The Golden State Warriors defeated the host Detroit Pistons, 119 - 113, at Palace of Auburn Hills on Friday. While the Pistons have struggled mightily recently, they fought as hard as they could against the best team in the league. The Warriors were able to prevail though, as there were 10 ties and 18 lead changes in total, with neither team leading by more than eight points. Both of these offenses were on point in this close - fought battle, as they both shot over 50 percent from the field. Golden State's efficiency was one of the biggest factors, as they recorded 35 assists on 56 percent shooting to Detroit's' 22 dimes on 51 percent. Free-throw shooting also killed the Pistons, as they shot 61 percent (17 - of - 28), while the Warriors shot 92 percent (22 - of - 24). Golden State (27 - 4) had a tough task here in a back - to - back set, but they pulled out another huge win on the road. Kevin Durant continued his amazing season, as he tallied 32 points, eight rebounds and three assists on 13 - of - 18 shooting. Stephen Curry was second on the team, as he finished with 25 points, three rebounds and eight assists. Draymond Green went just 1 - of - 8 from the field to score five points, but still provided 10 rebounds and 12 assists in his homecoming game. On deck for the Warriors is their game of the season, as they play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas. While this adds to Detroit's (14 - 18) recent five - game slide, this is not a loss to be discouraged by. Tobias Harris was shifted to the bench for this game and had his best performance of the season, as he accrued 26 points and seven rebounds in the defeat. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led the starters in scoring, as he dropped 25 points. Andre Drummond fell a rebound shy of a double - double, totaling 15 points and nine rebounds on 6 - of - 7 shooting, Reggie Jackson accumulated 17 points, three rebounds and six assists as the starting point guard. Detroit is off until Monday, when they also host the Cleveland Cavaliers for their next game.
["PlayerStat(G,'Kevin Durant') has 3 Assists ,has 18 Field goals attempted ,has 13 Field goals made ,has 32 Points ,has 8 Total rebounds ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Draymond Green') has 12 Assists ,has 5 Field goals attempted ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Stephen Curry') has 8 Assists ,has 25 Field goals attempted ,has 3 Field goals made ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Andre Drummond') has 7 Assists ,has 6 Field goals attempted ,has 15 Field goals made ,has 9 Points ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Kentavious Caldwell-Pope') has 25 Assists ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Reggie Jackson') has 6 Assists ,has 17 Field goals attempted ,has 3 Field goals made ."
 "PlayerStat(G,'Tobias Harris') has 26 Assists ,has 7 Field goals attempted ."]