Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry celebrates after teammate Jason Thompson scores a three point shot against the Toronto Raptors during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.
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The Golden State Warriors’ latest win had most of the hallmarks of their first 20 victories to start this season. It’s just fun watching him play. They’re just gonna have to be ready to play until Rudy gets back.
Stephen Curry – 32 points, five rebounds, six assists…per game.
In case you forgot, it’s one more win than the St. Louis Maroons had in 1884 to open the Union Association baseball season.
“We expect teams to fight and come back when we are on the road and that is what they did”, said Curry.
This one was a challenge.
Earlier this season, the Pacers (12-6) were walloped 97-76 at home by the Jazz, who outscored them by 28 points in the second half of that game, which was played on Halloween night.
“He’s on another planet”, Green said of Curry.
“This 21-game win streak is surreal – just thinking about it doesn’t make sense”, Curry said.
Kyle Lowry delivered six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 41 points for Toronto, turning the game into something of 3-point shooting contest between Curry and Lowry.
The Raptors, a seven-point underdog, will look to capitalize at home against Golden State. It gets tougher after they travel to IN and Boston the next two games.
Just like that, two-fifths of what would’ve been Utah’s preferred starting lineup this season – and the two players generally regarded as the team’s best perimeter/interior defenders – are stuck on the shelf for extended periods of time. We are proud of it.
WHEN Byron Scott forgets he’s a coach of a rival team, just focuses on the game he loves, he can’t help but be impressed with the Golden State Warriors. Jack has had success before against Curry, including last season, when he hit the game-winning shot with 1.1 seconds left in Brooklyn on March 2.
“Everybody is staying in the moment, and that’s the biggest thing for us”, Curry told reporters in Canada.
MIAMI – Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and took the fourth quarter off, Tyler Johnson added 19 more and the Miami Heat took advantage of Cleveland’s decision to hold out LeBron James on the way to beating the Cavaliers 99-84 on Saturday night.
“There was a stretch where I was playing with Kobe when he scored like 40 points I forget how many games in a row but it was mind-blowing to see that happening night after night and that’s kind of similar to what Steph is doing right now”.
Forward Boris Diaw added 16 points and small forward Kawhi Leonard and guard Manu Ginobili scored 15 apiece.
His dominance started in the first quarter, when he scored 16 points.
Isaiah Thomas had 23 points for the Celtics.
NUGGETS 108, 76ERS 105: In Philadelphia, Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points, including the go-ahead slam dunk with under a minute remaining, to lead Denver, which ended a five-game road trip by winning its second straight after snapping an eight-game skid.
Toronto led 98-95 when Scola made two free throws with 4:13 to play, but Curry tied it with a 3-pointer.
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In Minneapolis, Damian Lillard overcame a slow start to finish with 19 points and seven assists, and Portland rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter to beat the Timberwolves.
