Friday NBA Roundup: Warriors Rolling Ahead of Finals Rematch with Cavaliers

December 23rd, 2016 by Josh Martin Leave a reply »

To paraphrase the late, great Dennis Green, the Golden State Warriors are who we thought they were: the NBA's leanest, meanest winning machine.

Golden State extended its league-best record to 27-4 on Friday with a gritty 119-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons in what will be its final trip to the Palace of Auburn Hills. (The Pistons move to downtown Detroit next season).

Native Michigander Draymond Green could barely buy a bucket all night. He clanked all six of his three-point attempts and didn't scratch from the field until the one minute, 31-second mark of the fourth quarter. But that dunk off a Klay Thompson pass gave the Dubs a 112-110 lead they wouldn't relinquish.

In Green's defense, he was a bit rusty. He missed Golden State's win in Brooklyn on Thursday to see his son, Draymond Jr.—whose birth he watched via FaceTime en route to San Francisco—before catching an overnight flight to the Motor City.



Despite his exhaustion, Green found other ways to impact the game. He led Golden State with 10 rebounds and 12 assists, falling five points shy of his second triple-double in 20 ...

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