Warriors set new National Basketball Association record
These Warriors are, right now, a wonderful collection of unique talent operating at a level fans haven’t seen in years.
Interestingly, the Warriors began their franchise history in Philadelphia.
In Minneapolis, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help the Timberwolves beat the 76ers, 100-95 and keep Philadelphia winless on the season.
The Warriors’ 111-77 victory on Tuesday extended their ideal start to 16 consecutive wins.
It’s not unrealistic to expect the Warriors’ undefeated streak to last into the 20-or-more realm.
Warriors” “best player of the night’ Draymond Green (23) this instant seeks to block Lakers’ Julius Randle from taking a shot.Walton praised the performance of forward Draymond Green, who he said had been the best player on the floor last night. 500 this far into a season under Doc Rivers, made eight 3-pointers after coming into the game at 31.3 percent.
In Miami, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each scored 16 points, and the Heat snapped the Knicks’ four-game winning streak with a 95-78 win.
The Warriors, though, were never on the 16-0 challenge. That’s part of a seven-game road trip that ends with the second game of a back-to-back against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 12.
“The style that we play – we’re free flowing and we shoot a lot of threes”.
Walton said the Warriors will lose.
“At the end of the day it’s 16 wins in the month of November”, Green said.
Brazilian reserve Marcelo Huertas scored seven points in 12 minutes of play, going 3-of-5 from the field and 1-of-2 from 3-point range, snagging one rebound and recording two assists.
“Is it likely? No”, Walton said.
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who had a night to forget, said the key to the Warriors’ success is having playmakers at every position, and because of that he believes they can surpass the Lakers’ magical mark.
If Warriors stay unbeatable until the match against the Cavaliers, I don’t think that Lebron James’ ego will let them expand their record to 29-0, so their limit at the uppermost is 28-0.
Nobody looked forward to the record-breaker more than coach Steve Kerr, and nobody was more pained by it at the same time.
Kerr has been sidelined this season while recovering from off-season back surgery. After that, the Warriors return home to host Sacramento on Saturday. “The shots that I take, the pull-up shots and jumpers, the contested jumpers, those are tough shots to hit at 27, it’s very tough to hit them at 37”. Certainly wouldn’t get my vote. That’s an accomplishment really. “To do it requires players to step up, a staff to step up”.
The Warriors have not avoided talking about their record-setting start, choosing to acknowledge it often as the wins piled up. They don’t seem to be thwarted by the usual obstacles of scheduling, fatigue, cold streaks, hot games by the opponent. The Warriors don’t play the Spurs until January 25 and finally meet the Thunder on February 6.
Of course Golden State has a little deeper bench being able to counter with the aforementioned Iguodala-the reigning Finals MVP- or the under-rated big man Festus Ezeli or Livingston.
What Curry and Co have demonstrated is that they are supremely concentrated and confident. “It’s great to hear from him again just to reiterate what we’re all about”.
Surprisingly, the Warriors came out shooting cold against the visiting Lakers.
The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls won 72 regular-season games on their way to the National Basketball Association title.