Post game party thread: Gary Payton puts his mittens all over this one

Warriors take over in the 2nd half, put Hornets away

Alex👋 @dbs408

Steve Kerr lmao

You can’t spell party without Gary Payton, and boy oh boy did he deliver in crunch time for the Golden State Warriors tonight. In a game that was close for the entire first half, their strong third quarter helped provide some breathing room before Payton came through in the fourth and sucked the life out of the Hornets. When he wasn’t stifling offense he was dunking or making sweet off-ball cuts.

Joe Viray @JoeVirayNBA

What a pass by Nemanja Bjelica and what a cut by Gary Payton II.

As always, this is just a quick place for the community to gather. Our full (and totally awesome) game coverage will be back in full force tomorrow morning. For now, we party!

Absolutely smothering!

Joe Viray @JoeVirayNBA

The Charlotte Hornets, coming into tonight, were: 2nd in non-garbage-time ORTG (115.6) 4th in half-court ORTG (98.9) Tonight, they were limited by the Warriors to: 87.4 ORTG 64.1 half-court ORTG

Who gets Warrior wonder? Payton for his electric bench role? Two way Wiggs for carrying the team on his shoulders through the 3rd quarter?

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

Fitting way for the Warriors to seal this win: Payton, the spark, gets a stop/strip on LaMelo, turning into a Jordan Poole layup to cap his 31-point night