Warriors now 15-0, tie National Basketball Association record for best start to season

The other two games were a little more standard: a pretty comfortable 12 point victory over the Bulls at Oracle and the record-tying win in Denver. “Obviously, coming off a championship and taking care of business 15 straight times to start the season – couldn’t ask for a better start”.

Andre Iguodala had a steal, dribbled behind his back and passed for an alley-oop dunk to Shaun Livingston to extend the lead to 34-23 at the end of the first.

Before the game, Mike Malone said Steph Curry is “well on his way to earning his second MVP”.

Does everything have to go right for Golden State to even get within striking distance of these marks?

Warriors: Walton said head coach Steve Kerr (back surgery) is “doing better”. The Nuggets, young and precocious, were content to run with the Dubs at altitude, and the intensity of the winning streak – it’s made nearly meaningless regular-season games feel like playoff contests – was showing.

Bogut finished with the eight points, six rebounds and three blocks.

Their high-octane offence has yet to be held to under 100 points in a game – scoring, on average, 114.5 points each time they step onto the court.

While Warriors fans would justifiably be crushed with anything short of holding the record solo at this point given the present context, I wanted to use this space to note that what the team has accomplished already is truly remarkable. “I think it comes with a lot of health”.

But Sunday capped it all off for the Warriors.

J.J. Redick scored 17 points for Los Angeles (6-7), which has lost seven of nine. It was a bench unit that pulled away from the Nuggets in the second half, allowing Curry to spend the fourth quarter on the bench. After Mudiay and Barton brought Denver within 11, reserve guard Ian Clark converted two running layups to make it 99-84 with 9:09 left. Everyone knows the Warriors do not miss too many open three balls.

“It’s kind of weird to celebrate on the floor”, said Curry, who was 8 for 16 from the field and added seven assists. He played just 28, one more than his fewest this season, and he got some valuable rest.

The Warriors generally looked lackadaisical, bored or exhausted.

If Golden State gets through that stretch, during which they’ll likely be double-digit favorites in almost every game, that will put them at 28-0 heading into a Finals rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas Day.