Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets player stats and box score (Mar. 6) | 2024-25 NBA season 

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Brooklyn Nets 121-119 on Thursday at Barclays Center in New York.

Steph Curry led Golden State with 40 points, four rebounds and four assists. He shot 12-for-20, including 7-for-13 from the 3-point line. Jimmy Butler finished with 25 points and six assists on an efficient 7-for-13 shooting. Gary Payton added 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench.

Moses Moody had 10 points and five rebounds, while Quinten Post contributed 10 points and seven rebounds (4-for-8 shooting) off the bench. Draymond Green added seven points, seven rebounds and 10 assists.

For Brooklyn, Cameron Johnson had 26 points, six rebounds and four assists on 9-for-16 shooting (3-for-7 on 3-pointers). Cam Thomas finished with 23 points, seven assists and three rebounds on 8-for-18 shooting. Tyrese Martin had 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting off the bench. Nic Claxton contributed eight points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.

Curry and Butler were perfect from the charity stripe on Thursday. They went a combined 19-for-19. Golden State were 29-for-32 from the free throw line, while Brooklyn were just 16-for-18.

The Warriors won their third consecutive game and went 4-1 on their five-game road trip. They improved to 35-28 and are No. 6 in the Western Conference, the final and guaranteed playoff spot.

On the other hand, the Nets (21-41) lost for the sixth straight game. They are tied for 11th in the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia 76ers, who also lost on Thursday against the Boston Celtics. Brooklyn and Philadelphia are 3.5 games outside the final Play-In spot.

This is the second and final matchup between the teams this season. On Nov. 25, Brooklyn had a 128-121 win in San Francisco.

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Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets player stats and box score

Golden State Warriors player stats and box score

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Moses Moody	10	5	2	0	0	1	4-7	2-5	0-0	4
Jimmy Butler III	25	2	6	3	0	1	7-13	1-1	10-10	17
Draymond Green	7	7	10	0	0	3	2-5	0-0	3-3	-7
Brandin Podziemski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Stephen Curry	40	4	4	0	0	5	12-20	7-13	9-9	-16
Buddy Hield	0	1	1	0	0	2	0-8	0-5	0-0	-11
Gary Payton II	16	9	1	0	0	2	7-12	0-2	2-2	-15
Gui Santos	6	3	3	0	1	1	2-4	0-1	2-2	12
Kevon Looney	5	5	1	0	1	0	1-4	0-1	3-4	5
Pat Spencer	2	2	1	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	9
Quinten Post	10	7	2	0	2	0	4-8	2-4	0-2	13
Trayce Jackson-Davis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Knox II	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Brooklyn Nets player stats and box score

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Keon Johnson	12	1	2	1	0	1	5-7	2-3	0-0	16
Cameron Johnson	26	6	4	1	0	1	9-16	3-7	5-6	11
Nic Claxton	8	9	10	2	2	2	4-7	0-0	0-0	18
Cam Thomas	23	3	7	0	0	1	8-18	2-6	5-6	-9
D'Angelo Russell	7	0	4	1	1	3	3-7	1-3	0-0	-8
Tyrese Martin	17	2	1	0	0	0	7-12	3-6	0-0	5
Jalen Wilson	9	3	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	6-6	14
Ziaire Williams	10	1	1	0	0	0	4-8	2-5	0-0	-19
Trendon Watford	5	2	1	1	0	2	2-5	1-1	0-0	-18
Day'Ron Sharpe	2	5	0	1	2	1	1-4	0-0	0-0	-20
Tyson Etienne	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maxwell Lewis	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dariq Whitehead	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets game summary

The Brooklyn Nets started the game 8-0 and raced to a 27-5 lead behind a 17-0 run. The Nets had a 35-15 lead over the Golden State Warriors at the end of the first. Brooklyn went 58.3% from the field, while Golden State shot just 37.5%.

Towards the end of the second quarter, the Warriors had a 10-0 run to cut the Nets' lead to four, 56-52. Heading into the break, Brooklyn led 60-55, but they were outscored by Golden State 40-25 in the period.

Tyrese Martin and Ziaire Williams led the Nets with 13 and 10 points off the bench, respectively. For the Warriors, Steph Curry scored 16 on 6-for-11 shooting, while Jimmy Butler added 11 at the half.

At the end of the third period, Brooklyn had a three-point lead, 89-86. In the fourth quarter, Golden State's lead ballooned to 10 with around four minutes left, 108-98.

The Nets went on an 8-0 run down the stretch and cut the lead to two on Cam Thomas's 3-pointer with 8.7 seconds remaining. Curry and the Warriors held on for their 35th victory this season.