Here are five observations of the Warriors ’118-91 victory over the Pistons Saturday night at the Chase Center, which surpassed their 11-9 record this season.
1. Beat the teams they have to make
Blake Griffin, with an old-fashioned look, had Steph Curry changed twice in the first quarter and produced a live ball turnover and an aerodynamic ball hook. A couple of possessions later, he tried to catch James Wiseman with a fake bomb, failed, and desperately jumped on the rookie waiting for a foul. The referee did give a whistle: offensive foul to the veteran. Here are the two works by Curry.
The Pistons are not in a good place right now. The signing of Jerami Grant seems smarter than many predicted, but Detroit first-round pick Killian Hayes has been out for months due to a hip injury. Griffin, his top player, looks like a shell of his own and the rest of the roster has almost zero chances of getting them out of the lottery. They beat the Lakers the other …