Jordan Poole scored a season-high 32 points and the shorthanded Golden State Warriors (+4) held off the host Detroit Pistons 105–102 on Friday. Andrew Wiggins had 27 points and Nemanja Bjelica tossed in 14 off the bench. Gary Payton II added 12 points for the Warriors. Golden State was missing several key players, including two-time Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry. The league’s leading scorer at 29.5 points per game, Curry did not play due to a left hip contusion. Draymond Green was inactive due to a right thigh contusion, while Andre Iguodala (right knee soreness) and Otto Porter Jr. (left foot injury management) also sat out. Reserve Frank Jackson led the Pistons with a season-high 27 points. Jerami Grant and Cade Cunningham had 19 points apiece for Detroit, and Hamidou Diallo added 10 points. Pistons center Isaiah Stewart suffered a right ankle injury contesting a shot early in the second …
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