Green, Thompson picked, giving Warriors 3 NBA All-Stars

LaMarcus Aldridge, who was poor against the Warriors, had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who are 25-0 at home this season after winning their last nine there in 2014-15.

The sellout crowd, which seemed pro-Golden State early, swung back in a big way as the 7-41 Sixers mounted an impressive comeback. 878 winning percentage in the regular season on their way to the first championship of a second three-peat.

With a win-loss of 42-4, the Golden State Warriors are on pace to trump the 72-10 record by the Chicago Bulls back in 1995-1996 season. Golden State hasn’t lost at home in one calendar year, since falling 113-111 to Chicago on January 27, 2015. The Warriors also dished out 30 assists for a fifth straight game, first to do so since the 1994-95 Orlando Magic.

In the fourth quarter, the Dallas and Golden State reserves were out on the court as the game was in double digits.

Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were selected as reserves by the league’s head coaches, according to Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

“They make you pay for every little mistake you make, ” said Parsons, who scored 23 points. All-Star power forward DeMarcus Cousins (17 points, 14 rebounds) left the game with 2:02 remaining after injuring his left ankle and had to be helped to the locker room. And along the way, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are also breaking team records in the process. The Pacers snapped a three-game losing streak by outscoring the Hawks 23-2 over the final 5 minutes, 34 seconds.

Cavaliers 115, Suns 93: LeBron James scored 21 points before sitting out – and dancing – in the fourth quarter, Kevin Love added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Cleveland stormed away in the second half for a victory over Phoenix. The Warriors enable others than Curry to have their moments in the spotlight through their intelligent and exciting play, without anyone trying to force his way to the top ofthe box score. F Kevon Looney made his National Basketball Association debut, the 11th former UCLA player to wear a Golden State uniform.

Emmanuel Mudiay added 20 points for the Nuggets, who rebounded from Wednesday night’s loss in Boston with a sharp performance from the 3-point line, going 9 for 18. Courtney Lee converted two free throws for a 120-117 lead. Festus Ezeli sat out with a sore left knee that required an MRI exam Tuesday following Monday night’s win against San Antonio….

The coaches for the February 14 game in Toronto are determined by the teams with the best record in each conference two weeks before the game. “It’s a balance”, he said. “You want to give people rest if they need it”.

Thompson has 20 games with at least 20 points, seven with at least 30 and two with at least 40, including a 45-point outburst in Wednesday’s 127-107 victory over Dallas.