Here are five observations of the Warriors’ 118-91 victory over the Pistons on Saturday night at Chase Center, pushing their record to 11-9 this season.
1. Beat the teams they have to
Blake Griffin, who looked old, had Steph Curry on a switch twice in the first quarter and produced a live ball turn and an airball hook shot. A few possessions later, he tried to lure James Wiseman onto a fake pump, but failed and desperately jumped into the rookie hoping for a foul. The referee gave him a whistle: offensive foul on the veteran. Here are the two Curry plays.
The Pistons are not in a good spot right now. The Jerami Grant signing seems smarter than many have predicted, but Detroit’s top pick, Killian Hayes, has been out for months due to a hip injury. Griffin, their maximum player, looks like a shell of their own, and the rest of the squad has next to no chance of taking them out of the lottery. They beat the Lakers the other …