Warriors (23-0) down Pacers, match Heat’s 27-game win streak

What the Warriors did have in abundance was the ultimate tangible, what George described as “championship confidence”, the inner strength that only comes from singular accomplishment.

Thompson injured his ankle late in Golden State’s 131-123 victory against in on Tuesday. It would have been his best night of the season, until he (and Curry and Draymond Green) had to re-enter the game in the fourth quarter because the bench couldn’t hold enough of the 28-point lead it was given. Remember, Thompson is the one that dropped 37 points in a quarter last season, an National Basketball Association record without missing a single shot. “They’re terrific in a lot of areas with just a flammable offense”.

“One of the great things about this team is our guys are confident all the way down the line”, interim coach Luke Walton said.

At the end of the night, the Warriors escaped with an eight-point win, but they discovered some clear holes on the team that need immediate improvement.

“This is about as good as it’s going to get until April and May”, George said.

“Tonight, I was very selective with my shots”, Thompson said.

Klay Thompson did his best Curry impersonation, hitting 10 three-pointers in just three quarters in a victory over the Indiana Pacers. In Golden State’s past 11 games, Thompson is averaging 20.8 points and shooting 50% on threes. The Warriors have had two such wins. “We’re definitely excited and excited about the crowd that’s going to come tomorrow and about this matchup”.

Golden State has also been cashing at the betting window, covering in 16 of its 23 games this season. “We get paid on the first and 15th just like them”. It was a case of the Warriors going into Bankers Life Fieldhouse and blowing the hopeful Pacers off the floor. On nights like those, the offense will struggle to put up 110 points, which means the defense will have to step up eventually. We’re not trying to mimic them. The coach could not rave more about the Warriors, but wants his team to focus mostly on itself.

Afterwards Golden State will have four days off and then begin a five-game home stand as it tries to match the 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers record 33-game streak. Anywhere sports are being discussed, that’s where you’ll find him. That’s 38% more expensive than two weeks ago, when tickets to the game were selling for an average of $572.36, according to TiqIQ, a secondary market ticket aggregator. It didn’t matter that Curry was coming off a sprained ankle, or that Butler’s advantage would have felt comfortable nearly any other time.

They have to make it through a back-to-back against the Celtics and the Bucks, and possibly without Klay Thompson and definitely without Harrison Barnes. “I think if we’d have lost in the Finals, I’d be having major regret right now being anywhere but in Oakland”. No matter what their opponents have thrown their way, the Warriors have been able to handle it.