Last outing the Warriors trailed the Clippers by 23 in the first half but outscored the Clips by 13 in the final period and it made the biggest come from behind win yet in 2015-16 season.
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He also scored 31 points in the Wolves’ impressive road victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday, making this the first time in his career he’s gone over 30 in back-to-back outings.
The Warriors’ start reminded Lakers Coach Byron Scott of the Lakers’ 1987-88 season, when they jumped out to an 8-0 record and later won their second consecutive championship. Golden State is the best passing team in the league with an average of 29.7 assists per game.
One thing Warriors fans need not worry about: Trailing by 20. Those five have now played 48 minutes together this season, and their net rating (the difference in points scored vs. points allowed per 100 possessions) is 61.8, which is an astronomical difference. They’re always challenging teams, despite their record. A cumulative 13-486. That’s.02%.
It finally looked like someone had found a way, this time through brute force and a scoring barrage early on, to beat Golden State.
Curry’s three-pointer with 5:26 to play broke another tie and Harrison Barnes drained back-to-back three-pointers in the final 1:15 as the Warriors finally pulled away.
But not even that was enough as the Warriors grabbed the next 11 points for 113-112 as Andre Iguodala hit a pair of triples around a Green layup and Thompson splashed down the go-ahead corner triple.
Charlotte improved to 7-6, and is now 5-1 at home after winning its last five home contests.
“My teammates got on me and I had to rectify the situation and we did that in the fourth quarter”.
If Rose doesn’t play, All-Star shooting guard Jimmy Butler is lobbying Hoiberg to get the assignment of guarding Curry, the reigning MVP who is once again lighting up opponents. He followed with an alley-oop dunk off Paul’s pass near the Warriors’ bench, and Josh Smith capped the 6-0 run with a one-handed slam after Curry’s turnover for a 102-95 lead.
In the first quarter, Paul returned from a groin injury to provide a hot start to give the Clippers a lead that they held for the majority of the game.
“It helps to have a superstar like him in my corner, coaching me up”, Butler said.
Golden State talisman Stephen Curry continues to steal the spotlight from Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul, consistently leaving his rival in his wake as he climbs towards the top rung of the National Basketball Association ladder. The Warriors have won 68 straight games when they have at least a 15-point lead.
Barnes hit three of his six 3-point attempts on a 20-point night.
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In Dallas, Deron Williams scored a season-high 23 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 19 and the Mavericks beat Utah for their sixth straight victory. They shot 11-of-15 (.733) from the field, 8-of-9 (.889) from 3-point range and 9-of-10 (.900) from the free throw line.
