Golden State Warriors @ Brooklyn Nets 03/02/2015

Shortly after completing the largest comeback in the NBA this season, the Golden State Warriors boarded their team plane, expecting a quick flight to Brooklyn.
Instead of a celebratory flight, however, the Warriors were rewarded with a massive, five-hour delay. The team did not arrive in Brooklyn until 4 A.M.
In tonight's contest, therefore, the challenge would be battling through tremendous fatigue to overcome the desperate Brooklyn Nets.
Unfortunately for the Warriors, the Nets had other plans.
"We've got to make a statement and start building something at home," Brooklyn coach Lionel Hollins said. "We haven't been a very good home team. We need to go home and excite the Brooklyn fans."
And that they did.
After scuffling in the first half, the frantic Warriors struggled to find their rhythm in the third quarter. Curry and Bogut each picked up their fourth foul early in the frame, yet a resilient Golden State team continued battling, trimming the deficit to 6 as they entered the fourth quarter.
Through three quarters, Curry and Thompson had combined for only 15 points. Fortunately, Golden State's centers were providing a well-balanced scoring attack. Andrew Bogut was leading the charge with 16 points, and Festus Ezeli (fresh off of a suspension) was not far behind.
Nonetheless, the Warriors were going to have to establish a perimeter attack in the fourth quarter if they were going to overcome an 86-80 deficit.
Predictably enough, for the majority of the fourth, their perimeter attack was ineffective. With 3:56 to go, Brooklyn had built a seemingly insurmountable 10-point advantage.
But Stephen Curry refused to go down without a fight. Curry struck for 18 points in the fourth quarter, keeping the sinking Warriors' afloat.
Unfortunately for Golden State, Curry's fellow "Splash Brother" had a miserable shooting performance this evening. Klay Thompson finished 3-of-17 from the field, and 1-of-9 on three-point field goals.
Regardless, Steph's magnificence kept the Warriors alive until the bitter end. With less than a minute remaining in regulation, the score was even at 108.
Sadly, following a miscommunication between Andrew Bogut and Stephen Curry with 20.6 seconds to go, Brooklyn was awarded the ball.
And with 01.1 on the game clock, an old friend decided to make his presence known. Indeed, Jarrett Jack canned the game-winning shot just before time expired, as the Brooklyn Nets took the 110-108 victory.
Golden State will finally return home from a long road-trip for a date with the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

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