What we learned as Dubs hang on to beat Magic in Draymond’s return

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What we learned as Dubs hang on to beat Magic in Draymond’s return originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SAN FRANCISCO – With the NBA trade deadline days away and rumors running rampant, the product on the court between the Warriors and Orlando Magic felt secondary Monday night at Chase Center. In reality, the game again will be on the backburner Wednesday night when the Warriors play the Utah Jazz on the road.

All attention and all eyes are focused on Thursday at 12 p.m. PT. But first, the Warriors had to find a way to get back over. 500 and beat the Magic in front of their home fans.

The early results weren’t pretty. The Warriors missed their first six shots, all 3-pointers, and only scored three points through the first five minutes. Though the night was filled with a whole lot of offensive ineptitude, the Warriors outscored the Magic by 23 points between the second and third quarters on their way to a 104-99 win.

Those two quarters proved to be even more vital as the Warriors lost the fourth by 10 points.

Battling an off shooting night, Steph Curry scored 24 points on 7-of-21 shooting and was a lowly 2 of 12 on 3-pointers. But Andrew Wiggins continued his strong offensive stretch by scoring a team-high 25 points, and Moses Moody dropped 17 big-time points off the bench.

Here are three takeaways from the Warriors outlasting the Magic.

Draymond’s Return

After missing the Warriors’ previous seven games, in which they went 3-4, Green was back in uniform for Golden State. And on the Warriors’ first offensive possession, Green turned the ball over via an errant pass attempt.

But his next turnover didn’t come until the 8:39 mark of the fourth quarter.

Playing his first game since exiting three minutes in on Jan. 18, Green was a plus-9 in 29 minutes. Green scored four points to go with seven points and five assists, and his suffocating defense couldn’t be ignored. Green showed a two-man game with rookie center Quinten Post, and the starting five was a plus-9 together in 12 minutes.

Green’s running jumper with 1:44 left in the fourth quarter gave the Warriors an ever-important four-point… [ad_2]
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Publish date : 2025-02-03 21:51:00

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