After three consecutive losses to open the Golden State Warriors’ six-game road swing, Jordan Poole came to the rescue in Toronto. Poole helped solve Golden State’s struggles on the road with a career-high performance against the Toronto Raptors.
The 23-year-old guard helped fuel Golden State’s victory on the road to snap their losing streak with 43 points on 14-of-23 shooting from the field with five made triples to go along with six assists and a steal and an assist in 35 minutes. Poole’s performance against the Raptors was good enough for a new career-high in scoring. Poole’s previous career-high was 38 points.
In addition to Poole’s career-high, Draymond Green returned to the lineup in impressive fashion. Green tallied 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the field with three made triples, nine rebounds and five assists in 37 minutes.
Kevon Looney added a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards as the Warriors’ notched their third road win of the season on Sunday in Toronto, 126-110.
Following Golden State’s win in Toronto, the NBA community on Twitter weighed in with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Sunday evening.
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The Warriors get a needed road win in Toronto. Jordan Poole had 43 points on 14/23 FG. He's starting to heat up. Draymond Green opened the game with three 3s in 90 seconds, finished with 17 points. Double-double for Kevon Looney. 15 bench points for JaMychal Green.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) December 19, 2022
Warriors road wins:
11/20 @ Houston
11/27 @ Minnesota
12/18 @ Toronto— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) December 19, 2022
Warriors beat the Raptors in Toronto behind a career-high 43-point performance from Jordan Poole.
He did it on 60% shooting. Take a bow, kid.
— C.J. Holmes 🚀 (@CjHolmes22) December 19, 2022
From dish to dunk 🔥@Kia || Dunk of the Night pic.twitter.com/BCA7UfReXv
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 19, 2022
Kevon Looney has been emerging as the soul of this team. There’s better players but when I hear him at the podium, his wisdom & spirit is so uplifting. He’s the ultimate glue guy on/off court & I just really appreciate his perspective on GSW Hoops. Refreshing
— Joe Shasky (@ButcherBoy415) December 19, 2022
3 🏈➡️ 23@Verizon || Reliable Moments pic.twitter.com/2Oj1rpxdvJ
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 19, 2022
Am I doing this right? pic.twitter.com/dw7hQgWpSV
— Cathy (@Cathybeerpong) December 19, 2022
Jordan Poole through 9 games (8 starts) in December
26.7 ppg
4.4 apg
47.1 FG%
37.6 3P%
89.8 FT% pic.twitter.com/SH74N1QcfU— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) December 19, 2022
Jordan Poole in the @warriors W:
43 PTS (career-high)
6 AST
5 3PM— NBA (@NBA) December 19, 2022
YESSIRRR! GREAT GAME POOLE pic.twitter.com/6Ww6pftzc8
— Did The Warriors Win? (@DidTheWarriorsW) December 19, 2022
Almost. https://t.co/AgjiePS24i
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) December 19, 2022
— No Context Warriors (@NoContext_GSW) December 19, 2022
Jordan Poole 🤝 Stefon Diggspic.twitter.com/Xx63jfRQIi
— Warriors Nation (@WarriorNationCP) December 19, 2022
Final 📊
Jordan – 43p/1r/6a/1s
Draymond – 17p/9r/5a
Klay – 17p/7r/4a/1s
JaMychal – 15p/7r/1a/1b
Kevon – 11p/11r/2a/1b
Ty – 9p/4r/4a
Anthony – 6p/1a
Donte – 5p/1r/6a/2s
JK – 2p/1a/1s
PBJ – 1p/1r/1a
James – 1r
Moses – 1s pic.twitter.com/RjXpoRp5r7— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) December 19, 2022
Poole without Steph this season:
30.8 PPG
5.4 APG
3.6 3PBucket getter. pic.twitter.com/s9j2uxkix5
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 19, 2022
Who’s the best out of this group? pic.twitter.com/4ec1g8gBAN
— Guru (@DrGuru_) December 19, 2022
Jordan Poole poured in a career-high 43 to lift the Warriors to their third road win of the season 🌧️ pic.twitter.com/WQBprVsqeI
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 19, 2022
