Gui Santos’ career game helps Warriors rally, extend Nets’ skid

Gui Santos scored a career-high 31 points and Brandin Podziemski added 22 as the Golden State Warriors rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-106 on Wednesday night in San Francisco.

Golden State (35-38) won for the third time in its last 11 games, while Brooklyn (17-56) lost its ninth straight.

Kristaps Porzingis had 17 points and 10 rebounds, De'Anthony Melton added 14 points and Gary Payton II scored 10 for the Warriors, who won despite matching a season high with 26 turnovers.

Ziaire Williams led Brooklyn with 19 points and Jalen Wilson had 15. Ben Saraf scored 14 points with seven assists, Malachi Smith added 12 points, Chaney Johnson chipped in 11 and Drake Powell finished with 10.

The Warriors won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 13-19 and extended a franchise record with their 600th consecutive sellout.

Golden State trailed by as many as 13 in the second quarter before opening the fourth on a 16-4 run to move ahead 93-90 on Will Richard's 3-pointer with 6:44 remaining.

After Brooklyn tied the game at 106 on Saraf's dunk with 46 seconds left, Melton put the Warriors ahead by making one of two foul shots with 24.5 seconds remaining.

Saraf missed a floater on the Nets' next possession, and Draymond Green made two foul shots for the final margin.

Santos finished 11-of-16 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from 3-point range for the Warriors, who trailed 30-25 at the end of the opening period.

Brooklyn extended its lead to 42-30 on Saraf's 3-pointer with 6:42 left in the second quarter and held a 58-50 advantage at the half.

The Nets forced 15 turnovers and shot 52.6% from the field in the first half. Porzingis had 13 points in the half to lead all scorers.

Brooklyn maintained its lead throughout the third quarter and led 82-70 after Tyson Etienne drilled a 3-pointer with 2:03 left in the period.

Santos scored 15 points in the third quarter for Golden State, which ended the period down 86-77.