Undermanned Pacers stun Curry, Warriors 121-117 in overtime

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors have been frenzied, speeding pictures and being careless with the basketball. It led to maybe their worst loss this season to an Indiana workforce with a handful of injured stars watching in road garments.

Keifer Sykes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:41 left in extra time and a layup the following possession, Chris Duarte scored 27 factors and the undermanned Pacers beat Stephen Curry and the Warriors 121-117 on Thursday night time.

Golden State bought one final probability with 6.4 seconds left after a bounce ball and Klay Thompson checked in however couldn’t get a shot off.

“We have been positively sped up a bit of bit, 9 for 42 from 3, but it surely wasn’t an excellent sport by way of our execution to get these 42 3-point pictures,” coach Steve Kerr mentioned. “I don’t suppose we earned the best to make much more than that. It simply felt like we have been scattered on the market and in a rush for positive.”

Curry scored 39 however none in extra time, lacking a 3 from the highest of the arc with 16.5 seconds left. He had a tying layup with 2:44 left and 4 free throws within the remaining 34.5 seconds of regulation, however Golden State surrendered Justin Vacation’s tying 3 with 6 seconds left to ship the sport into OT.

“So far as the 3-point shot that tied it, I’m usually a fouler and I take the hit on that one, too. This was my night time to stink it up,” Kerr mentioned.

Duarte hit clutch jumpers late in regulation because the decided Pacers hung robust on an evening they have been lacking the beginning backcourt duo of Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert, together with beginning middle Domantas Sabonis due to accidents.

“Golden State is a superb, nice workforce. They bought two of the perfect gamers — two of the perfect shooters that you simply’ve ever seen on this sport — so I feel us popping out with the win, it’s an enormous, enormous win for us,” Duarte mentioned.

Juan Toscano-Anderson, who had a key 3 with 3:19 to go, rebounded Torrey Craig’s miss with 15.7 seconds left and Curry transformed free throws.

Indiana middle Goga Bitadze was ejected with 6:44 left following his second technical after fouling Gary Payton II, who went over the 6-foot-11 middle for a left-handed slam and likewise was whistled for a technical.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after making a 3-point basket in opposition to the Indiana Pacers throughout the first half of an NBA basketball sport in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.

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“I didn’t say something,” mentioned Payton, who scratched his head after the dunk and stared at Bitazdze, who appeared to attempt to head butt the Warriors star.

Thompson drove to the basket for a reasonably reverse layup within the second quarter and once more confirmed indicators of his outdated dominant self after returning earlier this month from a 2 1/2-year absence following surgical procedures on his left knee and proper Achilles tendon. He missed all seven of his 3-point tries and Golden State’s gamers apart from Curry have been 0 for 14 from deep till Damion Lee linked with 40 seconds left within the third.

“Simply bought to provide it time,” Kerr mentioned.

Curry had 18 factors by halftime to assist Golden State construct a 63-55 lead and wound up 12 of 27 with six 3-pointers. Kevon Looney grabbed 15 rebounds for his career-best fourth straight sport with double-digit boards. DeMarcus Cousins was the final Warriors participant with 10 or extra rebounds in 4 straight video games, doing so in 5 in a row from Feb. 12-28, 2019, in line with Elias.

Indiana snapped a four-game shedding streak with a 111-104 highway win in opposition to the Lakers on Wednesday. The Pacers tackle the highest two groups within the Western Convention in consecutive video games after they play at Phoenix on Saturday.

The Warriors dropped to 10-1 this season dealing with the Japanese Convention.

HOME RUN DERBY

Golden State canceled apply Wednesday and had a enjoyable sport of Dwelling Run Derby as a substitute.

“Everybody’s drained from all of the journey over the past month or so, simply felt like a great day to unwind and do one thing enjoyable, ” Kerr mentioned. “... Klay was good. I do know you’re going to be shocked that Steph and Klay have been each wonderful.”

HONORING MRS. ATTLES

Wilhelmina Attles, a former instructor in Oakland and spouse of Warriors Corridor of Famer Al Attles, was honored on Educators Appreciation Night time and the Oakland Unified College District declared Jan. 20 “Mrs. Attles Day.” She left the court docket in tears after the halftime ceremony, clearly touched.

SELLOUT STREAK

The Warriors recorded their four-hundredth straight sellout spanning the common season and playoffs — excluding the restricted capability for followers final season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The streak dates to Dec. 18, 2012, in opposition to New Orleans.

TIP-INS

Pacers: Brogdon has proper Achilles tendon soreness, LeVert a sore proper calf and Sabonis a sprained left ankle. ... Indiana improved to 5-17 on the highway with its third straight victory on the Warriors’ house flooring.

Warriors: Rookie Jonathan Kuminga, within the beginning lineup throughout Draymond Inexperienced’s damage absence, was hit along with his first profession technical for making contact with Lance Stephenson halfway by means of the second. ... Otto Porter Jr. sat the primary sport of a back-to-back whereas Thompson and Andre Iguodala are set to relaxation Friday vs. the Rockets. ... The Warriors nonetheless hope C James Wiseman, recovering from proper knee surgical procedure, will start scrimmaging with contact quickly however restricted scheduled practices has made that difficult together with the massive man needing the knee flushed to alleviate swelling final month. “At this level I’m additionally conscious I’m the boy who cried wolf a bit of bit,” Kerr mentioned. “When it occurs, it occurs and we’ll let .”

UP NEXT

Pacers: At Suns on Saturday night time.

Warriors: Host Houston on Friday night time to finish a back-to-back having received 4 straight vs. the Rockets.

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