Detroit — The headliner wasn’t able to play, but the understudy was more than ready to play the lead role.
Steph Curry didn’t play in the second game of a back-to-back, but even without the frontrunner for league MVP, the Golden State Warriors had enough scoring.
Third-year guard Jordan Poole (Michigan) picked up the slack and the Warriors still were lethal from 3-point range.
The Pistons kept it close in the fourth quarter, but the Warriors pulled away in the final minutes for a 105-102 victory before a sellout crowd at Little Caesars Arena on Friday night.