The Golden State Warriors have had spectacular offensive performances in losses all season. Friday night, they were happy with an ugly win.
Golden State defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 97-84, in a game where both teams couldn’t shoot the ball for long stretches. Or even hang onto it. The Warriors held Charlotte to 29 first-half points and only 52 points through three quarters in a game where they struggled offensively but handily won each of the first three quarters by seven points each.
After a slow first half, the Warriors put the Hornets away with a 30-point third quarter, highlighted by a spectacular pass from Steph Curry to Moses Moody.