When will the Golden State Warriors lose a game?
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The Clippers were 8-o- 22, a 36.4 FG%. Rookie guard Emmanuel Mudiay led Denver with a career-high 26 points, while Gary Harris also set a career best with 20. The Warriors, meanwhile, are coming off a 106-94 win over the Bulls on Friday.
Clippers point-guard Chris Paul, who was back after missing two games through injury, dazzled in the first quarter with 18 points, hitting all seven of his shots as reigning MVP Stephen Curry struggled to ignite the Warriors’ offence. In addition, Curry has had at least 20 points in each of his last 13 games.
The Warriors closed the quarter on a 22-13 run that began with eight in a row to trail 68-54 at halftime.
All throughout this first month of the season, the Warriors have found a way to come through with the game on the line.
The Warriors have Stephen Curry to carry them through rough patches, as he did on Wednesday after catching fire.
Pistons 96, Timberwolves 86: Andre Drummond had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help lift Detroit, which had lost four of their previous five games. They have a record of 5-7 SU and 7-5 ATS versus the Western Conference.
With 5:41 left to go in Thursday’s game, Barnes checked in for Festus Ezeli and the lineup was in place.
“That’s why you grow up playing this game is because of the type of joy from what just happened out there”, Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton said. The Warriors’ five best players are basically playing blowout-style ball every time they team up. The Nuggets had some trouble with another team that likes to go small when they squandered a 17-point lead in a 114-107 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Friday.
A win there would see them try to break the record when they host the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday. The Spurs have won their last six games and tonight are visiting the Pelicans in New Orleans. The Kings are 0-5 without Cousins this season and 11-38 since he joined the team in 2010.
Denver is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home.
The Bulls are a strong enough defensive team to pose problems to Golden State, and expect Butler to give Curry some problems. Golden State assisted by committing four turnovers. The Warriors’ effective field-goal percentage (which adjusts for 3-point shooting being worth more points) in the fourth quarter was 100 freakin’ percent. The final score at the Staples Center, 124-117, doesn’t come close to telling the tale. An 18-0 scoring advantage off the bench triggered the turnaround. Now that would be incredible and highly unlikely but if they did, they would be the greatest basketball team ever, in terms of talent, coaching and execution.
With 6.1 blocks per game, the Golden State Warriors rank fifth in the league.
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As Paul racked up All-Star Game appearances and notoriety, Curry’s Warriors slowly evolved into the Clippers’ main rivals.
