Golden State Warriors make history
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant drives against Golden State Warriors forward Harrison Barnes during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015.
“We’re probably not going to go 82-0, and we’re probably going to lose a couple games in the playoffs”. “But we also reminded them that it’s November and we’ve got a lot more work to do”.
With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0 starts by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and 1993-94 Houston Rockets.
The Warriors are much closer to a machine than a normal great team.
“We’re staying in the moment”.
With the historical win never in doubt, the Warriors’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers turned into a coronation.
With the winning start in the bag, the Warriors may now be tempted to look at the Chicago Bulls all-time season record as a possibility. Asked about the Warriors going after the 33-game winning streak record and a 72-win season, he wouldn’t rule out the team’s ability to approach those.
In Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant had 27 points and six rebounds in his return from a hamstring injury as the Thunder took a 111-89 win over the Jazz.
Those comments, though, have not gone unnoticed by Bogut and Co. amid their remarkable 15-0 start to the season.
“The sky is the limit”, Green boasted. “So I know he’ll come out of it”.
“Anything is possible”, Walton said. But is (33) likely to happen? No. The Warriors have scored 100 or more points in 43 consecutive home games, longest since the Nuggets did so in 47 straight from February 1, 1990-Feb. The Warriors tallied 32 assists while committing a season-low tying eight turnovers.
“During the streak, we had some slippage”, Walton said. “During the streak, we had slippage”.
A night where one of the NBA’s best player, Kobe Bryant shot 1-of-14 for just four points matching the worst shooting performance of his career. It was his lowest output of the season, having scored in double figures in each of his previous 10 contests.
I can understand that from the feeling I get when they are on offense: they make every shot. It led 30-11 after one quarter and 54-38 at halftime. Teague scored 16 points with nine assists and two steals in Atlanta’s 121-97 win against the Celtics.
Klay Thompson had 11 points but missed his first seven shots and, as has been the case in a handful of these wins, the Warriors took a few minutes to get rolling – and then they were off and running.
Green has helped bring the Warriors national recognition with last season’s dominant championship run.
Get this – the Warriors could tie the Lakers’ consecutive games record on Christmas Day at Oracle against the team they beat in the NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers. “He emphasized to them how proud he was watching them, because we’re hitting all four of those values”. “But you’re not going to rattle them”. Dirk Nowitzki finished with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
“[Kerr] is handling it as good as he can”, Walton reported.