With the Detroit Pistons coming to the Bay Area for their first and only time this season, Chase Center was bound to be treated to a show. Despite the Pistons playing on the second night of a back-to-back after being blown out by the Phoenix Suns on Thursday and the Warriors playing without Jimmy Butler following his ACL tear from last week, the two teams still went down to the wire in a thrilling matchup.

An offensive barrage from the Pistons featuring 45 first-quarter points — the most the Warriors have given up in any single quarter this season — was matched by a few timely runs from the Warriors that brought them from down by as many as 15 to as close as 3 points with 6 minutes left and 4 points with just over a minute remaining.

Alas, with Steph Curry leaving the game at the end of the third quarter and not returning due to right knee soreness, the Warriors just couldn't get over the hump and eventually lost, 131-124. 

Even with the exciting game, all of the attention postgame turned to Curry and his health. Steve Kerr was able to provide a bit of insight into the injury and alleviate the worst fears.

"I think he's okay. I don't think it's anything major, but we'll have an update tomorrow. It was the knee that kept him out of the game in Minneapolis and it's been nagging him over the last week or so." 

It is indeed the same right knee that saw Curry watch from the sidelines on Monday for the second half of their back-to-back against the Minnesota Timberwolves. At that time, both Curry and Kerr had mentioned that the injury wasn't anything serious. Of course, it's much better to be safe than sorry, considering Curry's age and how important he is to this team.

Even with the injury and soreness seeming to weigh on him for much of the Pistons game, Curry was still solid, scoring 23 points with 4 triples in his 25 minutes.

The Warriors posted yet another magnificent game when focusing on team-oriented play. Out of the 11 players that saw minutes, 8 of them scored in double figures.

They were led by Curry's 23, but Draymond Green had 15 points and 4 first-half triples, while De'Anthony Melton and Gui Santos were excellent off the bench with 18 and 16 points, respectively.

Melton did a lot of the heavy lifting once Curry left the game, taking control of both the ball-handling and shot creation duties. Especially with Brandin Podziemski off his game, shooting just 1-8 from the field and having to salvage his night with an 8-9 performance at the free-throw line, Melton was fabulous at forcing the issue and bailing the Warriors out of some sticky situations on offense.

The Warriors weren't without mistakes, though, as 18 turnovers haunted them for 31 Pistons points, although 17 of those turnovers did come in the first three quarters. Additionally, the Pistons nabbed 15 offensive rebounds and generally just exerted their dominance on the glass, out-rebounding the Warriors 53-42.

The Warriors will get a much-needed reprieve this weekend as they get a three-day break before getting back to work against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.