The Michael Jordan led 1995-96 Chicago Bulls hold the record with 72.
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The 119-113 win was the Warriors’ 45th straight win on their home court and their 27th at Oracle this season.
And despite posting 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting in 25 minutes while nursing a sore right shoulder, Kobe Bryant also played in his last game against Golden State by providing endless tips from the bench. Having already smashed his single-season record for three-pointers, Curry became the first player in National Basketball Association history to make 300 in a season.
Curry has led the league in three-pointers made each of the last three seasons and has now broken his own record in four consecutive years.
The pre-game hype was all about Kobe Bryant’s final contest against the Warriors, but the crowd of 19,000 at the Staples Centre got more than they wished for with a rare win by the cellar-dwelling Lakers. Backcourt partner C.J. McCollum added 22 points and five assists for the Trail Blazers, who have lost three straight.
Sunday, March 13: The Clippers play host to the Cavaliers (3:30 p.m., ABC) before embarking on a five-game road trip next week. This is far from the first link between Golden State and those hallowed Bulls.
Shabazz Napier had a great game for Orlando with 22 points, while Roy Hibbert was the best performer for Los Angeles with 15 points and 6 rebounds.
“What we have to get back to is simple, simple, simple”, he said.
The Warriors are fine, though their focus and millennial status may be put to the test on Monday as they try to rebound from the loss with a game against the Orlando Magic.
Nuggets 116, Mavericks 114 (OT): D.J. Augustin hit two free throws with nine-tenths of a second left in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114.
The Magic’s Gordon, a San Francisco Bay Area native who was playing his first game in Oakland since his eye-catching performance in the dunk competition at the All-Star Game, was the game’s top rebounder with 16 to go with 20 points.
“ Andre Iguodala sat out with tightness in his left hamstring”. Since turning 20 years young, Russell is averaging 23.1 points and 4.7 assists over his past seven games.
There’s certainly a reason as to why the players were shocked by beating the Warriors on Sunday-this Lakers team still isn’t going to go on to compete for the title, even if they are mathematically still alive for a playoff berth.
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Elfrid Payton said the Magic’s energy was “very low. The veteran swingman and 2015 NBA Finals MVP has missed three of the past four games with the injury, suiting up only for the Warriors” 121-106 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Vucevic leads in rebounds with 9.0 while Payton tops in assists with 6.1 per game.
