Warriors take overtime loss to undermanned, exhausted Pacers

byDuc Manh •January 28, 2022

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks to Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) during a timeout in the second quarter of their NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) — SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 19: Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks to Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) throughout a timeout within the second quarter of their NBA sport at Chase Middle in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Space Information Group)

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry’s 39 factors weren't sufficient to negate undisciplined, sloppy play and a stone chilly evening from 3-point vary because the Golden State Warriors fell to the Indiana Pacers 121-117 Thursday evening in extra time.

The undermanned Pacers, on the second evening of a back-to-back, shot 15-for-35 from three whereas the Warriors shot a frigid 9-for-42 from deep.

Indiana trailed by seven factors after the primary quarter and got here again inside three near the top of the second till Curry hit an extended three to push the Warriors’ result in six. Golden State went on a mini run on the finish of the second to push the result in eight. Indiana finally took a 68-66 lead early within the third quarter when Justin Vacation hit a nook three. The Pacers traded leads with the Warriors all through the third quarter to take a tied sport within the last stanza.

Halfway by way of the fourth, Gary Payton II posterized Goga Bitadze and stared him down for a technical. Bitadze exchanged phrases with Payton, obtained a technical foul of his personal and was ejected.

For the Warriors, Kevon Looney recorded a double-double with 13 factors and 15 rebounds, whereas Klay Thompson chipped in with 12 factors. For Indiana, Chris Duarte prepared the ground with 27 factors whereas Justin Vacation scored 16. That is the sixth loss within the final 9 video games for the Warriors.