Thompson scored 21 points, the defending champion added 18 and Golden State came back from a tough trip to smack the Detroit Pistons 102-86 on Tuesday night.
“I had a great time tonight, I wish I had taken a few more shots, but I just had a great time, it was fun,” said Thompson, who knows he will find his rhythm again over time. “I don’t care if I miss 100 shots in a row, I’ll never stop shooting the ball. I love him too much and I work too hard not to.”
Curry, back after an absence from the game, shot 6 for 11 with four 3-pointers and added eight assists. He fell on his right hand Friday during a win at Chicago, then missed Sunday’s 119-99 loss at Minnesota.
“It happens quickly,” his teammate said of the dominant Splash Brothers. “They warm up quickly. When they do, it’s pretty darn impossible to stop.”
Wiggins scored 19 points for a Warriors team that was fortunate to be at home for extended periods after losing five of seven, including three of four on the road.
Thompson-cheered on by the Chase Center crowd whenever he came back into the game subbed – missed his first two shots before connecting from deep in his second home game since returning from two devastating injuries and operations that cost him more than 2 1/2 years.
“It was awesome. It was probably his best run, no matter how many games he played,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “It was good to see him getting hot and to hear the crowd behind him.”
Golden State made six of its first nine 3-pointers to establish a 33-22 lead after the opening quarter.
“Once they started seeing shots from the 3-point line, they started starting,” Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart said.
Stewart had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons in another one-sided loss after a 135-108 home loss to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.
Detroit Reserve scored a season-high 19 points with four 3-pointers.
MISSING DRAYMOND
sat out for a fifth straight game with a left calf wounds that was caused by an wounded disc in his lower back. Warriors are careful with veterans Do-Everything.
“They’re doing a lot of rehab and he’s getting better every day,” Kerr said. “We will re-evaluate in two weeks.”
Rookie forward Jonathan Kuminga earned a nod to start in Green’s place and finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He’ll be in the starting lineup for the time being, Kerr said.
Kuminga became, at 19 years and 104 days, the second-youngest Warriors player to win a Double-Double at 18 years and 352 days, on March 20 at Sacramento’s Elias Sports Bureau.
