The Warriors are on a tear to start the season.
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In this expert’s opinion, the Warriors will not go 82-0 in this regular season.
Hence, even though the Warriors travel to mile-high Denver on Sunday to try to tie the best-start record, they may finally be on the downhill. This is the lineup that, when unleashed late Thursday night in Los Angeles, turned a one-time 23-point deficit to the Clippers into a seven-point win.
The Cleveland Cavaliers regained the best record in the NBA’s Eastern Conference with their first victory in three games against the Milwaukee Bucks last night. “They give us their attitude and their effort; I am with them unconditionally”. That’s exactly what transpired on this play during the first half of Friday’s game against the Bulls. That set the stage for Barnes’ heroics at the finish. The Bulls, with no Derrick Rose, fought admirably all game and were right there in the fourth quarter. As for why bigger lineups can’t counter effectively on offense, Green said, “We scramble around and we ain’t no pushovers”. It was encouraging to see the Bulls play well with the champs (even in the SEGABABA for Golden State), but it does make you wonder if the bench could gotten a few more shots to drop. A win against the Nuggets would also leave the Warriors one win away from breaking the all-time record.
“We know that going small for too long doesn’t work because it takes so much energy to guard bigger players”, Walton said.
“A very, very cruel loss”, 76ers coach Brett Brown said. He adds so much to our team, even being on the plane and just joking around. Guys ain’t going to just punk us because they’re bigger. “But by the time the game started, he wasn’t with us anymore”. “But now that we’re within striking distance, we can answer that question – it’s real, and we want to get there”. “It’s something I’ll do more of, but it’s definitely part of our game plan”. Throughout the entire game, they never looked phased and never seemed like they were in a whole lot of trouble, keeping the belief that they would win the game. Warriors GM Bob Myers was Hoiberg’s agent during the former guard’s playing days.
But don’t think Walton isn’t aware of how potent the Best Lineup in Basketball is.
“It’s a no-brainer”, he said. In the four games since his return to action off a toe issue, Hinrich has averaged 11.3 points per contest on 59.3 percent shooting.
He missed his first two attempts Friday, but sank the next six on his way to 18 first-half points that helped give the Hornets the kind of decisive lead the Sixers (0-13) have not been able to rebound from this season.
Stephen Curry struggled to shoot the ball efficiently but he still put up 27 points and four assists. “So I’ll ask Coach for that matchup”. Count me in! If I were a betting man, I would take Westbrook in this battle, I mean, Curry might actually jump out of the way if Russ were coming at him with a full head of steam.
The Squad – the Warriors’ small lineup featuring Draymond Green at center, Harrison Barnes at power forward, Andre Iguodala at small forward and Klay Thompson and Steph Curry at the guards – is simultaneously attractive and savage.
Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points for San Antonio, who lost for only the third time this season and had their six-game winning streak snapped.
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A win Sunday and then in Game 16 is at home Tuesday against the Lakers?
