Stephen Curry, Warriors Dazzle in 30-Point Annihilation of Spurs

With Golden State at 40-4 and San Antonio at 38-6 at tipoff, the teams’ combined winning percentage of. Klay Thompson had a quiet 11 points and the Warriors improved to 41-4. They might try and break the 95-96 Bulls record of 72-10. Dallas rolled to a 114-91 home victory over the Warriors on December 30 to end a seven-game losing streak in the series. They took a trip East last week and served notice that they’re a lot better than anyone in that conference, annihilating the Cavaliers in Cleveland and dominating the Bulls in Chicago.

Chants of “M-V-P!” came from every corner of the arena as Curry did it all for his highest-scoring total in 17 games against San Antonio – knocking down 3s from the baseline and hitting from 30 feet well beyond the arc. Golden State ended up winning 120-90. Point guard Tony Parker also managed just five points, and long-range shooting threat Danny Green was held to three.

“I thought Draymond set the tone with his defense”. San Antonio in the first quarter with two-minutes remaining had eight turnovers already and the Warriors being the offensive team that they are, took their mistakes and turned them into points.

The Spurs will host the Rockets at 8:00PM ET tonight on ESPN and according to oddsmakers from online sports book RealBet.eu, San Antonio is now a 10.5-point favorite.

Didn’t matter as the Warriors moved the ball for layup after layup. That’s not dominating with small guys launching 3’s, that’s taking the fight right to the rim. Manu Ginobili, who made 8 of 9 shots against the Los Angeles Lakers in his last game, was 1 for 6 in this one. Maybe they have the required firepower to challenge the champs.

Well, if you’re San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge you don’t have to anymore.

San Antonio is still a yawning 12-1/2 games clear atop the Southwest Division ahead of Memphis, which won in overtime against struggling Orlando. Warriors vs. Spurs, the NBA’s two best teams and a likely preview of the Western Conference finals.

Curry used his behind-the-back dribble to free himself from Patty Mills for a floating layup, then Shaun Livingston went coast-to-coast for a dunk that gave the Warriors a 53-37 lead. Curry had defenders, including reigning Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard, on skates; twisting and turning them left and right and finishing them off with jumpers only Steph Curry can throw up and hit. And the Spurs will certainly be motivated when the Warriors visit The Alamo on March 19. It seems like it’d be hard to only lose five times from here on out, which is what they’d have to do for a 73-9 record-setter.

In reality, it was probably over before it began because Stephen Curry was feeling it. All three opponents have been mentioned as legitimate contenders come playoffs, but the way the Warriors and Curry have been playing as of late, the only real threat to their run at a back-to-back championship is an injury to one of their star players.