94 win on December 3, 2012… Golden State has won 13 of its last 15 games vs. Orlando overall.
• The Warriors set franchise records for threes attempted in a first quarter (18) and first half (30) with previous marks at 17 and 29, respectively… Tonight marked their fourth outing this season with 20-or-more threes (4-0 in those games)… Their 50 attempts from three-point range marked a season high (previous: 47 on 12/27 at CHI).
• Golden State improved to 12-1 this season when scoring 110-plus points.
• The Warriors trailed the Magic by 11 and went on to win, their fifth double-digit comeback of the season.
• Golden State, ranked second in the league in opponent field goal percentage (.436 FG%), held Orlando to 39.2 percent shooting from the field and improved to 6-0 this season when holding its opponent to less than 40 percent from the field… This marked the 23rd consecutive game in which the Warriors held their opponent to a field goal shooting percentage under 50 percent, their longest such streak since a 25-consecutive game streak (12/27/18 – 2/25/19).
• The Warriors scored a season-high-tying 37 points in the third quarter.
• Stephen Curry tallied a game-high 40 points (14-26 FG, 10-19 3FG, 2-2 FT), reaching the 40-point plateau for the third time this season and the 41st time in his career… He recorded 10 three-pointers (second time this season making 10-plus threes and a league-best 17th in career)… Curry extended his career-best streak with four or more three-pointers to 13 consecutive games (1/20/20 – present), tying James Harden for the NBA’s longest such streak all-time (12/17/18 – 1/11/19)… This was the 88th consecutive game Curry has made at least one three-pointer, moving him into sole possession of the fifth-longest streak in NBA history (he is the only player to have two spots on the top 5)… This was his fourth consecutive game scoring at least 30 points, one shy of his career best of five, 2/22/16 – 3/3/16…. According to Stats by Stats, Curry has scored at least 25 points while shooting at least 50.0 percent from the field in each of his last eight games, the longest streak by any guard since Michael Jordan did so in 11 straight games in 1995-96.
• Draymond Green dished out 11 assists, marking his fifth-straight game with at least 10 assists, a career-best streak… The last Warriors player to have five consecutive 10-assist games was Mookie Blaylock (5, 3/18/01 – 3/29/01)… According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Green joins Nikola Jokic (six-game streak) as the only players in NBA history since starters began being tracked in 1970-71 to dish out 10-plus assists in five-straight games in which they started at center.
• Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points, the seventh time this season he scored at least 20 points…. Wiggins, who leads the Warriors in blocks this season, recorded his sixth multi-block game of the season tonight, the most such games in a single season of his career.
• Kelly Oubre Jr. recorded his second double-double of the season with 17 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.
• Mychal Mulder grabbed a season-high five rebounds, adding 11 points, one shy of his season-high mark of 12 points.

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