On their home floor, rookie Andrew Nembhard outperformed the Splash Brothers. Nembhard led the undermanned Indiana Pacers to a 112-104 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night with a season-high 31 points, 13 assists, and eight rebounds. Pacers vs Warriors NBA Scores Highlights 5 Dec 2022
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Nembhard, a second-round pick, hit a crucial 3-pointer with 4:26 remaining and a jumper less than two minutes later.
Coach Rick Carlisle noted, “He was brilliant tonight… 31 and 13, they are high lottery numbers.”
Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana’s starting point guard, missed a second straight game due to left groyne pain.
On the anniversary of his 60-point masterpiece against the Pacers, which was six years ago, Klay Thompson scored 28 points and connected on eight 3-pointers to move atop the NBA’s lifetime 3-point list.
Stephen Curry was restricted to just 12 points on 3-for-17 shooting while Thompson shot 9 of 23. In place of Andrew Wiggins, who was forced to sit out due to right adductor muscle tightness, Jordan Poole started and scored 23 points.
“It’s going to be difficult to guard these men, no matter what we do. They missed some shots that they might have made, which was fortunate for us, Carlisle added. “But to start the game, our players shown a lot of presence. We were all intertwined and switching around a lot.
Buddy Hield contributed 17 points, nine rebounds, and five assists, and Nembhard sank five 3-pointers as Indiana earned only its second victory in six games to end a three-game losing run.
The Pacers and Nembhard didn’t exactly have the appearance of a team playing the second game of a road back-to-back.
Donte DiVincenzo of Golden State remarked, “He was hoopin’ and I think that starts in the first half for us.” “The guards need to engage in it a bit more,”
Golden State’s 10-game winning streak at home was end.
