Warriors busy early, beat Pacers 131-123 to go 23-0
Counting the final four games they won at the end of the 2014-15 regular season, they now have tied the 2012-13 Heat for the NBA’s second-longest winning streak, at 27 games.
Golden State scored a whopping 79 points in the first half – the most by any team in any half this National Basketball Association season – and led 111-83 at the end of the third quarter. Through three periods, Thompson and Curry had 62 combined points, Curry finished with 29 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds. “They were excited about this game tonight”. “I thought our effort was there, but again, consistency…to beat a great team like that there can’t be any “oh crap” moments, and we had a couple of those”. A bunch of guys having fun, shooting threes, dunking, everybody passing, behind-the-back passes. “I was taking my shots in rhythm”. It’s a great feeling.
Yes, the 27-game winning streak is now a unique and possibly more famous thing than anything else… though I would argue it’s just part of everything else. “I’ll be all right, I’ve rolled an ankle before”. “And if everybody believes, ‘Yeah we’re going to lose one of these games, ‘ we’re going to lose one”.
On Tuesday night, the Golden State Warriors traveled to IN to take on one of the top teams IN the Eastern Conference, the Pacers.
Thaddeus Young finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who have recorded two of their six victories this season against Houston.
“I call it the ‘Uh-Oh Lineup, ‘” Curry added. The league doesn’t prioritize one over the other, leaving the fans and media to decide how they see it. But with the way every Warriors win is being promoted at the moment, you sure get the sense that they’re closing in on those legendary Lakers. “We made that very clear that we’re going to give some other guys looks at that position to give us an offensive boost”.
Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 32 points for the Rockets, who fell behind by 18 points and got quiet nights from stars James Harden and Dwight Howard.
Will the Golden State Warriors still be undefeated when Christmas Day rolls around?
IN was led by Paul George with 33 points and C.J. He scored 29 points, made 8 of 10 threes, and was the key to a 22-0 run that forced IN (12-8) to play catch-up the rest of the night. After all, this matchup was slated as the biggest test for the Warriors so far and had major buildup for a regular season game. Through three periods, Thompson and Stephen Curry had 62 combined points. With 1:36 left in the period, the Warriors led 37-21.
“They attack the defense out of a double team better than anybody does in this league because everybody on the floor can shoot the ball”, Miles said. “Thompson and Curry always shoot extremely well, and when they got on that run, we lost them in coverage several times”.
On April 9 of this year, after a blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs and a tough defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans (two presumed future playoff opponents), the Golden State Warriors rebounded with a strong home victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.