Mavericks recap: With Curry struggling, Warriors construct victory out of Klay

Avery Bradley led the way with 27 points and 4 steals as Boston won their fourth straight.

Also for the Warriors, Stephen Curry, who didn’t play in the Mavericks’ win in Dallas, was limited to three points in the first half and 14 for the game, his second lowest total of the season and less than half his 30.3 average. Thompson hadn’t scored more than 24 points in his last nine games.

Spurs shrug off Golden State loss, dismantle Rockets: Led by LaMarcus Aldridge (25 points, 10 rebounds), the Spurs (39-7) came out blazing versus the Rockets (25-23) last night.

The Cavaliers’ reaction shortly after being crushed by Golden State demonstrates this type of effect. Curry has hit 34 straight free throws….

Curry hit three quick 3-pointers after intermission as Golden State overcame a sluggish first half, and the reigning MVP finished with a modest 14 points on a night the Warriors’ role players and bench provided a balanced effort. The Warriors also dished out 30 assists for a fifth straight game, first to do so since the 1994-95 Magic. The last time that happened was 20 years ago, by the ’95 Magic team that was building its own 40 home wins in a row. With the game relatively out of reach, Parsons sat for the final 7+ minutes in the final frame, or he very well could have had his third 30-point game in the past five games. You see 1,000 people watching him warm up, or you see a couple hundred people at the hotel at 2 a.m. trying to get his autograph.

“I think there is an aura that’s similar”, Kerr said. I think winning should be accounted for when you make your All-Star selections. Four of the five wins have been by at least 20 points, and three of them by at least 30 points. There are clear contextual factors that have led to those numbers – I’m not saying that Klay is better than KD – but they don’t change that the second Splash Brother has been absolutely terrific.

“I’ve got a lot of close friends”, Popovich said.

With a 127-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, the Warriors completed a one-year span without losing at Oracle Arena.

Kerr did concede that there were some parallels between the Michael Jordan-led Bulls team from 20 years ago and the current team he coaches with Stephen Curry as the star.

“That’s the most exciting part about it to me is yeah we’re 41-4, yeah, that’s great”, Green said. Walton was still eligible for any awards he may receive for leading the team as well as he did, the one big thing though is that his career head coaching record is still 0-0, according to the league’s website. The rule is the rule. Instead, they went to Steve Kerr, who was recovering from offseason back surgery. But on the eve of the announcement regarding NBA All-Star reserves, Thompson showed why he probably belongs in Toronto on February 14. He had two points and two rebounds, scoring on his first attempt, was given the game ball afterward and asked by Green to make a speech…. As for Atlanta, this is the first of two matchups over a two week span. This one is on the road, while the other is at home. “It was important to get the win and not have a letdown game because it was such an emotional night Monday (in the win over San Antonio)”. Kerr said Ezeli complained that the knee was hurting him at Tuesday’s practice, and the team sent him for an MRI exam. The coach did not disclose the results.