Warriors Tie National Basketball Association Record With 15-0 Start

Klay Thompson scored a team-high 21 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Warriors improved to 15-0 on the season with a 118-105 victory over the Nuggets before 17,689 fans and a national television audience.

Golden State matches the start of the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and the ’93-94 Houston Rockets.

The Warriors will attempt to set the record at home against the Lakers on Tuesday at Oracle Arena.

Golden State would lead by as many as 21 points late as the Warriors’ defense kept Denver off-balance. He said, ‘Look, we have a shot at this if we take care of business over the next two games.

The Warriors are the last unbeaten team in the National Basketball Association for the second season in a row.

Thompson hit a three-pointer with 2:08 remaining in the second quarter and Golden State never trailed again. He started in place of Kenneth Faried, who missed the game with an ankle injury.

The historical moment was on the minds of both teams before the game.

They want to own the record. “Coach brought it up last game. It’s pretty impressive”, interim coach Luke Walton told reporters. “Nobody’s here to see us”.

Curry capped a 9-0 run in the first with a 3-pointer and a steal and layup on the other end to give the Warriors a 22-15 lead.

Sunday’s win was their 10th double-digit victory of the season, despite the fact that Curry, who came into the contest averaging 33.6 points per game, delivered fewer than 20 points for the first time this season.

Getting to the brink of history required putting away a Nuggets team that played a better game than the final score indicated. Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala also scored in double figures.