Thompson scores 26 as Warriors blow out Trail Blazers

DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 35 points as the Toronto Raptors continued their regular season dominance over the Washington Wizards with a 97-88 victory.

I mean, it’s always good to be the first one to do something; especially being a part of an organization that I plan on being a part of for my entire career, so it’s an honor, but I would have liked for it to be in a winning effort.

The Warriors fired at 52.9 per cent from the field and sank 18 of 32 attempts (56.3 per cent) from three-point range.

The Warriors took control from the start, jumping to a 12-2 lead as the Blazers missed their first nine shots from the field. What surprised me the most about Rush’s play is just how comfortable and fluid he’s looking on the court right now.

DeMarcus Cousins had 21 of his 33 points in the first half and added 10 rebounds for the Kings.

Green finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds as well, making it four of the past five games where he has notched triple-doubles.

Along with health, Curry stressed how important it is for the Warriors to continue to do the little things that make wins look easy. Curry hit his shin for a third time in the third quarter of Tuesday’s tilt at the Staples Center after banging his left leg into Lakers’ center Roy Hibbert on a drive to the basket. And the balls are flying and hitting people in the head and stuff, but that really shows to me that Steph Curry has done something good for the society of sport.

Before the game, the Blazers intro video featured comic book renderings of the players on the team, but it was clear to everyone in the arena very quickly that the only superheroes were wearing blue and yellow. “When he gets good shots out of our sets and good screens, that just boosts everyone’s confidence”.

The Atlanta center scored 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, handed out six assists and blocked four shots as the Hawks led all the way in a 120-105 victory over the Bulls on Saturday.

The reigning NBA MVP has been roughed up and is fighting through bumps, bruises and strains in his lower body, but a shin contusion won’t be enough to keep Curry out as the Warriors face the Blazers on Saturday AEDT.

“I’ve got to bring out my Messi mindset tonight, so we’ll see,”Curry said”.

The Warriors remained unbeaten since a 114-91 defeat at Dallas on December 30. To start the second half, Kings fans were treated to a DeMarcus Cousins ejection, a 17-0 run by the Warriors and a demoralizing loss. There was a brief tense moment when Curry collided with Noah Vonleh and came up gingerly.

At the rate he’s going, he could be threatening the top two spots by season’s end. – Zach Randolph scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half and Mario Chalmers made a pair of 3-pointers in the final 90 seconds to lead Memphis.

Rush’s 20 points (on 8-of-9 shooting, 4-of-4 from deep) are the most he has scored in almost four years — since April 22, 2012 at Minnesota.

“They’re on pace for the best record ever and I think they get it”, Stotts said. “They’re dominating the league right now”.

Walton said he had 25 or 26 points in the Division III title game against Enterprise High of Redding.