National Basketball Association on ESPN Betting: Chicago Bulls at Golden State Warriors

The match is on November 20, 2015 at 10:30 PM ET.

Where the loss leaves the Clippers, who were vocal in the pre-season about how they could beat the Warriors, is anyone’s guess as they slumped to a 6-5 record. Stephen Curry played a pivotal role, recording his second double-double of the season with 40 points and 11 rebounds.

While he was listed as “doubtful” prior to the start of the evening, Paul provided 35 points in 32 minutes of play and looked no worse for wear throughout the game. The Warriors have also won a franchise-record 17 consecutive regular-season games dating back to last season.

From an effective field goal percentage perspective, this will be a matchup of two heavyweights.

With history in front of them, the Warriors are hoping that they can continue the trend at the expense of the touted Bulls squad. From that point, when L.A. was up 23 in the second, Golden State outscored the Clips 92-62 the rest of the game.

But keep looking down the road and the Warriors could end up at 28-0 going into an National Basketball Association Finals rematch against LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Oakland on Christmas Day that will usurp Santa for one year.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 33 points as the Bucks rallied to close the gap to five late in the third quarter after falling behind by as many as 21. “They didn’t have to play us or the Spurs”.

Now, Curry and the Golden State Warriors are right on the cusp of adding another accomplishment in an incredible year.

Cue 73 percent shooting in the fourth quarter and a 23-5 run with the small lineup on the court. “And, two, we’re not matching their intensity early on”.

The Bulls are a strong enough defensive team to pose problems to Golden State, and expect Butler to give Curry a few problems. For the last four minutes of the game or so, there wasn’t any doubt what the outcome would be. Overall, Golden State made 52.1 percent of their shots to 50 percent for the Clippers. LaMarcus Aldridge left briefly in the first quarter after twisting his left ankle, but returned and finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

A Curry 3-pointer cut the deficit to 68-54 at halftime.

The team now goes to 6-5 after opening the season 4-0. The Bulls have one of the best defenses, allowing 97.3 points in the same number of possessions (ranked sixth). After the teams traded misses, Curry scored on a driving layup for a five-point lead.

“It was a great all-round team win and once again showed what type of character these guys have”, added Walton, who has taken over coaching duties from Steve Kerr while he recovers from back surgeries. Chicago ranks slightly lower in total assists, at 10th (22.3 per game). Iguodala led the team with a +19 in the fourth quarter. The Golden State Warriors rank 16th in offensive rebounding.

If a guarantee back then could motivate, maybe Scott should guarantee the present-day Lakers (2-9) would make the playoffs.