Warriors improve to 21-0 behind 44 points from Stephen Curry

But in the meantime, I had to get you this No. 30 jersey, to celebrate all of your followers. But thanks in large part to Lowry’s heroics and timely production from emerging centre Lucas Nogueira, Toronto fought back and even took the lead for a brief stretch late in the game. While some may miss Bill Laimbeer body-slamming anyone who dared venture into the lane, it’s much more fun to watch Golden State doing its Harlem Globetrotters impression – weaving all over the court in a magnificent tapestry, showing off a dazzling array of passes and dribbles, doing everything but splashing the refs with a bucket of confetti.

Smith goes on to criticize Jerry West (really?) and claim that there are players on the current Warriors squad that they wanted to trade that Mark Jackson put a stop to.

Thompson hit two 3-pointers in the final minute of the second quarter to give him 19 points for the half and the Warriors a 59-49 lead at the intermission. He’s also second to only Kyle Lowry in steals averaging 2.4 a game and first in free throw percentage at 94.3 just in case anyone decides to send him to the line rather than let him beat them with the clock running. That’s not just on the players. There’s people flying in to see the games. They now lead the Western Conference with a 20-0 record, and the closest team behind them is the Spurs, with a 16-4 record. “Once we do that on the defensive end, we know we can play with that team, no question about that”. He hit 10 of 11 shots from the field, including all five 3s – many from well beyond the arc and in the face of a defender – to help the Warriors build a 21-point cushion. The Warriors have won a franchise-best 28 consecutive regular-season home games and have matched a franchise-record with their current 10-game road win streak. “Twenty-one different challenges and we’ve been able to separate each one individually and figure out different ways of winning”. “Like it doesn’t sound right when you say it out loud”. But when we’re out there on the floor, we’re very confident. That’s the biggest thing for us, every night trying to lock in and focus and bring the effort. “So by the same token, it’s kind of what we’re about”. “And how did they get to that?” Press row was jam-packed. The Raptors took the Warriors right to the end but fell just short in a 115-110 loss on November 17th in Oakland.

“It’s going to be a struggle sometimes”, interim coach Luke Walton said.

On Aug. 1, 2014, the Pacers’ top player, small forward Paul George, suffered a horrific leg injury while playing with the U.S. Men’s National Team. National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver and Ivorian soccer legend Didier Drogba are among guests who will be in attendance. He was the catalyst for them in the second half. This wasn’t the first time we’ve seen the Raptors’ all-star point guard put the team on his back, but he’s never been better than he was Saturday, at least not statistically.

Nuggets 108, 76ers 105 – Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points, including the go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining, to lead visiting Denver over Philadelphia.

The Raptors host Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.