Warriors beat Suns, extend start to 17-0

He made 9-of-16 three-point attempts and has now made a three in 90 straight regular-season games. Curry is on fire this season, he got great teammates. Since having Stephen Curry on the team, he has shown he got talent.

Golden State set the National Basketball Association record for consecutive victories at the start of the season in their previous game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, and Curry said there was no fear of a letdown coming in.

Leonard became the first player since Hakeem Olajuwon on December 12, 1992, to record 25 points, seven rebounds, six assists, five blocked shots and four steals in a National Basketball Association game.

Seven players made at least one 3-pointer for the Warriors. Elias Sports Bureau research shows that that ties J.R. Smith for the most games with nine or more 3s.

It became quickly evident Friday night that Warriors guards Steph Curry and Klay Thompson understood that the surest way to beat the Suns, and protect their ideal record, is to outplay their guards. Suns guards Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight combined for nine in the opening quarter, all by Bledsoe.

Hornacek admired the ball movement of the Warriors.

“The way they’re playing now, yeah”, said Hornacek, who played against the 1995-96 Bulls while with the Utah Jazz. “If you give them a second with an open shot, for the most part they’re making all of them”.

Curry and the rest of the Warriors came out firing, scoring the game’s first eight points, capped by the first of Curry’s flurry of threes. The Warriors kept hitting from long range and the last of Curry’s five first-quarter 3s put Golden State up 39-19.

Walton was pleased the Warriors won again but wasn’t happy with one particular season high, as they committed 24 turnovers.

Denver led by as many as 11 in a first half.

Warriors forward Harrison Barnes left the game with a sprained left ankle with 7:03 remaining in the third quarter and did not return. X-rays were negative, Walton said, but it wasn’t known how long Barnes might be out.

The reigning National Basketball Association champion Golden State Warriors are rolling like a well-oiled machine, extending their record setting start with a 135-116 rout of the Phoenix Suns.

Suns: The 135 points were the most Phoenix has allowed this season and the 75 were the most in a half…. Already the best shooter in the game, Curry got boosts to his Standing Shot Close, Standing Shot Medium, Moving Shot Close, and Moving Shot Medium attributes to help moving him up the one point. Curry’s nine 3s matched the most by a player against Phoenix.

This story has been corrected with Warriors at 17-0, not 18-0.