Thompson, Curry lead Warriors past Bucks

But the Warriors woke up from their slumber and provided a stirring reminder of why they are the defending National Basketball Association champions in a 121-112 comeback win Friday.

Green had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Ezeli contributed a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Warriors, who were playing for the second time on a five-game homestand.

The Dubs are now 26-1 on the season, and their home win streak extends to 30 games – how unbelievable is this team?!? The Warriors were on the ropes in the fourth quarter, but coach Luke Walton put his starters back in early with nine minutes left. The Warriors were able to hold on from there despite being held to 9-for-26 on their trademark 3-point shooting.

Bucks: Carter-Williams scored 24 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 20….

Green didn’t go into detail about the incident, but said, “No man is going to touch my head”, according to Yahoo!

Tony Parker scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Spurs, who are 15-0 at home this season.

O.J. Mayo approached the Warriors’ Draymond Green following the game and challenged him on comments Green had made about the Bucks’ Michael Carter-Williams. I think the confidence level is there, and when he gets energized or chirpy, we, as a team and a staff, we have his back.

In a playoff-like atmosphere, the Warriors exacted revenge on the Bucks not by annihilating their opponents but by crushing their hopes for another victory late in the game. “It was good to see the guys compete on the road”, Bucks coach Jason Kidd praised.

In other games, Tobias Harris and Nik Vucevic each scored 25 points as the Orlando Magic downed the Portland Trail Blazers 102-94, the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-97, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 97-88, the Phoenix Suns overcame the New Orleans Pelicans 104-88 and the Utah Jazz were 97-88 winners over the Denver Nuggets.

The Bucks stayed in front until Curry was fouled on a three-point shot and sank all three free throws with 6:09 remaining. Be aggressive; be decisive and I thought in that first half we did that.

Things would get worse for Golden State before they got better, as Khris Middleton’s three-pointer gave the Bucks their largest lead of the entire game at 75-60 just 51 seconds into the second half. Greg Monroe had a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Warriors C Andrew Bogut strained his back in the first quarter and did not play after the sixth minute of the game. “Obviously, he hurt us last game”.