Thompson’s haul included 10 of 16 three-pointer attempts while Warriors talisman Stephen Curry added 29 points and 10 assists. Reigning MVP Steph Curry logged 29 points to go along with 10 assists and seven rebounds.
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Warriors interim coach Luke Walton has noticed some not-so-subtle changes around the league. And sure, sometimes they may bend the rules of the game a bit – all in the name of entertainment, of course.
Said Thompson, who rolled an ankle stepping on another player’s foot: “I was very selective with my shots”. They’ll go for 24 consecutive wins when they take on the Celtics on Friday night in Boston.
If and when there’s an L, the Warriors could win another 20+ in a row and in fact at this point I would expect that out of this group.
“I felt a lot better than last night”, Thompson said. It’s a great feeling.
Although I do believe it is impossible to win all 82 National Basketball Association games over a grueling season, I think the Warriors can finish 77-5. “They have the right formula and everyone is trying to figure out what spices they’re using”, Miles said. Golden State led by 28 in the fourth quarter before the Pacers pulled within six in the final 25 seconds. The Warriors dropped 79 on them in the first half.
The record would be a fun one to see broken of course, so let’s look at Golden State’s next six games shall we? “If you try to take stuff away, there’s always a counter, always another way to get a shot”.
The Pacers will have their chance Tuesday night when they host the Warriors, the defending champions who will enter Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a flawless 22-0 record.
“We play an up-tempo style, which means games can get into the 100s on each side, but we still have to involve our defensive principles”, Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry accepts this and says that other teams can’t copy them.
Thompson was sensational in the contest and finished with 39 points before sustaining the injury.
IN was led by Paul George with 33 points. Miles added 24. George Hill and Chase Budinger each added 12, and Jordan Hill had 10 points.
With this astonishing start, the Golden State Warriors have the whole world buzzing.
The other division leaders in action Tuesday both recorded victories: Oklahoma City won convincingly at Memphis and Cleveland came from 18 points down to overrun Portland.
In three periods, Thompson and Curry had 62 combined points.
CAVALIERS 105, TRAIL BLAZERS 100 (at Cleveland) – LeBron James had 33 points and 10 rebounds and Cleveland rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to beat Portland.
But can you imagine the turnover in the Warriors front office had they actually listened to the “noise” about Curry and traded him?
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Peduto said there are certain teams that carry an “aura” that helps pack stadiums when they’re on the road. Put another way: they beat teams, when looked at as a group, that were on par with the 1995-96 Charlotte Hornets (41-41).
