He averaged 35.5 points and six made 3-pointers in the first six outings.
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Curry has now hit a three-pointer in 104 straight games (regular season and playoffs combined), including 83-straight consecutive regular season games.
Pistons 96, Timberwolves 86: Andre Drummond scored 21 points and added 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons erased a second-half deficit in a 96-86 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. “They made big shots”.
Still looking to be the first team to beat the Golden State Warriors in this season of the National Basketball Association, the Chicago Bulls travel to the Oracle Arena for this cross-conference match. It was Golden State’s 14th win without a loss, one short of the best season start first established by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and equaled by the Houston Rockets in 1993-94.
The Over/Under (O/U) for this game is set at 214 points and the Nuggets are a heavy 10-point underdog.
Jimmy Butler – who scored a game-high 32 points on Wednesday night – will likely guard Stephen Curry at times on Friday, but there’s only so much that the $95 million man can do in 48 minutes (pending another overtime thriller between the two teams).
“It just shows the resiliency of this team on the road against a good Clippers team down 23 to never feel like we’re out of it, fight our way back”, Curry said. Iguodala hit 4 of 5 shots to help the Warriors to a six-point lead in the second quarter.
Golden State forward Draymond Green came up two rebounds shy of his first triple-double of the season, finishing with 23 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds.
The Suns trailed most of the game, but went ahead early in the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run.
Eric Gordon scored 11 points for New Orleans, including a three-pointer that gave the Pelicans a 100-88 lead with 2 minutes, 59 seconds remaining.
Harrison Barnes canned two 3-pointers in the final 1:15 to give the Warriors another exhausting but also exhilarating victory, 106-94 over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night at Oracle Arena. “I don’t think it started in the fourth quarter, I really don’t”, Rivers said. According to NBA.com, the quintet have a net rating of 61.8, including a 153.7 offensive rating.
“We haven’t brought it up at all yet, but we’re close enough now”, interim coach Luke Walton said. “You’ve got to finish the games”. They held the company line: One game at a time.
Kyle Lowry had 25 points, DeMar DeRozan scored seven of his 18 in the final 3:34, and the Toronto Raptors snapped a three-game skid with a 102-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24 points, and Tyler Johnson had 19.
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Sacramento point-guard Rajon Rondo had a season-high 18 assists, 14 points and nine rebounds after having three triple-doubles in his previous four games.
