The biggest Nets crowd ever at Barclays Center saw Steph Curry draw cheers of MVP and send the home team crashing to a sixth straight defeat.
Stephen Curry scored 40 points, with a turnaround heave from just inside halfcourt among his seven 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors climbed out of a 22-point hole to beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-119.
The incident woke the Warriors up and Butler led a resurgent bench unit, connecting with Draymond Green on a pair of high-low passes. Even as the Nets hit 10 of their first 16 3s, the Warriors stormed back with a 40-25 second period.
On March 6th, the Brooklyn Nets face off against the Golden State Warriors in an inter-conference game. The Nets, holding the 11th seed in the East, aim to defend their home court against the Warriors,
To make matters worse, with a 5-0 start from the Nets, key guard Brandin Podziemski -- who is emerging as of late -- left the game in crucial pain within the first two minutes of the contest. The Warriors wing was playing defense before holding his lower back and heading straight for the locker room.
The Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets will face off on Thursday night and both teams may be without some key players.