With the Golden State Warriors trailing the Detroit Pistons by three points as the clock ticked down in the fourth quarter, Klay Thompson drilled a game-tying triple following a smoothly executed after the timeout inbound play call from Steve Kerr.
With one second left on the clock and the game tied, the Warriors looked like they were headed into their second consecutive overtime game. However, Saddiq Bey and the Pistons had one final haymaker left in the tank.
As the clock hit zero, Bey stunned the Chase Center crowd in San Francisco with a ridiculous turnaround jumper from way beyond the arc to win the game for the Pistons and snap the Warriors’ six-game winning streak.
Thompson finished with a game-high 30 points on 11-of-23 shooting from the field with three assists and two rebounds in 34 minutes. Thompson tallied 17 of his 30 points in the final frame with all three of his 3-pointers coming in the fourth quarter. Thompson has scored 30 or more points in his last three games for the Warriors.
In Golden State’s 122-119 loss to Detroit, Ty Jerome and Anthony Lamb contributed solid minutes off the bench, combining for 35 points in the second unit.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field with five made triples to go along with five assists and four rebounds in 33 minutes.
Following Bey’s game-winner to beat the Warriors, the NBA community on Twitter exploded with a flurry of reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Wednesday night.
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Saddiq Bey turnaround wing 3 at the buzzer. Pistons beat the Warriors 122-119. First loss of the homestand. Drops their record to 20-19. Finally stung in a late-game situation at home. They're now 17-3 in Chase Center. Magic in SF on Saturday.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 5, 2023
Another game-tying 3 in the final seconds for the Warriors. Klay Thompson this time. It’s been a dramatic homestand and fans have shown up and responded. pic.twitter.com/X4O9OPJCNH
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 5, 2023
Saddiq Bey wins it for the Pistons at the buzzer. Warriors fall to Detroit, 122-199.
What a shot.
— C.J. Holmes 🚀 (@CjHolmes22) January 5, 2023
You are now in the BEY Area 🤫 pic.twitter.com/jsPUmZiPRP
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) January 5, 2023
Tough loss but these past several games have shown that Klay Thompson still has elite NBA level skill that can be put together consistently over a period of time. Very few NBA players have done this coming off an Achilles not to mention an ACL.
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) January 5, 2023
Poole is learning some hard, hard lessons about last-possession situations. Warriors can only hope there are long-term dividends
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) January 5, 2023
KLAY THOMPSON CLUTCH!!!
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 5, 2023
KLAY THOMPSON IS UNREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A PLAY DRAWN UP BY STEVE KERR!!!!!!
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) January 5, 2023
KLAY THOMPSON TIES THE GAME pic.twitter.com/cPqkONYQQ1
— Alex 👋 (@Dubs408) January 5, 2023
SADDIQ BEY GOODNIGHT!!!https://t.co/VXMYohmjMk pic.twitter.com/fpabMkF5F8
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 5, 2023
SADDIQ BEY CALLED GAME pic.twitter.com/ijJmU2GizD
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 5, 2023
SADDIQ BEY. GAME WINNER.#TissotBuzzerBeater | #TimingEmotions pic.twitter.com/JiIYbiNKQI
— NBA (@NBA) January 5, 2023
SADDIQ BEY ENDS THE WARRIORS' HOME WIN STREAK 🔥 pic.twitter.com/rTlcpHvUrI
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 5, 2023
This is a good experience for Poole. I have complete confidence that he’ll tighten up the TO’s.
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) January 5, 2023
I’m loving these responses and career-highs will definitely be topic on @SteinyGuru957. Warriors lose tough one at home, but homestand still on/ahead of schedule. Nevertheless, nothing been easy for GSW on way to 20-19.
— Matt Steinmetz (@SteinmetzNBA) January 5, 2023
Top 5 scorers in the last 5 games:
1) Luka Doncic – 43.4 PPG
2) Giannis Antetokounmpo – 43.3 PPG
3) Lebron James – 36.6 PPG
4) Klay Thompson – 36 PPG
5) Joel Embiid 35.8 PPG pic.twitter.com/NvZnEWnBn4— Denver🎆🎊 (@doubledworth) January 5, 2023
Klay’s game tying three with one second left from our seats. pic.twitter.com/mP17fH198y
— BSPN (@bspnshows) January 5, 2023
Those two wins might end up costing them Wemby https://t.co/MGv6VE3WuF
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 5, 2023
This was a tough sequence pic.twitter.com/JdgOmHuLW0
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 5, 2023
Final 📊
Klay – 30p/2r/3a/1b
Jordan – 24p/5r/6a
Ty – 18p/3a
Anthony – 17p/2r/2a
Kevon – 8p/15r/2a/2s/2b
Moses – 8p/2r/4a
Donte – 5p/3r/3a
Patrick – 5p/3r/1a/1s
Draymond – 4p/8r/7a/1b pic.twitter.com/zbkVl1GOjA— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 5, 2023
Bottom line is @KlayThompson is back !! L yes but the big picture is the @warriors staring back 2 back in the face.
— DaryleTHEGURUJohnson (@DDDGURU) January 5, 2023
Fair. That was a bad loss. This #Warriors team hasn’t been 3 games over .500 yet this season. https://t.co/zK5F09xpy6
— Damon Bruce (@DamonBruce) January 5, 2023
Missed a chance to extend win streak and move up to 5th in the West
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 5, 2023
Saddiq Bey would make a great #Warriors. I’d offer Moody and JGreen to Pistons for Bey! Clutch!
— Larry Krueger (@sportslarryk) January 5, 2023
That game is going to cost me some sleep.
— Warriors Huddle (@WarriorsHuddle) January 5, 2023
Idk how Poole consistently doesn’t even get a shot off in those end of quarter/half/game situations.
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) January 5, 2023
Didn’t execute well enough all game – Detroit earned that
— Joe Shasky (@ButcherBoy415) January 5, 2023
