Dennis Schroder leads short-handed Nets back from 18-point deficit to beat Warriors 128-120

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 31 points, Cam Thomas added 23 and the undermanned Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 128-120 on Monday night.

Curry made a 3-pointer with 3:26 left and pulled the Warriors within three, but Golden State couldn't make the crucial stops and squandered an 18-point lead. Curry scored 28, and Andrew Wiggins added 18 points.

Schroder's 3 with 11:10 remaining tied the game at 92, and he put his team ahead with another at the 9:43 mark.

Jalen Wilson had 18 points for the short-handed Nets in a road back-to-back after a 108-103 win at Sacramento a night earlier.

Schroder missed Sunday’s game at Sacramento with right ankle soreness but returned for Brooklyn, which jumped ahead 9-2 before a Warriors timeout and ensuing run got the home team going.

The Warriors, coming off a 10-point loss at San Antonio on Saturday, dropped to 5-2 at home and 12-5 overall.

Nets: The Nets were missing Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith and Noah Clowney, who had an MRI exam on his sprained left ankle he injured Sunday, but coach Jordi Fernandez didn't yet know the results. Nic Claxton felt something in his troublesome back and also sat out. Simmons rests the second game of back-to-backs.

Warriors: The Warriors totaled 47 bench points. ... Jonathan Kuminga missed his second straight game with an illness.

Moses Moody subbed into the game with 3:15 left in the second quarter and scored 12 straight Warriors points over the final 2:54 — with Curry assisting on Moody's two 3-pointers and also a layup as Golden State led 67-58 at the break.

Despite missing four players in their normal rotation, the Nets shot 44.4% from 3.

Brooklyn concludes its West Coast swing at Phoenix on Wednesday, the same night the Warriors host Oklahoma City.

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Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas (24) looks to shoot against Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, looks to shoot against Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson (22) shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Brooklyn Nets forward Cameron Johnson (2) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson, center, looks to shoot against Golden State Warriors forwards Draymond Green, right, and Trayce Jackson-Davis, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) passes the ball against Brooklyn Nets forward Jalen Wilson, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Andre Burakovsky and Brandon Montour scored 24 seconds apart early in the third period and the Seattle Kraken extended their winning streak over the Anaheim Ducks to eight games with a 3-2 victory Monday night.

Shane Wright also scored, while Joey Daccord made 21 saves as the Kraken improved to 6-2-0 since Nov. 8.

Frank Vatrano and Trevor Zegras scored for the Ducks, who saw their season-best four-game points streak come to an end. Lukas Dostal made 24 saves for Anaheim.

Burakovsky scored his first of the season on a tip-in past Dostal at 46 seconds of the third period to tie the score 2-2. Montour quickly put Seattle on top with a blast through traffic from the top of the right circle, his seventh.

Kraken: Wright was a healthy scratch in each of the previous three games before the fourth-overall selection in the 2022 draft ended a personal 13-game points drought in the first period.

Ducks: It was much-needed production from a pair of Anaheim forwards. Zegras’ goal was just his second in his past 19 games, while Vatrano hardly was in the mood to celebrate his tip-in goal, his second in 11 games.

Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson departed with 4:37 remaining in the second period after taking a hit from Tye Kartye and did not return. Carlsson crashed into his own goal with his left hip, while hitting the back of his head on the ice after his helmet fell off. He was ruled out with an upper-body injury.

The Kraken have now won four times at Anaheim and four times at home during their eight-game winning streak against the Ducks that extends back to November 2022.

The teams head to Seattle for the back end of a home-and-home series on Wednesday.

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Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) blocks a shot with Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz (17) looking on during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Seattle Kraken left wing Jared McCann, top, watches the puck get behind Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) deflects the puck with Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour (62) watching during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas (7) passes the puck away from Seattle Kraken left wing Tye Kartye (12) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright (51) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Anaheim Ducks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras, left, reacts after scoring against Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson (6) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)

Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright, right, deflects the puck to score against Anaheim Ducks defenseman Olen Zellweger, left, and goaltender Lukas Dostal, center, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)