Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors

Despite looking poised to suffer their first defeat of the season, the Golden State Warriors overcame a spectacular return to the court from Chris Paul to overcome their Western Conference rivals. Even when trailing by 23 in the first half. But Kerr did go to it a lot more frequently in the playoffs, when it logged 111 minutes over 16 of the Warriors’ 21 postseason games. “Obviously we want him out there on the floor with us”.

Draymond Green has a team-high 92 assists on the season. They just played three tough teams with winning records – Toronto, the Los Angeles Clippers and the Bulls – and closed strong in each game to win all three. “When it’s like that, you’ve got a shot at winning”.

James finished with 27 points on 9-13 shooting as the Cavs held off a second-half rally from the Bucks to win 115-110 at Quicken Loans Arena. If they beat Denver and move to 15-0, they’ll have a chance to ensure the best start of all time against the diarrheal Lakers on Tuesday. A jumper by Mirotic gave the Bulls a 42-40 lead, but the Warriors took the advantage into halftime. The good news for the Nuggets is that they’re averaging just 13.8 turnovers, one below league average.

In their game against the Phoenix Suns, Jimmy Butler had 32 points and six rebounds to lead the Bulls to a 103-97 win as they improved to 8-3. JR Smith added 18 points for Cleveland. “And, two, we’re not matching their intensity early on”.

“They made every big shot”, Clippers coach Doc Rivers said.

Kirk Hinrich started in place of Rose and scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting while dishing out six assists. Guard Klay Thompson scored 25 points for the Warriors.

Included in that run was another spectacular play by Curry, who ripped the ball away from Joakim Noah and set up Iguodala for an alley-oop dunk that cut the lead to one.

Both teams began firing up 3s.

The Warriors are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.

“The good thing is that we have three easy games coming up”, Malone said with a sarcastic chuckle, referring to Denver’s home slate against Golden State, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the San Antonio Spurs. It’s an absurd prediction to say, oh, sure the Warriors can pull this one out, but you’re also thinking it and maybe other teams are thinking it as well.

In a high-level game, during which there were 17 ties and 18 lead changes, the Warriors dominated the final 5 ½ minutes Friday night for a 106-94 victory over Chicago and their 14th straight win to open the season.

With 6.1 blocks per game, the Golden State Warriors rank fifth in the league. G Shaun Livingston sat out with a strained left hip flexor. If these monikers sound a bit violent, or extreme, consider this: In 54 minutes of play this season, the unit has outscored teams by 74 points. The Clippers’ 41 points in the first were the most in a quarter and their 68 points were the most in a half this season…. G J.J. Redick missed his third straight game because of back spasms. But the Warriors are proving to be one of the best National Basketball Association teams in recent memory, and it’s time to seriously consider the possibility that Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Co. could have a few company at the end of the regular season.