They could eventually challenge immortality and Michael Jordan’s 72-win Bulls, while the Nets are 5-15 at the quarter pole with no answers. Golden State’s streak appeared threatened when the Nets took a trio of five-point leads in the third.
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Nets: With owner Mikhail Prokhorov in attendance, the team opened a six-game homestand, its longest since moving to Brooklyn in 2012. “Especially on this road trip we’re on, so it was great to see them respond like that”.
DeMar DeRozan revived himself from a slow start to finish with 16 points, Lucas Nogueira added 14 and Luis Scola finished with 10 in the defeat for the Raptors (12-9) who were dropping their third game in the last four. He is a bad, bad man.
Brook Lopez’s bank shot from the top of the key, and a three by Shane Larkin gave the Nets a 75-70 lead with 3:10 remaining in the third.
With just over four minutes to play, power forward Luis Scola made two free throws to put them 98-95 ahead but Curry immediately answered back with a three-pointer.
Simmons – who has covered the Warriors since 2009 – discusses their road from laughable to lauded, the fantastic evolution of Stephen Curry as a player and a person, the Steve Kerr situation, Draymond Green’s growth and much more. Jamal Crawford scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, while Blake Griffin had 28 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles won in the absence of injured guards Chris Paul and J.J. Redick. “So we don’t want to leave them out too many minutes in a row either”.
“One of our biggest strengths is we are never out of the game and we are always one big run from putting the game away”, said interim coach Luke Walton. “We made some shots, got a few stops along the way and pulled it out”.
Jimmy Butler scored 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Bulls.
Call Stephen Curry the most improved most valuable player. I’m not sure if that’s an insult to Brooklyn or a compliment to Steph.
“I have great memories of being here watching my dad play”. “He doesn’t have to go out there and do it all the time”. Two nights ago when they were in Charlotte he had 43.
Miami was also led by point guard Goran Dragic, who had 17 points and eight assists. He’s absolutely torched Draymond Green and the Warriors this season. Lopez averages 20.2 points and 2.2 assists.
For a time on Sunday night, the Golden State Warriors’ historic streak seemed in danger of meeting an undignified end. The team that had been closest to beating the undefeated Warriors, they’d hoped to ruin their opponent’s record-breaking flawless start. They’ve gone through six back-to-backs this season unblemished.
As an old friend of ours would say, “We battled”.
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Bucks-Knicks: The Bucks backcourt is pretty injured right now, but they got a nice effort from Michael Carter-Williams and O.J. Mayo last night against the Knicks.
