Trade rumors are flying hither and thither around Golden State, but the Warriors are still trying to cobble together wins in the meantime. No Jimmy Butler, gone with a torn ACL. But they still have Stephen Curry, and that will be a great starting point against a physical Detroit Pistons team looking to dominate the Eastern Conference.
Golden State Warriors vs. Detroit Pistons When: Friday, January 30th, 2026 | 7:00 PM PTTV: NBC Sports Bay Area, ESPNRadio: 95.7 The Game
The Golden State Warriors welcome the East’s runaway freight train to Chase Center, and Dub Nation better buckle up. Detroit’s 34-12 record isn’t some statistical mirage. The Pistons hold a 5.5 game stranglehold over second place, and Cade Cunningham became their first All-Star guard since Allen Iverson laced them up.
Now they Pistons have built something legitimately terrifying around Cunningham, who’s averaging 25.3 points and 9.8 assists while looking every bit like the franchise cornerstone they drafted him to be.
Golden State catches them coming off a rare stumble. Phoenix tagged them 114-96 behind Dillon Brooks’ career-high 40 points, and I’m not sure what the hell that means. I never imagined Brooks scoring that many points on a defensive minded squad like Detroit.
Cunningham still got his 26, and Jalen Duran grabbed 23 and 13 boards, but the Pistons’ defense got cooked by a Suns team that didn’t have Devin Booker.
The Warriors bring their own momentum after obliterating Utah 140-124. Steph dropped 27, Moses Moody added 26, and the offense hummed with eight players scoring in double figures. That 39-assist performance on 46 made field goals? That’s the Warriors’ motion offense clicking at the levels we like to see in Dub Nation.
Can the Warriors solve Cunningham’s pick-and-roll mastery? Will Detroit’s rim protection stifle Golden State’s momentum? The Pistons are building toward something special, but Chase Center remains one of the league’s toughest environments. This feels like a January measuring stick game that could easily preview June matchups if Golden State finds some mojo after the trade break. The Warriors need to prove they can hang with the East’s elite. Detroit needs to show that Phoenix loss was an aberration, not a blueprint. LET’S GET IT ON IN CHASE CENTER!