Warriors Make History With Win Over Lakers
Afterward, the Warriors pondered how they would deal with the adversity when, somewhere down the line, they actually lose a game. He reminded them of their “four core principles” (Joy, mindfulness, compassion, and competition).
Although a member of the United States of America squad which won the gold medal at the 2010 World Championships, Curry was bitterly disappointed to be omitted from the roster for the 2012 Olympics in London.
And the Warriors’ audience is moving into the multitudes these days. So that part, obviously, is tough [on him] and he struggles with. During a timeout from the inevitable slaughter, a Warriors fan hit a jumper for a prize.
In Milwaukee, Greg Monroe had 20 points and 13 rebounds in his first game against his former team, leading the Bucks to the 109-88victory over the Pistons.
“We don’t think about it”, Curry said.
Draymond Green and Stephen Curry celebrate during a game between… It’s hard to gauge where this all is heading for Golden State, and they certainly won’t help us figure it out.
At TiqIQ, the average asking price as of this afternoon was $773 for a ticket, which is the second most expensive regular season game for the Lakers since 2010 and the most expensive for the Warriors since the same year.
Perhaps, the NBA Champions are lucky enough not to have yet played in this season, against opponents like Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat, who look stronger than all the others this year. I can understand that from the feeling I get when they are on offense: they make every shot. “We have to keep it going and we’re on the right track”. “What they did there-they’re in the history books”.
“The style that we play – we’re free flowing and we shoot a lot of threes”. This turned into a mini goal a couple of games ago.
Meanwhile Curry is just happy with the record.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry goes to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers, during their game in Oakland on Tuesday, November 24, 2015. At some point they will get cold.
The outcome of the game was never really in doubt after the Warriors raced out to a 19-point lead in the first quarter, ultimately cruising to a 111-77 win.
There was some symmetry in this matchup, because for so long the Lakers have dominated the West and especially the Warriors.
The loss was the fourth in a row for the Lakers (2-12), who were beginning a stretch of 10 of 11 on the road.
With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0 starts by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and 1993-94 Houston Rockets.
Or the record 72 victories by the 1994-1995 Chicago Bulls. And the likelihood is they will knock down a few more milestones on the way. He’s stated many times this season will most likely be his final one.
Seventy wins in all in 2015-16, maybe even 73 for the full-season record?
But doing this without their coach only seems to have sharpened the Warriors’ focus and pushed them into new achievements.
Before the game, Steve Kerr took a break with his surgery-complicated respite, and addressed his team. The theme: How proud he was of this team for keeping to their principles and for keeping it fun.
“Yeah, they could do it – because they’re good”, Bryant said, via USA Today.
Avery Bradley had 15 of his 25 points in the first half for Boston, which has dropped three of four.