A night after their head coach questioned their toughness, the Detroit Pistons fought for four quarters, but they still came up short 120-109 against the Golden State Warriors. Steph Curry led all scorers with 34 points while the Pistons were led by 21 apiece from the starting back court of Killian Hayes and Cade Cunningham.
The Pistons played just nine players, and largely just seven in the second half. With Jalen Duren a late scratch, Joe Harris out injured, and Jaden Ivey missing his second consecutive game with an illness, Detroit had to turn to the deepest part of its bench — Stanley Umude, Jared Rhoden and James Wiseman.