After Jordan Poole and the rest of the young core helped will a victory over the Miami Heat without Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Otto Porter Jr., some of the Golden State Warriors’ veterans returned to the floor on Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks.
With players like Thompson and Green back in the lineup around a red-hot Poole, the Warriors battled the Hawks through the first two-quarters of the contest. Despite a fast start, the Warriors’ offense went cold in the third quarter.
Golden State shot only 33.3% from the field and 0-for-6 from beyond the arc on the way to scoring only 16 points in the third. While the Warriors’ offense was quiet, Trae Young took advantage. The Hawks All-Star guard tallied 15 points on his own on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor with three triples in the third quarter.
While the Warriors attempted a run in the fourth quarter, it wasn’t enough to keep up with Young and the Hawks. Young notched 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the floor with 15 assists and four rebounds to lead the Hawks to a 121-110 win.
On a positive note for the Warriors, Thompson played a season-high 40 minutes on Friday night, scoring a game-high 37 points on 14-of-26 shooting from the field. Thompson also notched a season-best nine triples on 16 attempts from deep.
Following the Warriors’ second loss on their four-game road swing, the NBA Twitter community chimed in with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Friday night.
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