Poole scores 30 points with seven 3s off the bench, Warriors win
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green is healthy and back to his elite level of doing a little bit of everything on both ends, even leading the offense with the second unit. He just missed his first triple-double of the season.
Green also regularly knocks down three-pointers.
Jordan Poole also found his groove from beyond the arc. He came off the bench to score 30 points with a season-high seven 3-pointers to take some pressure off Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 119-111 on Friday night.
The defending champions are starting to click.
“The rotations changed a little bit a couple of games ago, we started to have some chemistry, a good rotation, and now we’re playing basketball,” Poole said. “It feels great to get our chemistry back a little bit. We just have to keep rolling.”
Zach LaVine’s 3-pointer with 2:27 to play pulled Chicago within 110-109 before Green answered from deep moments later at the other end.
“That moment was a huge, one-point game,” coach Steve Kerr said. “That was the shot of the match. They were the aggressor throughout the quarter and we weren’t playing well. We had nothing on that possession.”
Klay Thompson scored 26 points on a key 3-pointer with 6:03 to play on a pass from Curry after Chicago pulled within 105-101. Curry had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists while playing in foul trouble. He was called for his sixth foul with 1:19 left, but the Warriors challenged the call and were successful.
Poole shot 11-of-18 and 7-of-13 from deep, scoring 14 points in the first quarter and making four of the Warriors’ seven 3-pointers. His 3 with 1:50 left in the third put the Warriors ahead 92-76 and the third-year guard waggled his tongue and raised his hands in celebration before scoring again on a layup the next time down.
Nikola Vucevic had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who were coming off a 132-113 loss at Phoenix on Wednesday and dropped their third in four games.
Green contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Warriors returned to the Bay Area for a three-game homestand to win their ninth straight at the Chase Center.
LaVine picked up his fifth foul with 4:03 left in the third and finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. DeMar DeRozan added 16 points and seven assists.
BACK TO DAY
Kerr and former Bulls teammate Bill Wennington commiserated in a rather forgettable box score from the era found and printed by Warriors senior vice president of communications Raymond Ridder.
It was a 110-87 Bulls road win against Charlotte on November 15, 1996, in which Kerr and Wennington went a combined 0-for-6, each missing three shots, with no points between them, with Kerr playing almost 24 minutes and almost seven to. Wennington. Michael Jordan scored 38.
NOTE STEPH
“Everyone can see the shoot and the shot and obviously I would imagine the amount of time and preparation and work that has gone into it. But what always stands out to me about him is just his stamina and endurance,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “You know he’s almost like a marathon runner, but he won’t stop. And it’s not even necessarily the hard chase. , it’s the relentlessness with which he does it every time.”
ADVICES
Bulls: Chicago is 1-5 on the road against the Western Conference. … The Bulls haven’t beaten the Warriors since a 94-87 victory on March 2, 2017 at the United Center.
Warriors: Poole picked up a technical to celebrate while on the bench midway through the quarter. … The Warriors have won 11 straight and 14 of 15 against the Bulls and eight straight at home. Golden State’s single-best winning streak against an opponent is 11 straight against Cleveland. … Golden State is 10-1 at home and the undefeated streak is the team’s best at home since 11 straight from Oct. 30-Dec. 30. 3, 2021.
UNTIL THE NEXT
Bulls: Visit Sacramento on Sunday to conclude a six-city road trip.
Warriors: Host Houston Saturday night. Kerr isn’t sure how many regular players will play.
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