The Golden State Warriors claimed a big 114-92 win over the Charlotte Hornets at Chase Center on Wednesday.

It would have been a close game if the Warriors had not launched a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter. Their franchise player, Stephen Curry, spent most of the time searching for his touch on the floor, going 6-15 in field goals (FGs) and 3-11 in 3-pointers, but scored 10 points in three minutes in Q4, leading the team's game-winning scoring run.

But the biggest surprise for the Warriors in Wednesday's game was Gary Payton II, son of Gary "The Glove" Payton. He was 6-9 in FGs for 14 points, five rebounds, three steals and one block, achieving a plus-minus of 18, the third-highest number on the team following the 28 of Jordan Poole, who scored a game-high 31 points, and 26 of Draymond Green.

"He dominated the game while he was out there and just changed everything with his defense, his activity," said Warriors head coach Steve Kerr of Payton II. "He had three steals, but I think he had several more deflections that may have led to steals. He is just an electric athlete. It's hard to stand out on an NBA floor, athletically, because all those guys are the world's greatest athletes. And he jumps off the page."

The Hornets averaged 117.5 points per game so far this season, the highest in the league. They shared a lot in common with the Warriors. For example, both teams preferred a fast-paced, small-ball squad run by a talented point guard surrounded by forwards. The Hornets have a more aggressive defense than the Warriors as they deliver more turnovers (9.3-8.7) per game.

But aggressive defense is not necessarily good defense, a lesson the Hornets learned on Wednesday night. The Hornets' FG and 3-point percentages were 37.36 and 27.78 percent respectively after taking too many closely defended shots or at the last second of the 24-second clock.

The Warriors' defenders are not as athletic as their Hornets counterparts, but they are more experienced and play smarter. The Hornets saw their ball movement cut and had to turn to more difficult individual attacks. As a result, Miles Bridges scored 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds; Gordon Hayward had 23 points and 11 rebounds; but the whole team only delivered 18 turnovers, much fewer than their average number of 27.4, not to mention they also committed 16 turnovers.

This is the first stop of a five-game trip in the Western Conference for the Hornets and they did not start off well.

Nets take down Hawks for third straight win

The Brooklyn Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-108 at the Barclays Center on Wednesday, pocketing their third win in a row.

Kevin Durant showed the Hawks how powerless their defense was to him. The "Slim Reaper" went 13-20 in FGs to get 32 points, seven rebounds and five assists. He had 12 points in Q1 and 15 in Q3. He was 7-10 in the middle range and has remained over 65 percent so far this season in this area.

James Harden only walked to the free throw line once in this game but he went 5-11 behind the arc, contributing a double-double of 16 points and 11 assists. Joe Harris and Patty Mills shared his boiling touch going a combined 10-15 at the 3-point line. They were why the Nets scored a season-high 22 triples at home.

That must have made the Hawks so jealous. DeAndre Hunter shooting 6-6 from downtown did not hide the fact that the rest of the team missed 22 of their 29 triple attempts. Trae Young missed a triple-double by one rebound (21+9+10), but his struggling shooting performance of 6-22 from the floor was not good enough to bring his team to victory. The rule changes in foul-drawing have had a grave impact on Young's individual attack. His best response to that is to improve his 3-point shooting. The current performance of averaging 1.4 triples at 27 percent is far from acceptable.

Other games on Wednesday (away teams come first):

Portland Trail Blazers 104-107 Cleveland Cavaliers

New York Knicks 98-111 Indiana Pacers

Chicago Bulls 98-103 Philadelphia 76ers

Toronto Raptors 109-100 Washington Wizards

Denver Nuggets 106-108 Memphis Grizzlies

Los Angeles Clippers 126-115 Minnesota Timberwolves

Dallas Mavericks 109-108 San Antonio Spurs

New Orleans pelicans 99-112 Sacramento Kings