Needless to say, it was an unexpected but minor blip on the Warriors’ much-hyped quest to break the 1995-96 Bulls’ NBA record for wins in a season.
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“To have protected our home court 45 straight games in the regular season, it hasn’t been done in history, so that’s a pretty special accomplishment”, Curry said.
Coming off a game in which they combined to shoot 1-for-18 from 3-point range, Curry (7-for-13) and Thompson (5-for-11) combined for 12 treys in helping the Warriors soothe the sting of their 112-95 road defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Against the Magic he finished with 41 points (14-for-24 fom the field, 7-for-13 from 3 and 6-for-6 from the line), 13 rebounds and three assists.
They closed out on Warriors three-point shooters, forcing them into a season-low 13.3% of their threes.
James and the Cavs will be at Staples Center Thursday to play the Lakers in game two of Cleveland’s four-game Western trip. They have a record of 55-6 SU and 32-26-3 ATS versus the Eastern Conference. Golden State played without forward Andre Iguodala, who had an injured left hamstring.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr removed his starters with 4:37 remaining and the Warriors trailing by 19. He has 301 made threes with 20 games left.
Get ready for tonight’s Orlando Magic vs Golden State Warriors game on NBA League pass or local affiliates.
On a weekend of upsets, the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off the most stunning knockout punch when they handed the world champion Golden State Warriors only their sixth loss of the 2015-16 season. And Bogut just knew that after he punched the ball to a wide open Stephen Curry in the first quarter, he better get a head start on defense because there was no way the reigning MVP was going to have another poor shooting game.
“It happens”, said Draymond Green, who just missed a triple-double, with nine points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Meanwhile, Devin Booker dropped 27 points to the lead the Phoenix Suns to a 109-100 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors saw their seven-game winning streak snapped and first-place lead on the San Antonio Spurs shrink to 2 1/2 games. Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points and Deron Williams had 17 for the Mavericks, who lost their second straight game. On Monday, the Golden State had to overcome their initial sloppiness in the final stages to out-play Orlando.
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Thompson had 15 points, missing 13 of 20 shots and all eight of his three-pointers.
