By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 22:31 EST, 6 March 2025 | Updated: 22:32 EST, 6 March 2025
NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 40 points, with a turnaround heave from just inside halfcourt among his seven 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors climbed out of a 22-point hole to beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-119 on Thursday night.
Jimmy Butler added 25 for the Warriors, who finished 4-1 on their road trip despite falling behind 27-5. They rallied from at least 20 down to win for the third time this season.
Golden State is 10-2 since Butler entered the lineup on Feb. 8 in Chicago. The Warriors erased a 24-point deficit in that game, their biggest comeback of the season.
Cam Johnson scored 26 points and Cam Thomas had 23 for the Nets, who lost their sixth straight.
The Nets made 10 of their first 11 shots and raced to a 27-5 lead. They led much of the game before Golden State surged ahead in the fourth quarter.
Warriors: Gary Payton II had 16 points and nine rebounds wearing a mask after missing a game with a broken nose, but the Warriors lost starting guard Brandin Podziemski after just a minute of action because of lower back soreness.
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) gestures after making a three-point shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Nets: The Nets did a lot of things well, but Butler (10 for 10) and Curry (9 for 9) had more free throws than they did as a team (18).
The final basket of the first half was unbelievable even by Curry's standards. He took a pass from Butler with his feet inside the Nets' midcourt logo, turned and flung a shot that dropped in, officially from 38 feet. Curry started running toward the locker room after he threw it up and was already off the court with 0.3 seconds still on the clock.
The announced attendance of 18,413 was a record for a Nets game at Barclays Center, which opened in 2012.
The Warriors open a season-high, seven-game homestand against Detroit on Saturday. The Nets are in Charlotte that night.
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Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton, right, spins away from Golden State Warriors' Jimmy Butler III (10) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Golden State Warriors' Quinten Post (21) celebrates after making a three-point shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game Brooklyn Nets Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Golden State Warriors' Moses Moody (4) passes away from Brooklyn Nets' Tyrese Martin (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Referee Derek Richardson (63) separates Brooklyn Nets' Ziaire Williams from Golden State Warriors' Gary Payton II (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Golden State Warriors' Gary Payton II (0) defends a shot by Brooklyn Nets' Jalen Wilson (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Brooklyn Nets' Cam Thomas (24) drives past Golden State Warriors' Moses Moody (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)