The Boston Celtics will try to hand the Golden State Warriors their first loss of the season, and their cause could be helped by a shorthanded Warriors club.
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For example, Thompson scored 29 points in the first half of the Warriors’ win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. And if the best you can be is better than him, then why not?
All that to say, wherever Curry ends up on the list of the game’s greatest, he’ll get there in a unique way that is built upon his ability to get the best out of not only himself but also of his teammates. To be the defending champions and come out firing like this is nearly unbelievable. They’re in excellent position to hurdle over the Miami Heat’s 27 game winning streak from the 2012-2013 season.
Of course the longest streak-and the longest in North American sports history-was the 33-game run by the 1971-’72 Lakers, who did win the title that season.
The 1995-96 Bulls were 21-2 after 23 games, outscoring opponents by 10.9 net points per 100 possessions with a 56.3 true shooting percentage. It goes without saying today that Jordan is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time), but Stephen Curry’s performance this year is starting to make people think about how the conversation might go five to ten years from now if Curry sustains the jaw-dropping level of play we’re witnessing this year. “But the truth be told, I thought Toronto would get them as well … but the Warriors proved they could handle that too”.
“It’s a great feeling”. “I felt like I was due for a game like that”.
The Pacers are the best team the Warriors have played in more than two weeks, since the Los Angeles Clippers. He was forced to leave the game with an apparent ankle injury late in the fourth quarter.
Jae Crowder, who will be a critical element of Boston’s attack against Golden State, took it a step further. Following their Tuesday night win, they have now extended their win streak to 23-0, according to SB Nation.
Thompson, who finished with a season-high 39 points against the Pacers, has been rehabbing the injury since.
“This team is good. We’ll tweak a few things here and there, but for the most part, we’re sticking to what we do and banking on our defense to bring us home tomorrow”. “There’s not a not a guy that plays basketball that wouldn’t want to play that way”. What is relatively nouveau to the league, they have put the time in to flawless. It’s not just Stephen, it’s not just Klay. Because Golden State gets off shots fast – and they make ’em from everywhere.
Hot shooting was once again the main reason behind Golden State’s success.
Lee, traded by Golden State to the Celtics in July to clear salary cap space, averaged 16.7 points and 9.3 rebounds in five seasons with the Warriors.
The Pacers gave up 44 points in the opening quarter at Chicago in December 1990 and a franchise-worst 80 points in the first half at the Lakers in November 1978.
Tobias Harris finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, and Elfrid Payton had 18 points for the Magic, who won for the sixth time in seven games.
While Thompson was out there taking shots on Thursday, Warriors interim coach Luke Walton said the team isn’t going to risk anything long-term.
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“He knows the fact that he’s not in the rotation to start the season does not mean his days are numbered here”, Pacers coach Frank Vogel said.
