Stephen Curry scores 29 of 42 points in 1st half, hits 11 3s to help Warriors beat Pacers, 131-109
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Stephen Curry can already sense the momentum building inside the Golden State Warriors' locker room.
Coach Steve Kerr feels it, too.
So after making no significant trade deadline additions Thursday, Curry made his first seven 3-pointers, scored 29 of his 42 points in the first half and almost single-handedly carried Golde State past the Indiana Pacers, 131-109.
“The challenge is to not get too far ahead of yourself, thinking you can just show up and win games," Curry said when asked about the Warriors' sudden resurgence. “We've got a long way to go to get some (playoff) security.”
The Warriors started the night 11th in the Western Conference. But if Curry plays like he did Thursday, there's no telling how far the Warriors could ascend.
A night after scoring just nine points at Philadelphia, Curry went 15 of 22 from the field, had a season-high 11 3s on 16 attempts and posted his fifth 40-point game of the season as the Indiana crowd routinely applauded Curry's masterpiece. The Warriors have won three straight and went 4-1 on a five-game trip.
Pascal Siakam had 16 points and eight rebounds for Indiana. Myles Turner added 15 points and seven rebounds, while All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton struggled offensively, scoring five points in 26 minutes. He did have 11 assists.
The Pacers had other problems, too.
“Well, he (Curry) was making shots, but we got beat by their hard play - and our lack of hard play,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “Simple as that. It was ugly. I think we lost every quarter.”
Curry made sure of it as Golden State snapped a three-game losing streak in the series. The Warriors hadn't beaten the Pacers since December 2021.
He made 10 of his first 11 shots, missing just one 3 during that stretch as the Warriors built a 70-58 halftime lead.
Curry cooled off in the second half, though his teammates did not. The Warriors pulled out to a 95-76 lead after three, and the Pacers never recovered on a night the NBA's highest scoring team fell 15.4 points below its average.
Jonathan Kuminga added 18 points for Golden State.
“We had a great start to the season and then things, obviously, went kind of haywire for a while,” Kerr said. “But this feels like the best version of us, with the starting lineup, playing they are, bringing guys off the bench who are giving great energy and effort. And then, Steph was just scalding hot there early.”
Nobody had a stranger 24 hours than guard Cory Joseph, who flew with the Warriors to Indiana on Wednesday night, was dealt to the Pacers as Thursday's trade deadline approached and wound up jobless when the Pacers waived him.
It was Indiana's second deal of the day. The Pacers also sent starting swingman Buddy Hield to Philadelphia and acquired swingman Doug McDermott from San Antonio in a three-team deal.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Host Phoenix on Saturday night.
Pacers: At New York on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Draymond Green vs. Myles Turner (Pascal Siakam gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Myles Turner misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:41 |  | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:19 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 3-0 |
| 10:57 | | Myles Turner misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:54 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving dunk | 5-0 |
| 10:42 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:34 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 5-3 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 7-3 |
| 10:07 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 7-6 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving finger roll layup | 9-6 |
| 9:38 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Charge) (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 9:09 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 12-6 |
| 8:56 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 14-6 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point cutting layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 14-8 |
| 8:22 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Loose ball) (Draymond Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 17-8 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting dunk (Pascal Siakam assists) | 17-10 |
| 7:46 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-11 |
| 7:37 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:36 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | ||
| 7:15 | | +1 | Brandin Podziemski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-11 |
| 7:15 | | +1 | Brandin Podziemski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-11 |
| 7:05 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 19-14 |
| 6:42 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 22-14 |
| 6:29 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 22-17 |
| 6:12 | | Dario Saric turnover (lost ball) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 22-19 |
| 6:05 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | Aaron Nesmith misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:03 | | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:43 | | Lester Quinones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Moses Moody assists) | 25-19 |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Pascal Siakam makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 25-22 |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 27-22 |
| 4:37 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-24 |
| 4:26 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-24 |
| 4:05 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 3:56 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 3:52 | | Stephen Curry shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:52 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-25 |
| 3:41 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Lester Quinones assists) | 32-25 |
| 3:30 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot | 35-25 |
| 3:11 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 35-27 |
| 3:11 | | Moses Moody shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 3:11 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-28 |
| 2:52 | | Lester Quinones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point alley-oop dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 35-30 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving dunk (Lester Quinones assists) | 37-30 |
| 1:57 | | Pascal Siakam misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 39-30 |
| 1:47 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (Dario Saric draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Dario Saric makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-30 |
| 1:36 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Lester Quinones assists) | 43-30 |
| 1:06 | | Moses Moody blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:03 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point putback layup | 43-32 |
| 0:54 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Smith steals) | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point running dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 43-34 |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point cutting dunk (Dario Saric assists) | 45-34 |
| 0:15 | | Jonathan Kuminga blocks T.J. McConnell's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:11 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Gui Santos misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Jonathan Kuminga personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 11:24 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point floating jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 45-36 |
| 10:52 | | Kevon Looney offensive foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | Kevon Looney turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point pullup jump shot | 45-38 |
| 10:31 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 45-40 |
| 10:24 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:04 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Gui Santos offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +2 | Gui Santos makes two point putback layup | 47-40 |
| 9:47 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 47-43 |
| 9:38 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Lester Quinones draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | Lester Quinones misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:31 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Lester Quinones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point tip layup | 49-43 |
| 8:44 | | +2 | Ben Sheppard makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Obi Toppin assists) | 49-45 |
| 8:44 | | Lester Quinones shooting foul (Ben Sheppard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:44 | | +1 | Ben Sheppard makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-46 |
| 8:21 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:07 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 51-46 |
| 7:37 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Gui Santos defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Jonathan Kuminga turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 7:11 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-47 |
| 7:02 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-48 |
| 6:47 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 54-48 |
| 6:31 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 54-51 |
| 6:09 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Gui Santos draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | +1 | Gui Santos makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-51 |
| 6:09 | | Gui Santos misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:09 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:58 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 55-53 |
| 5:16 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 58-53 |
| 4:50 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Aaron Nesmith blocks Gui Santos's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Pascal Siakam offensive foul (Charge) (Draymond Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | Pascal Siakam turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point cutting finger roll layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving floating jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 58-55 |
| 4:20 | | Stephen Curry shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 4:20 | | +1 | Aaron Nesmith makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 58-56 |
| 4:01 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Tyrese Haliburton blocks Moses Moody's two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 60-56 |
| 3:06 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (lost ball) (Draymond Green steals) | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point running layup (Draymond Green assists) | 62-56 |
| 2:49 | | Tyrese Haliburton offensive foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point driving dunk (Stephen Curry assists) | 64-56 |
| 2:23 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Draymond Green steals) | ||
| 2:18 | | Draymond Green turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Nesmith steals) | ||
| 2:11 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 64-58 |
| 1:52 | | Pascal Siakam technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 65-58 |
| 1:51 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 68-58 |
| 1:37 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point re |