Curry, the reigning MVP, hit 15 of 25 shots, including 8 of 13 3-pointers. The rest of the National Basketball Association has zero.
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– Timberwolves G Ricky Rubio missed his second consecutive game with a left hamstring strain. Nobody would have scoffed or blamed them for throwing in the towel at that point.
There was no “championship hangover” and the point guard just went on to “grab the title without anyone noticing”.
The Wolves obviously are not yet on par with a team like the Warriors, but for now a 13-point loss with Minnesota’s best players stepping up will do.
With Towns in the fold, it does seem like anything is possible down the line. Curry already has four in 10 games.
“I thought it was a game we had control for the most majority, ” Jack said.
On Thursday, the Wolves started slowly, trailing by much as 16 points in the first quarter when Golden State opened shooting 60 percent from the field.
“It’s great, because it means you’re winning, which is the most important thing”, forward Draymond Green said, adding that the Warriors don’t concentrate much on such records. He just knows how to play.
“Whether it’s seeing Festus (Ezeli) catch a lob or seeing one of the guys knock a three down, that’s fun for me”, Green said.
“Yeah, they came out hard”.
“We just stuck to our principles”. His layup later put the Wolves within five points, but they couldn’t come up with a stop defensively when they needed it the most.
“That’s part of being a pro and being a good player in this league”.
“We made a few adjustments to our game and it was working tremendously. It’s attractive for the sport, and he’s somebody we got to deal with tonight”. “That’s a testament to our coach and coaching staff”. It was good to see Muhammad, Gorgui Dieng, and even Andre Miller perform well off the bench.
Harrison Barnes added 19 points for Golden State, which won their ninth straight to open the season.
As Dallas pulled away in the final minute, the crowd chanted a derogatory phrase at Jordan, who had nine points and 11 rebounds with a minus-23 scoring margin while he was in the game. The 75 points scored by Golden State are the most by any team in a half this season. And to think, there are still an incredible amount of people in the world that don’t have the slightest idea of Rubio’s worth.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Andrew Wiggins scored 19 for the Timberwolves (4-4), who have lost all four home games this season. Optimism: he clearly made quick adjustments. Entering the second quarter down 40-27, the Timberwolves went punch-for-punch with the defending champions to edge them 36-35 in the frame. Totals 48-89 15-16 129. Without Barbosa, the Warriors reserves were outscored 61-21.
Durant has averaged 28.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.25 blocks to help lead the Thunder and new coach Billy Donovan to a 5-3 start.
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Heat guard Tyler Johnson hit a jump shot with 38.1 seconds remaining to bump the Heat lead back up 88-84 after Jazz guard Alec Burks hit a layup to trim the deficit to two.
