Ziaire Williams swipes career-high six steals as Nets fall short against Warriors
The Nets spent Wednesday night at Chase Center doing just about everything that usually wins games and still walked out with another loss. Brooklyn forced a season-high 26 turnovers, set a season high with 17 steals and got a massive lift from its bench. None of it was enough.
The Nets fell to the Golden State Warriors 109-106, dropped to 17-56 and lost their ninth straight despite an incredibly active defensive performance. The loss also pushed Brooklyn into second place in the NBA draft lottery standings, per Tankathon, one game behind the Indiana Pacers for the worst record in the league. Ziaire Williams led the Nets with 19 points and a career-high six steals, continuing what’s been a tear lately.
Jalen Wilson scored 15 points; Malachi Smith had 12 in the first game of his second 10-day contract and Chaney Johnson added 11 before fouling out with 55 seconds left. Brooklyn’s bench outscored Golden State’s 51-18, but possessions didn’t go the Nets’ way late. Gui Santos carried the Warriors with 31 points on 11-for-16 shooting.
Golden State played without Stephen Curry for the 22nd straight game. Brooklyn was missing Michael Porter Jr. , Noah Clowney, Nolan Traoré, Egor Dëmin, Day’Ron Sharpe and Danny Wolf.
The game had a strange feel from the opening tip. Golden State scored efficiently, shooting 52. 9% in the first quarter, but couldn’t hold onto the ball.