Thompson torches Pacers for 10 three-pointers

They are just 7 wins away from eclipsing the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers who racked up a 33-game streak.

Golden State scored a whopping 79 points in the first half – the most by any team in any half this National Basketball Association season – and led 111-83 at the end of the third quarter.

Warriors interim coach Luke Walton has noticed some not-so-subtle changes around the league this season. They get up for games, they make the right decisions, they defend like insane, and they close out games.

Curry spent three of his childhood years in Toronto, chucking up shots at the Air Canada Centre while his dad Dell played for the Raptors.

“I don’t think there is any pressure on us”. A bunch of guys having fun, shooting threes, dunking, everybody passing, behind-the-back passes.

“Oh, man, I’m not getting into no headlines”, he said.

-I wouldn’t put it past the Warriors to get to 33 officially (29 + 4 from last season) and perk up their ears at claims that this isn’t a true record and just blow past 33-0 this season, too. It’s a great feeling. I will be alright, although I will be sore. “Just making sure I’m prepared and, if coach calls my name, making sure I can go out there and help the team win”.

Russell Westbrook added 13 points and 16 assists as the Thunder built the lead to 35 through three quarters before coasting to their second straight win. George came up one point short of notching his 5,000th career point….

In three periods, Thompson and Curry had 62 combined points.

“He had eight threes at the half”, Curry said.

“You’ve got to give him all the credit, he’s a helluva player man, he makes it look so effortless”, DeRozan said. “All it takes is for a couple of shots to go in”.

Counting on your best players to score 30 points a night and hoping to outscore opponents will not be effective every night during an 82-game season, so defense will need to be a point of emphasis going forward.

But after swimming in a sea of DNPs and recently hearing his name as part of trade rumors, Hill played the best game of his season against the Warriors and showed his unique ability as a multitalented defender. Not with the way the Golden State Warriors are playing. On an unremarkable night, Curry finished with 29 points and nearly a triple double. Lopez had 24 points and eight rebounds as the Nets escaped with a five-point win at home. Also true, and the effort to beat the Warriors at their own game turned out to be a flawed plan which was evident before the end of the first quarter.

Sports talk radio hosts and ticket salesmen said they haven’t seen this much excitement or demand for a regular season Pacers game in 20 years.

Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 32 points for the Rockets, who fell behind by 18 points and got quiet nights from stars James Harden and Dwight Howard.

Curry admitted it would be a challenging feat to accomplish.

“When they go on runs like that one, they go on runs with 3-pointers”, Miles said.

There was a big buzz in the building Saturday, and the fans responded to Curry’s big buckets, and the seeming ease with which he hit them, with “oohs” and “ahs”.