DETROIT – Buddy Hield scored 19 points to help the Golden State Warriors to a 107-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.

Golden State got a much-needed win after losing two straight games at home, dropping 16 points against Miami and dropping 30 points against Sacramento.

It wasn’t easy.

The Warriors led by 18, but Malik Beasley missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer that could have sent the game into overtime.

Detroit’s Cade Cunningham had 32 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Beasley scored 21 points and missed 10 of his 14 3-point shots.

The Pistons fell to .500 after winning five straight and eight of their last nine games.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr, whose 90-year-old mother lost her home in the California wildfires, said earlier this week that his team lacked a “competitive spirit” and was certainly pleased with the response in Detroit.

Golden State led after every quarter and made enough plays on both ends of the court to win. After a 12-3 start, the Warriors had lost 15 of their last 21 games.

Takeaways

Warriors: On a night when Steph Curry missed most of his shots and scored 17 points, some teammates stepped up while Andrew Wiggins was away from the team for personal reasons. Trayce Jackson-Davis had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Dennis Schroder and Gui Santos each had 13 points and Lindy Waters added 11.

Pistons: Tobias Harris had 13 points and Ron Holland scored 11, trying to make up for the lost score when Jaden Ivey left the lineup with a broken leg.

Key moment

Draymond Green talked to Holland, dunked, charged at the rookie and set up Hield for a 3-pointer that gave the Warriors a 92-78 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Key statistics

Curry was 5 of 21 overall and missed 12 of 14 3-point shots.

Next

Golden State plays at Indiana on Friday night and Detroit hosts Toronto on Saturday.

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