Warriors 1/1 to win NBA Championship after reaching 23 straight wins

Thompson rolled his ankle when he landed on teammate Shaun Livingston’s foot during the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s win at Indiana.

The Heat’s first game of the season against the Warriors is January 11 in Oakland, Calif. The teams conclude their two-game season series February 24 at AmericanAirlines Arena.

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.

Golden State was able to cruise for a majority of the night, ultimately earning its 23rd consecutive victory to open the season by a score of 131-123.

The Warriors now own a 23-0 record.

Through the first three quarters Tuesday, when the Warriors led 111-83, Golden State made 44 of 71 field goal attempts (62 percent).

Ian Clark could be asked to make the first start of his career if neither guard can play, according to Walton, adding that he prefers that Andre Iguodala remains part of the second unit, especially as a veteran playing on the road. The Celtics are shooting 38.3 percent from deep in their last five games and have topped 100 points in six of their last seven games. That was as close as the Pacers could get.

“I’m optimistic”, Thompson said.

For the Warriors there were only two big concerns.

Vogel also was asked what it would take for the Pacers to defeat the Warriors. It all starts with the Warriors cracking the Lakers’ 33 game winning streak and from there, it is sky’s the limit from there. “They’re going to make some shots that shouldn’t go in”. It was the most points given up by Memphis this season. On nights like those, the offense will struggle to put up 110 points, which means the defense will have to step up eventually.

“Just knowing any given night you don’t know who’s going to be that guy, that’s the strength of this team”, Thomas said. “They were excited about this game”.

Despite Golden State winning the game, Curry is still focused on the teams weak spots and improving in some categories. The Celtics are just trying to gauge what’s possible for them.

The NBA record for consecutive wins, over a single or multiple seasons, is 33 in a row by the Los Angeles Lakers, all during the 1971-72 season. “There’s so much that can happen in this league over 82 games”. “Just have to try and build on it from here and have another great game on Friday”. Harrison Barnes has already missed the last six games, and the team announced he will not return at least for the duration of the road trip. All of that seems entirely possibly, and I think they will do it.

Despite Golden State’s late struggles, it may be the NBA’s best at protecting leads.

Yet, they continue to take it all in stride.

But for now, the Warriors early-season greatness can not be ignored and should be embraced by all basketball fans.