Warriors guard Klay Thompson out at Celtics with sprained ankle

The Warriors with a win at Boston would make it 28 straight regular-season wins dating back to last season, giving them the second-longest streak in National Basketball Association history. COVERS POWER RANKINGS: Warriors (-19.5) + Celtics (-8.5) + home court (-3.0) = Celtics +8.0 WHAT CAPPERS SAY: “The oddsmakers simply can not catch up with this team, who is a remarkable 12-4 ATS its L16 game despite laying at least 5.5 points in all of them”.

Hot shooting was once again the main reason behind Golden State’s success. Boston Celtics forward David Lee had it on his mind as well while discussing his time with the Warriors.

A 23-0 start has fueled talk that the Golden State Warriors could usurp the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls and win 73 regular season games. The Warriors have won four straight games against the Celtics. To get every team’s best every night and still end up on top is truly something unprecedented. “[The Warriors] are playing great as a team right now but we can’t go out there thinking like this is the championship”. In addition, reserve guard Leandro Barbosa – who missed the win in IN due to an illness – was unable to practice with the team Thursday and remains a question mark.

At shootaround on Friday, interim coach Luke Walton said of Thompson: “We’re not going to push him, so obviously he wouldn’t do shootaround today. They’re really good at it”. Walton said Thompson knew that it was not risking his long-term health just to keep the streak alive. Curry still can’t quite believe his team is undefeated, repeating after wins lately that its record doesn’t even sound right.

The Warriors Streak is in danger for a number of reasons. “They’re undefeated. But we can’t look at it as a Super Bowl”. The Warriors exploded for 44 points in the first quarter to take a 14-point advantage and extended the lead to as much as 32 points in the third before in made a late rally with a little over seven minutes left in the one-sided contest.

Asked how he wouldn’t get so excited, Sullinger said, “They’re in the same league as us”.