Unbeaten Warriors march on as Pacers subdued

Shooting guard Klay Thompson scored a season-high of 39 points, with point guard Stephen Curry adding 29 points.

And I know some Warriors fans are anxious that there’s too much accumulated pressure on the team now, and that maybe they’re peaking too soon in such a long National Basketball Association season.

Golden State has also been cashing at the betting window, covering in 16 of its 23 games this season.

The last time the Warriors were without their All-Star shooting guard this season was No. 14, when they needed overtime to beat the visiting Nets.

The Warriors next test is a road trip against the Boston Celtics on Friday, followed by a trip to face the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

The average ticket price for the Warriors-Cavaliers game stood at $792.03 on the secondary market as of Wednesday morning. Sadly, the Warriors have a different coach (the spotless Luke Walton) this time around, due to Steve Kerr’s extended absence following the complications of his two back surgeries.

Pacers star forward Paul George did his utmost to keep the game competitive, but his 33 points, eight rebounds and six assists were not enough to stop the Warriors’ streak. Every time the Pacers picked up a sliver of momentum, Thompson was there to shoot it down with a three.

Orlando ended a run of five successive losses to Denver by taking an 85-74 road win, with Nikola Vucevic contributing 18 points and 13 rebounds. Klay Thompson, who hasn’t played particularly well this year, hit eight 3s in the first half.

The Pacers learned quickly that trying to beat the Warriors at their own game is a good way to get run out of the gym. “This team can teach you a lot of lessons”, Vogel said.

“If I was a person that just sat home and watched the game, it’s the greatest thing ever”, Miles said.

The Pacers gave up 44 points in the opening quarter at Chicago in December 1990 and a franchise-worst 80 points in the first half at the Lakers in November 1978.

There are big games, then there was tonight’s game. Russell Westbrook with a “quiet” 13 points and 16 assists for the Thunder in that contest.

But Indiana came back in the fourth, cutting the deficit to 129-123 with 24.8 seconds to go when George made a free throw after Draymond Green was called for a technical foul. Yes, the Pacers can defend a little bit, or the Warriors were exhausted from making the extra pass and knocking down shots during the first 45 minutes of the game. “They shot the ball extremely well in the first half”.

So when Curry says that teams can try to copy them but won’t have personnel, perhaps he is just being plain honest.

It’s this type of dominance that has fueled speculation that the Warriors will threaten the 1995-1996 Bulls record for most wins in a season (72).

And yes, their record win streak remains unconfirmed and nearly certainly fudged by the team, which has had a fondness over the years of tweaking the numbers to expand their myth. But the Globetrotters still have plenty of street cred.