The Golden State Warriors fell to .500 at home this season on Friday night, losing to the Indiana Pacers 123-111. Despite leading for nearly the entire first half, the Dubs were unable to send the Chase Center crowd home happy and fell to 36-33 on the season. They are now half a game behind the Lakers for the ninth seed in the Western Conference and 2.5 games ahead of the Rockets.
Both squads started strong offensively. They combined to commit just three turnovers and each team scored 38 points in the first quarter, making more than 50% of their shots from inside the arc and 50% of their three-point attempts. Pacers stars Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton led the way for Indiana, but the Warriors starting backcourt of Steph Curry and Brandin Podziemski was red hot. Curry was 5-for-6 from the field in the quarter (3-for-4 from three), scoring 13 points while Podziemski added 8 points on 3-for-4 shooting (2-for-3 from three).
The Dubs starting backcourt cooled in the second quarter, but the Splash Brother off the bench-Klay Thompson-caught fire to lead them to a double-digit lead. However, the Warriors scored just three points in the final four minutes of the first half, allowing the Pacers to cut the lead to 67-66 at the half.
The Golden State Warriors fell to .500 at home this season on Friday night, losing to the Indiana Pacers 123-111. Despite leading for nearly the entire first half, the Dubs were unable to send the Chase Center crowd home happy and fell to 36-33 on the season. They are now half a game behind the Lakers for the ninth seed in the Western Conference and 2.5 games ahead of the Rockets.
Both squads started strong offensively. They combined to commit just three turnovers and each team scored 38 points in the first quarter, making more than 50% of their shots from inside the arc and 50% of their three-point attempts. Pacers stars Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton led the way for Indiana, but the Warriors starting backcourt of Steph Curry and Brandin Podziemski was red hot. Curry was 5-for-6 from the field in the quarter (3-for-4 from three), scoring 13 points while Podziemski added 8 points on 3-for-4 shooting (2-for-3 from three).
The Dubs starting backcourt cooled in the second quarter, but the Splash Brother off the bench-Klay Thompson-caught fire to lead them to a double-digit lead. However, the Warriors scored just three points in the final four minutes of the first half, allowing the Pacers to cut the lead to 67-66 at the half.