Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins Fuel Win vs. Magic – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

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San Francisco – With the NBA trading deadline days away and rumors running violently, the product felt on the track between Warriors and Orlando Magic Secondary Monday night at the Chase Center. In reality, the game will be backburner again on Wednesday night when Warriors play Utah Jazz on the road.

All attention and all eyes are focused on Thursday at. 12 pt. But first, Warriors had to find a way to get back. 500 and beat the magic in front of their home fans.

The early results were not beautiful. Warriors missed their first six shots, all 3-Pointers, and scored only three points through the first five minutes. Although the night was filled with a whole bunch of offensive exceribility, the Outscored Warrior’s magic with 23 points between the second and third quarters on the way to a 104-99 win.

These two quarters turned out to be even more important as Warriors lost the fourth by 10 points.

Steph Curry, who fought for an off-shooting night, scored 24 points on 7-of-21 shooting and was a low 2 of 12 on 3-Pointers. But Andrew Wiggins continued his strong offensive stretch by scoring a team high 25 points, and Moses Moody fell 17 big-time points from the bench.

Here are three takeaways from Warriors that surpass the magic.

Daymond’s return

After missing Warriors’ previous seven matches, walking 3-4, Green was back in uniform for Golden State. And on Warriors’ first offensive possession, Green turned the ball over via a wrong pass attempt.

But his next turnover came first before the 8:39 mark in the fourth quarter.

Green was a plus-9 in 29 minutes. Green scored four points to go with seven points and five assists and his suffocating defense could not be ignored. Green showed a two-man game with the Rookie Center Quinten Post and they start five were a plus-9 together in 12 minutes.

Green’s running jumper with 1:44 back in the fourth quarter gave Warriors an ever-important four-point lead.

Wiggins Way

When Warriors searched for offense, Wiggins was often the answer. He was one of only three players scoring in the first quarter with Curry and Moody. Wiggins shoots over 38 percent on 3-Pointers this season, but it was everywhere else on the floor where he was a nightmare for the magic.

Wiggins wasn’t just aggressive, he was under control. The veteran understood what the defense was offering and how to take advantage, whether it meant to party the paint or get to the free-castle line.

However, from the 3-point line, Wiggins were only 1 in 5. Wiggins were 6 of 9 inside the paint and 10 of 15 on free throw. His 15 free-throwing attempts are a season high season and his 10 makes tied a season high.

Wiggins in January average 19.3 points and scored 20 or more points in seven of the 14 games he played. To open February, his 25 points showed how valuable he really is … whether it is in a warriors jersey or not.

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In recent weeks, Warriors have seen strong contributions from young players like Gui Santos and Post, two relatively unknowns not long ago. For the past three weeks, however, Moody’s rise has been far too under the radar.

As Warriors suffered a terrible loss for Toronto Raptors on January 13, Moody scored only one point. Since then he has been a huge offensive contributor from the bench. Warriors have played 10 games after this loss north of the border, and Moody has now scored 10-Plus points in nine of these games.

There is a reason why Steve Kerr chose to close with Moody, despite Buddy Hield being a plus-15. As the game approached its last minute, without hesitation, Moody spiked a clutch corner 3-pointer to put Warriors ahead with five points and put it away. Moody has now scored 17 points in each of Warriors’ last two matches.

He plays essentially a shooting guard and both forward positions. Moody’s total game has grown with jumps and borders from late.

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