With the Golden State Warriors‘ five-game losing streak finally over, a winning streak is now underway in the Bay Area. After snapping their losing streak with a win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday, the Warriors hosted the rising Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday in San Francisco.
Behind another red-hot performance from Steph Curry, the Warriors held off Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs for their second straight victory, 105-101.
Curry led the Warriors with his second consecutive 40-point scoring effort. After dropping 47 points on Monday, Curry followed with 40 points on 15-of-23 shooting from the field to go along with six made triples on 11 attempts from beyond the arc.
With the Warriors trailing by three points heading into the final period, Curry tallied 15 points in the fourth quarter. Curry hit the game-tying triple and the go-ahead bucket against the Cavs in the fourth quarter.
Mitchell led the way for the Cavaliers, scoring 29 points on 10-of-20 shooting from the field.
Following Golden State’s gritty win over the Cavaliers, the NBA community on Twitter chimed in with different reactions to Curry’s fiery performance. Here’s a look at what fans, players and analysts were saying on Friday night.
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— ²³ (@PlayoffDraymond) November 12, 2022
One thing you don’t hear get questioned anymore is the environment at Chase Center. That place has a soul.
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) November 12, 2022
The dagger. pic.twitter.com/m063x0Vj1q
— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2022
Stephen Curry is averaging 42.0 points on better than 65% from the field (65.2%) over the last three games, the first time he's tallied those numbers over a three-game stretch in his career.
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) November 12, 2022
Deebo was loving the fourth quarter performance from the Dubs 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Z91SX23RWE
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) November 12, 2022
My goodness Stephen.
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) November 12, 2022
Looney is that dude only players know. Warriors fans know
— Ricky G (@jrichardgoodman) November 12, 2022
2-0 since the Warriors decided to not play a traditional center. no this isn’t hating on JW, it’s just always been the Warriors best way to play basketball.
— Danny Kerr (@_dannykerr) November 12, 2022
Stephen Curry over his last 3 games:
42.0 PPG
7.3 APG
5.0 RPG
65.2% FG
55.3% 3PT
83.3% FT pic.twitter.com/hM7o0SBTJ0— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) November 12, 2022
Also, Steph is the best player in the NBA and has been since the Finals ended
— Shohei Ohtani Stan Account (@AndyKHLiu) November 12, 2022
If Giannis is a 10 in terms of being the best player in the NBA today, what number would you give Steph?
How close are they? pic.twitter.com/7c0z1oC3uK
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 12, 2022
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 12, 2022
Curry is elite at everything. On ball. Off ball. 3s. Mid-range. FT. Floaters. Ambidextrous layups. Handles. Defense. Strength. Clutch. Coachability. Enhancement of teammates. Leadership. The most complete basketball player I've ever seen and somehow IMPROVING at age 34. https://t.co/C4Zseq3uof
— Jim Park🏀🌌 (@Sheridanblog) November 12, 2022
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) November 12, 2022
The Curry fellas head out with a W! pic.twitter.com/oOD0f6iKHj
— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2022
Night night 😴💤 pic.twitter.com/X07IzjoJeD
— JSquared (@_JordanJimenez) November 12, 2022
Looking at the boxscore now, Warriors actually played an 8-man rotation tonight. The 4 minutes Kerr gave to Kuminga in Q1 basically doesn't count from an overall standpoint. 8-man rotation, 12 games in. Thank you for chasing wins. That said, they need depth. Your move, Lacob.
— Jim Park🏀🌌 (@Sheridanblog) November 12, 2022
https://t.co/LLMIweMzRq pic.twitter.com/PqTjgtFwCp
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) November 12, 2022
Steph Curry had been scorching in their 5 home games entering tonight:
36 PPG
55% FG
48% 3PTTonight at home vs Cavs:
40 PTS
15-23 FG (65%)
6-11 3PT (55%)— Calvin Fong (@CalFongNBA) November 12, 2022
No. 3 otw pic.twitter.com/INaCsoS14d
— Tommy Call III (@tommy_III) November 12, 2022
First win of the season for the Warriors over a team with a winning record, behind Steph's 40.
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) November 12, 2022
Another 40 ball for Curry. Just incredible stuff from him this season.
— C.J. Holmes 🦹🏾♂️ (@CjHolmes22) November 12, 2022
Steph Curry's last three games
*39 points on 13/22 FG, 8/15 from 3
*47 points on 17/24 FG, 7/12 from 3 (nine in final 1:53 to clinch W)
*40 points on 15/23 FG, 6/11 from 3 (10 in final 1:18 to clinch W)He's up to 33.2 ppg on 53/44/91 shooting splits on the season
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 12, 2022
Warriors beat the Cavs 106-101.
Stephen Curry finishes with 40 points on 15-of-23 shooting, including six threes. He scored 18 in the fourth, once again willing the Warriors to their win. This is the sixth time he's had at least 10 points in the fourth this season.
— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) November 12, 2022
Warriors beat the Cavs 106-101 behind another 40-point performance from Stephen Curry. After losing 5 consecutive games, Golden State has now won 2 in a row to improve to 5-7. Will have a chance to notch first road win of the season Sunday in Sacramento.
— C.J. Holmes 🦹🏾♂️ (@CjHolmes22) November 12, 2022
Final minutes …
Wiggins 37
Curry 34
Poole 33
Green 32
Looney 30
Thompson 29
Lamb 24
DiVincenzo 16
Kuminga 4Kerr basically went eight deep. Rode his "foundational six" … which seems like the plan while they right this ship, plus a couple others with them
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) November 12, 2022
