National Basketball Association roundup: Warriors match best start in history

Against the Nuggets, the Warriors fought off the altitude and defensive complacency to pull away for the win.

They have outscored the opposition by 14.4 points per game, the most at this point of the season since the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls followed up their record 72-win campaign by outscoring their first 15 opponents by 16.5 points on the way to a 14-1 start the following year.

“Congrats on being 15-0”, Curry said, smiling.

“It’s a huge accomplishment”, he claimed.

Even when the Warriors aren’t at their best, they remain the best team in the National Basketball Association – by a wide margin.

Next chance to set up high on the list and reach an nearly impossible 16-0 strike Warriors will get against Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday in Oracle Arena.

“It would be a cool milestone”, Thompson said.

“We want to take it to the next level Tuesday back at home”, Curry said. “Everyone is confident, everyone feels comfortable in their role and we’re just rolling”.

Golden State built on the lead with the starters on the bench at the start of the fourth. This was the way things went for the Warriors in the third: Festus Ezeli missed a wide-open dunk and it clanged straight to Curry, who drained a 3-pointer. Stephen Curry had 19 points tonight, but Klay Thompson led the team in scoring.

Darrell Arthurs had 21 points, Italy’s Danilo Gallinari and Will Barton added 19 apiece for Denver (6-8) which fell for fourth time in the last six games.

“They’ll look at the Lakers record and go ‘Oh, they’re a lottery team”.

Elsewhere, a 35-23 second quarter proved decisive as the Brooklyn Nets downed the Boston Celtics 111-101.

J.J. Redick scored 17 points for Los Angeles (6-7), which has lost seven of nine.

DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, DeMarre Carroll scored each of his 21 points in the first half, and the Raptors held Griffin and Paul scoreless through the first 20-plus minutes of a 91-80 victory over the Clippers. Jokic had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in 27 minutes of playing time, while rookie guard Emmanuel Mudiay racked up 17 points and eight assists.

November 19 @ L.A. Clippers: Scored 40 points and grabbed 11 rebounds during a 124-117 win over the Clippers.

Deron Williams finished with 20 points for the Mavericks, but Westbrook scored four of the final five points of the game. However, GS came all the way back in the game, posting a 7-point win for what amounted to a 30-point turnaround.