Coming off the best season in franchise history, winning the team’s first title in 40 years, the Warriors could have coasted.
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Guard Klay Thompson scored 21 points, guard Stephen Curry had 19 points and seven assists, and Golden State won their 15th straight game to match the best start in league history with a 118-105 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
Curry is following up his MVP season with an encore even better than the original to this point. The only other time the Clips were under.
You may think that it is too early to talk about that and it is because Curry has yet to play this well in a long span but what he already has done puts him in a category in his own. “But we can’t let that frustration affect us negatively, moving forward”.
SeatGeek had listings for tickets that could be had for as little as $327 each, with front-row seats going for as much as $1,889 each. During this stretch, he has averaged 14.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists, while also shooting 41.0 percent and knocking down 2.0 3-pointers. The Thunder are 3-3 in his absence.
Barry said that before the season tipped off, he spoke to some of the Warriors and warned them against the one thing that often unravels championship teams – personal agendas that cause players to try to force more opportunities for themselves. It’s just not getting it done.
“I think it truly speaks to what Steve Kerr came in and did, because it’s just a reflection of the system and the atmosphere he built when he got here previous year”, Walton said Sunday night.
Damian Lillard saw potential in the Los Angeles Lakers’ talented young guards.
“I’m pleased with all our young guys because this is a hard business to be in when you’re so young”, coach Sam Mitchell said. It’s the reason why past year we had a 16-game winning streak. It ticked off a remarkable 25-6 run to win the game. “We tightened down defensively and got it done”.
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But not even the extremely disparate realities of these California rivals will keep Kobe Bryant from believing in the seemingly impossible. It was the ninth time in 13 games the Lakers gave up at least 100 points and the seventh time in 11 defeats that Los Angeles lost by double-digits.
