National Basketball Association
Golden State 110, Charlotte 105
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials: #64 Justin Van Duyne, #18 Matt Boland, #23 Tre Maddox
Attendance: 18064

Klay Thompson had a game-high 29 points, Jonathan Kuminga hit three key late hoops and the Golden State Warriors survived a cold shooting night from 3-point range to edge the Charlotte Hornets 110-105 in San Francisco on Tuesday night.

Playing once again without injured stars Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors improved their league-best home record to 14-2 despite watching an 18-point lead disappear.

Completing an energetic performance on the second night of a back-to-back, Charlotte got consecutive 3-pointers from LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward to draw even at 101-all with 4:19 to play.

After the teams went more than a minute and a half without a point, Kuminga put Golden State ahead for good with the first of his three difference-making baskets, a dunk off a Jordan Poole assist with 2:45 to go.

Kuminga added a short floater off a Draymond Green assist. After Poole scored from the interior and Ball responded by sinking two foul shots, Kuminga threw down another dunk off another Poole dish for a commanding 109-103 advantage with 21.1 seconds remaining.

Thompson did a majority of his scoring on 5-for-12 shooting from long range, but his teammates combined to go just 3-for-25 from beyond the arc.

Poole missed six of his seven 3-point shots but nonetheless backed Thompson with 24 points to go with six assists.

Kuminga finished with 14 points off the bench and Kevon Looney had 11 to complement nine rebounds for the Warriors, who have opened an eight-game homestand with two wins. Green chipped in with nine points, a team-high 11 rebounds and five assists, while Donte contributed nine rebounds and a game-high seven assists on a scoreless night.

Losing for the fourth time as they concluded a six-game trip, the Hornets got 21 points and 10 rebounds from Ball and a game-high 13 rebounds from Mason Plumlee.

Terry Rozier backed Ball with 19 points, while P.J. Washington and Hayward chipped in 14 apiece and Jalen McDaniels had 12.

The Hornets finished 10-for-38 (26.3 percent) from 3-point range, not much better than Golden State's 8-for-37 (21.6 percent).

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Charlotte   Golden State
LaMelo Ball 21 Scoring Klay Thompson 29
LaMelo Ball 4 Assists Donte DiVincenzo 7
Mason Plumlee 13 Rebounds Draymond Green 10
LaMelo Ball 5 Free Throws Made Jordan Poole 5
Gordon Hayward 1 Steals Jonathan Kuminga 2
Mason Plumlee 4 Blocks Draymond Green 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Charlotte 105 41.3 10-38 19-25 22 47 7 6 14
Golden State 110 43.2 8-37 20-24 31 49 2 3 14
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Utah. The Warriors have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .579 after a loss.
  • Charlotte will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Hornets have a W/L % of .111 after a win and .308 after a loss.