Curry scores 40, Warriors top Hornets 116-99 to go 20-0

After halftime, it was the turn of Curry to heat up as he scored 28 of his 40 points in the third to give the Warriors a big lead, 93-72 entering the final quarter. He was 14 of 18 from the field, and eight of 11 from 3-point range.

I reasoned that Green has been fortunate enough to play alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who command so much attention. “Especially on top of my dad’s ceremony”. James Michael McAdoo closed out the scoring with a dunk with 35.6 seconds remaining, as the Dubs coasted to a 116-99 victory and moved to 20-0 on the season. Combined with four wins to close out last season, the Warriors are riding a 24-game regular-season winning streak.

“Obviously, being 11-0 is wonderful”, Curry said. He made the most of it, but he certainly couldn’t get better, right? Several injuries have both teams’ lineups at less than full strength, as this latest 2015 National Basketball Association live streaming and televised matchup comes via Fox Sports networks on Wednesday evening. “Different guys step up on different nights”.

Golden State roared to a 28-13 lead halfway through the first quarter then stretched it to 26 in the second half. Once a championship is won, the fire usually burns a little less bright at the start of the following season, players want more playing time, and the overall competitive edge begins to tiresome. Curry dominated in the key third quarter and had Golden State in such complete control that he sat down for the fourth quarter. Detroit started overtime with an 8-1 run. At least three of the 3-pointers were 30-footers. And what we do know is that the Warriors, assuming they survive the Spurs and Cavaliers and Thunder when the league’s best current competition arrives beginning later this month, appear to be the best team of this era.

Although Curry rightfully gets most of the press, Draymond Green is the heart and soul of the team. “You try to make him work hard, but I don’t think we’ve seen anybody shoot like him – that’s pretty impressive”. If they’re 41 and 2 or something like that then I would say they probably have a good shot. When he walked onto the court at 5:30 p.m. he dribbled two balls, bounced them hard, went between his legs, and took a break to huddle with former Davidson linebacker Braxton Winston. “You expect to make them even though some nights it’s off”. The Warriors are also surrendering only 99.9 ppg, the 14th best mark in the league. Spencer Hawes, Cody Zeller and Frank Kaminsky will be forced to play more in Big Al’s absence, while Kemba Walker and Nicolas Batum will have bigger roles in Charlotte’s offense.

NOTES: The Hornets announced before the game that they have signed coach Steve Clifford to a multiyear contract extension. They will need all of the advantages they can get to stop the Warriors though, as this team looks like they could breeze through the whole season with very few losses.