Here are five remarks about the Warriors’ 118-91 victory over the Pistons on Saturday night at the Chase Center, setting their record at 11-9 this season.
1. Beating the right teams
Blake Griffin, looking old, put Steph Curry on a double twice in the first quarter and made a live-ball turnover and a hook shot. A few goods later, he tried to lure James Wiseman to a fake pump, failed, and desperately jumped into the rookie in hopes of a foul. The referee whistles for a foul offensive foul on the veteran. Here are the two Curry pieces.
The pistons aren’t in a good place right now. Jerami Grant’s signing seems smarter than many predicted, but Detroit’s first-round pick, Killian Hayes, came out for months due to a hip injury. Griffin, their top player, looks like a shell of his own, and the rest of the list has almost zero chance of getting them out of the lottery. They defeated the Lakers on the other …