3 observations after Curry-led Warriors hang 139 points on Sixers

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3 observations after Curry-led Warriors hang 139 points on Sixers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Sixers never led and never remotely threatened to Thursday against the Warriors.

Golden State dominated the night and notched a 139-105 victory at Chase Center.

Stephen Curry was brilliant, posting 30 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in his 30 minutes.

Joel Embiid led the 13-19 Sixers with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Paul George added 19 points.

The Sixers were missing Kelly Oubre Jr. (left hand sprain), Andre Drummond (left toe sprain), Jared McCain (left lateral meniscus surgery) and KJ Martin (left foot stress reaction). The 17-16 Warriors had two players out injured in Brandin Podziemski and Gary Payton II.

Next up for the Sixers is the finale of a six-game road trip Saturday against the Nets. Here are observations on their blowout loss to the Warriors:

Picking up where they left off in Sacramento 

Sixers head coach Nick Nurse was essentially forced to use an early timeout because of his team’s very slow start.

Whatever the Sixers’ plans were to make Golden State’s offense uncomfortable, they did not materialize whatsoever. Dennis Schröder hit a trio of first-quarter three-pointers and Moses Moody’s triple on the opening play of the second put the Sixers in a 38-19 hole.

The Sixers’ showing was the opposite of a bounce-back performance after their collapse late in the fourth quarter Wednesday vs. the Kings. From the end of that game to Moody’s jumper, the Sixers were outscored 53-19 by their opponents.

On top of the Sixers’ turnover woes carrying over from Sacramento, they didn’t make many of the decent shots they got up. The team began 0 for 7 from three-point range and had no long-range makes in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the Warriors shot and played like the relatively well-rested team on a homestand.

George’s trend of foul trouble continued, too. He picked up two in the first seven minutes and change. Since a zero-foul night on Christmas in Boston, he’s had four consecutive games impacted by early fouls.

Yabusele always ready to roll off bench

Amid all the negatives,…

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Publish date : 2025-01-03 05:32:00

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