Warriors’ record start reaches 22-0

But bundled within that future trivia answer is a more intriguing question: how will the Warriors lose?

No Warriors starter played more than four minutes in the fourth. That appeared to be the danger against Brooklyn, but even that potential narrative was quickly rewritten by the Warriors.

John Wall had 28 points, 10 assists and five steals for the Wizards.

“It’s really good”, Curry said. But for Warriors’ opponents to have a chance, almost everything must go right.

With fans roaring in applause every time he even touched the basketball, Curry overcame three early misses at the free-throw line, scored 11 straight points late in the third after the Nets briefly took the lead, and finished with 28 points with five three-pointers on 11-for-17 shooting.

Draymond Green added 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

The Toronto Raptors traded punch for punch with the undefeated Golden State Warriors, and at the end the visitors had the final swing. The Nets held plenty of momentum and a 75-70 lead in the third quarter before the Warriors provided a reality check and quickly turned the tables to take a 20-point lead.

Luke Walton’s response to the adversity?

The Warriors (22-0) have thrived by playing small and draining shots from beyond the arc. In situations where Kerrmight be inclined to tinker, Walton simply lets the players self-correct (or in Speights’ case, on occasion, self-destruct). Curry has scored 40 or more points in seven games this season.

He finished the quarter by finding center Festus Ezeli for an alley-oop dunk before converting a three-point play and knocking down a three-pointer with 1.9 seconds left for an 87-80 edge. After the Nets sent them a wake-up call, the passes became sharper, the rotations tighter and the sets more precise.

Curry and Thompson returned but neither player was needed on the second night of a back-to-back. Whether it comes in the form of Stephen Curry pulling up for a three-pointer before the crowd is ready to react, or Draymond Green leading a fast break that creates an open shot, or Klay Thompson dipping and firing in the blink of an eye, it’s hard to watch this Warriors team and not get swept up in the aura. They did it inside and outside, assisted and one-on-one. Eric Bledsoe paced the Suns (8-13) with 23 points.

Hornets 102, Bulls 96: Guard Nicolas Batum scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Charlotte Hornets held on for a 102-96 win over the Chicago Bulls. By the time the starters checked in midway through the quarter, the lead had swelled to 106-89. Brooklyn F/C Andrea Bargnani missed his third straight game with a tight left hamstring. After beating the Celtics 108-105 on Saturday, the Spurs have won eight of their last nine games and have only allowed 90-plus points twice during that stretch. G Bojan Bogdanovic started in place of Hollis-Jefferson and made his 30th career start….

Jamal Crawford scored 32 points, with 16 of them coming in the fourth. When the starters are stagnant and sloppy, the reserves are fluid and crisp. I felt like we played pretty close to flawless in the first quarter.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the win moved Golden State past the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association, a predecessor to Major League Baseball, for the best start to a season by a US professional sports team.