Curry & Green lead the charge

With 7:39 remaining in the third quarter, Curry gave the Warriors a 68-55 lead with an impressive finish over 7-foot-2 Roy Hibbert. “But he’s a guy who I love, I love his energy, I love how hard he plays and I just want him to continue to grow in that department.”…

As Steph deals with the pain, it’s a relief to know that the damage won’t be long-term. Golden State (32-2) looks like it has one player in Curry, who had 30 points after seeing only 14 minutes Saturday in an overtime win over Denver because he re-injured his left leg. “It doesn’t get worse if I play on it, unless I get kicked, and that’s happened three times since I did it, so hopefully it won’t keep happening again”.

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry watches from the bench during the first half the team’s NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Dallas. He said he has been told it would take four weeks to fully heal his leg, “but I’m not sitting out four weeks”. Of course, he won’t sit out that amount of time to get rid of all the swelling.

The Warriors are fortunate to have a steady backup in Shaun Livingston at the ready, but it’s safe to say the 30-year-old isn’t the dynamic playmaker Curry is.

Consistent with their league-leading 42.1 season percentage on three-pointers, the Warriors bombed in 15 of their 34 tries (44.1 per cent) from beyond the arc, outscoring Charlotte 45-21 on threes in the process.

“Nothing surprises me with him”, Walton said of Curry.

Serge Ibaka led the Thunder, who played without Kevin Durant, with 25 points and seven rebounds.

Scott has had to take two of his best young players – guard D’Angelo Russell and forward Julius Randle – out of the starting lineup, much to their chagrin.

A jumper by Harrison Barnes early in the fourth expanded the lead to 20 points and the Warriors cruised from there.

As Thompson quarters go, not many of them can measure up to his 37-point outburst last season.

Nance was kind of amusing when talking about Thompson, who shot 12 of 22 from the field, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range. His teammates were well aware of his hot hand and made it their mission to feed him the ball. “If you don’t get up for (Tuesday’s) game, there’s no game in the National Basketball Association that you should get up for”.

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Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

– Green was named the NBA’s Player of the Week for the Western Conference, the first time he has won the award.

For Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors, it can be tough trying to stand out if your name isn’t Stephen Curry or Draymond Green. “He’s been playing at a high level, it’s nice that he’s back at that all-star level”.

“Mo was great for us”, Walton said.

For the Warriors, guard Leandro Barbosa (left shoulder sprain) and James Michael McAdoo (sprained toe) were unavailable.