Curry: 44 points vs
Overall, Curry scored 44 points on 14-of-24 shooting from the field but more impressively, he made 9-of-15 three-pointers on top of 7 assists.
Fresh off of calling the game, Matt Devlin and Jack Armstrong break down the epic match-up the ACC was treated to when Steph Curry and Kyle Lowry faced off in a duel of all-star guards.
Curry watched at halftime as his father and former Charlotte star Dell Curry was featured in a half-time ceremony then followed up with a 28-point third quarter as the Golden State Warriors easily defeated the Hornets 116-99.
The Golden State Warriors hung on for a 112-109 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday evening for their 21st consecutive victory to start the season.
“I love watching great basketball. There’s a little bit of fan, a little bit of, ‘Can we get better and improve ourselves?’ They’re good for the league”. Draymond Green racked up 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
According to Elias Sports, the win moved the Warriors past the 1884 St. Louis Maroons, who were the only other major pro sports team to start a season with 20 straight wins. Warriors C Andrew Bogut missed Saturday’s win due to back spasms.3.
This one was a challenge.
Golden State suffered a scare in the second quarter when Curry left the court clutching his face following a collision with DeMarre Carroll’s shoulder after hitting a layup, forcing the Warriors to burn a 20-second timeout. “It doesn’t sound right when you say it out loud”, said Curry.
“This 21-game win streak is surreal – just thinking about it doesn’t make sense”, Curry said.
Kyle Lowry scored a career-high 41 points in a spectacular effort to lead a Raptors team that was in the game until the dying seconds.
DeRozan finished with 16 points, while Lucas Nogueira had 14 points, and Luis Scola added 10 for Toronto (12-9).
Looking at the ATS trends, the Nets look to be the better team to bet on, but there’s no way I’m backing against Curry and the red-hot Warriors the way they’re playing. We are proud of it. Green responded with two foul shots for Golden State. Thompson, like Curry, nailed five three-pointers in the first half.
“Just think how special we are when those guys come back, you know?”
On the season, the Golden State Warriors average 115.3 points, 46.3 rebounds and 29.5 assists per game. Curry is making 5.1 three-pointers per game, and is on pace to obliterate his own season record of 286 three pointers in a season set a year ago.
Raptors: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Forward Harrison Barnes remains out due to a sprained left ankle, and interim head coach Luke Walton said it wouldn’t be a surprise if he missed the entire seven-game road trip.