Warriors' Georges Niang draws technical in shoving match with Magic's Wendell Carter Jr.

Georges Niang got into another fight on Saturday night. This time the Warriors forward was given a technical foul after a shoving match with Orlando center Wendell Carter Jr. in the second quarter of Golden State's 126-119 overtime win over the Magic at Chase Center.

USA TODAY Sports reported that the play started with 9:17 left in the second quarter. Carter caught an entry pass in the paint, and Niang, caught out of position, grabbed him from behind before he could go up for a shot. Carter didn't like it, Niang didn't back off, and Draymond Green and Gary Payton II came in to pull their teammate away. Officials reviewed the play and gave both players technical fouls. The San Francisco Chronicle called the foul a smart play that may have gone a little too far, and said the technicals ended the confrontation.

Niang has been in several of these during Golden State's run. USA TODAY Sports noted that Green already had to hold him back in earlier run-ins with Miami's Bobby Portis and the Lakers' Collin Sexton. Green said he likes what Niang brings. "I love that type of energy, by the way," Green told USA TODAY Sports, and he described Niang as a signing people doubted who has become hard to keep off the floor.

Niang's numbers have been modest. USA TODAY Sports had him averaging 7.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists through nine games, while making 30.6 percent of his 3-pointers. That is well below his 39.7 percent career mark. Against Orlando he scored 11 points in about 25 minutes off the bench, according to the Chronicle's box score.

Stephen Curry decided the game. He scored 41 points, and Yahoo Sports reported that he became the seventh player in league history with 26,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 6,000 assists. Curry is 38 and in his 18th season.

What it means for Monday against New Orleans

The win was Golden State's seventh in a row and moved the Warriors to 7-3. That is a big change from an 0-3 start that included a 127-105 loss at the Lakers, a 111-108 home loss to Memphis and a 131-122 loss in Phoenix. Since then the Warriors have beaten Denver by 20 on the road, won at Minnesota and handled the Lakers 112-95 at home. They also beat the Clippers, Suns and Heat, and the Heat game was a 20-point win.

Saturday was the first game in the streak that went to overtime. It was also the first time in a week the Warriors gave up more than 114 points. Across the seven wins they have outscored opponents by an average of about 14 points a game, but they needed an extra period and a 41-point night from Curry to get past Orlando. Next is the New Orleans Pelicans at Chase Center on Monday, Nov. 9, on NBA TV.

Niang's edge has worked for Golden State so far. Green and Payton have been quick to step in, and none of the scuffles has cost the Warriors a player or a game. The risk is that technicals add up over a long season. As long as the shots are falling and the wins keep coming, the Warriors seem happy to live with it. Follow the team's season on our Warriors page.