With Stephen Curry in street-clothes on the sideline, the Golden State Warriors were no match for the 76ers on Tuesday as Philadelphia strolled to a 113-94 victory at Chase Center.
The Golden State Warriors were without Stephen Curry against the Philadelphia 76ers – and a step too slow for their younger, bigger, bouncier opponents.
With Curry sidelined in a black sweatsuit, the Warriors (27-24) were overmatched and outmuscled in a 113-94 loss at Chase Center in their final game before the NBA's trade deadline Thursday. Golden State committed 29 turnovers that led Philadelphia to 15 points, was outrebounded 55-34 and outscored 54-30 in the paint.
Gui Santos and Pat Spencer scored a team-high 13 apiece for the Warriors, for whom four-fifths of their starting lineup (Moses Moody, Al Horford, Draymond Green and Brandin Podziemski) lost its minutes by 20-plus apiece.
VJ Edgecombe led the 76ers – down star big man Joel Embiid and wing Paul George – with 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Big man Andre Drummond added 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The Warriors mitigated 11 first-half turnovers with 10-of-22 shooting on threes on their way to a 58-55 halftime deficit. Post and Horford made two apiece for half of their eight first-quarter threes – opened via ball and player movement.
The 76ers (29-21) opened the second quarter with a 10-0 run and won it 27-24, seizing at one point a 15-point lead. But Golden State closed it with a 17-5 run that De'Anthony Melton capped with a crossover dribble and finish in traffic.
Philadelphia opened the third quarter with a 9-0 run to seize control as the Warriors started to sputter offensively without their primary shot creators. As Golden State shot 6 of 21, Edgecombe and Maxey punctured the paint to put the Warriors at an 84-71 disadvantage that stretched to 22 in the fourth quarter.
They start a two-game trip Thursday against the Phoenix Suns.
76ers 113, Warriors 94
| FG | FT | Reb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILADELPHIA | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Barlow | 22:01 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Oubre Jr. | 35:10 | 4-12 | 3-4 | 2-6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Drummond | 29:00 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 6-12 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Edgecombe | 39:33 | 11-20 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| Maxey | 33:43 | 3-9 | 7-7 | 0-4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| Watford | 26:49 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-8 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Grimes | 23:13 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bona | 15:57 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| McCain | 8:19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Broome | 2:05 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edwards | 2:05 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walker | 2:05 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 42-93 | 16-21 | 25-56 | 23 | 6 | 113 |
Percentages: FG .452, FT .762.
3-Point Goals: 13-38, .342 (Oubre Jr. 4-10, Barlow 2-4, Grimes 2-6, Edgecombe 2-7, Drummond 1-2, Watford 1-2, Maxey 1-5, McCain 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 1.
Blocked Shots: 3 (Watford 2, Drummond).
Turnovers: 12 (Drummond 4, Edgecombe 2, Oubre Jr. 2, Watford 2, Grimes, Maxey).
Steals: 9 (Edgecombe 2, Maxey 2, Barlow, Bona, Drummond, Grimes, Oubre Jr.).
Technical Fouls: None.
| FG | FT | Reb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDEN STATE | Min | M-A | M-A | O-T | A | PF | PTS |
| Green | 25:28 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-7 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Santos | 26:28 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Horford | 20:05 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Moody | 20:15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Podziemski | 25:16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Hield | 27:32 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Spencer | 26:06 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Melton | 23:48 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| Post | 16:34 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Richard | 13:06 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Payton II | 8:50 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson-Davis | 3:16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leons | 3:16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 37-78 | 1-2 | 8-33 | 28 | 16 | 94 |
Percentages: FG .474, FT .500.
3-Point Goals: 19-48, .396 (Moody 4-8, Spencer 3-4, Santos 3-5, Post 2-3, Horford 2-4, Podziemski 2-5, Green 2-7, Richard 1-3, Hield 0-4, Melton 0-5).
Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None.
Blocked Shots: 5 (Santos 2, Horford, Podziemski, Post).
Turnovers: 20 (Podziemski 4, Spencer 4, Hield 3, Melton 2, Richard 2, Green, Leons, Moody, Post, Santos).
Steals: 8 (Hield 2, Santos 2, Spencer 2, Melton, Moody).
Technical Fouls: None.
| Philadelphia | 31 | 27 | 26 | 29 | - | 113 |
| Golden State | 32 | 23 | 16 | 23 | - | 94 |
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This article originally published at Warriors, without ailing Steph Curry, wilt in second half against 76ers.
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