by Jerry Feitelberg

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The Golden State Warriors continued their winning ways Monday night by defeating the Detroit Pistons 109-95 at the Oracle Arena. The Pistons, coached by Stan Van Gundy, entered the game with a 5-1 record and had won three straight on the road. The Pistons’ stars are point guard Reggie Jackson and center Andre Drummond. Jackson scored twenty and Drummond had fourteen points and fifteen rebounds in Monday nights’ game.

The Warriors’ Steph Curry had a tough night as he missed five of his first seven shots and finished the night 7 for 18 and 22 points. Klay Thompson led the Dubs with 24. The Warriors led 27-15 after the first period and 55-46 at the half. The Dubs played good defense and were able to keep the Pistons at bay but could not put them away. Golden State led by 15 with seven minutes left in the third period but the Pistons clawed their way back due to the play of Stanley Johnson and Marcus Morris. Johnson, coming off the bench, notched twenty points for Detroit. The Pistons trailed by just four points 80-76 at the end of the third period. The Warriors then outscored the Pistons 29-19 in the fourth period to ice the win. They were able to run the court. The Pistons could not keep up with the pace, and the Dubs pulled away. Final score 109-95 for Golden State.

Game notes- The Warriors improved to 8-0 for the season and remain the only unbeaten team in the NBA. Detroit drops to 5-2. The Warriors had five players in double figures. Andrew Bogut was cleared to play, and he had 8 points in nineteen minutes of action. Festus Ezeli and Mo Speights played well and kept Andre Drummond under control.

The Warriors defeated the Piston for the ninth straight time, and they won their 23rd straight home game. The Warriors will be Memphis on Wednesday to play the Grizzlies for the second time this season.