With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0 starts by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and 1993-94 Houston Rockets.
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In 30 minutes of action in a game that was decided in the first quarter, Green scored 18 points while grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out five assists and adding two blocks. “We’re trying to play at a high level every night”, Curry told TNT after the game. “We’re on a roll”.
“We’ll play hard and hopefully close in on that record but it won’t be a disappointing effort if we don’t get there”, the guard said.
The Warriors blistering start to the season however remains well short of the longest winning streak in history, which continues to be the 33-game run set by the Lakers in the 1971-72 season.
The Warriors dominated the Lakers 111-77 for their 16th consecutive victory to open the season – something no other team in the history of the league has achieved and something that seemed unfathomable three weeks ago. “No. Eventually we will lose”, Walton warned.
Kobe Bryant apparently had been thinking about retiring after the 2015-2016 season, but the struggles of the Los Angeles Lakers have been keeping the fire burning. He and the rest of the coaching staff celebrated the streak by congratulating each player in the locker room and reminding them that there’s more work to be done.
ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith says it has gotten so bad that Bryant should just retire.
The next team that gets a chance to stop this Warrior train will be the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
As a study in contrasting fortunes, it doesn’t get much starker than the chasm that separated Curry and the Golden State Warriors as they romped past Bryant and the hapless Los Angeles Lakers. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Golden State is the second team in National Basketball Association history to make more threes than their opponent in each of their first 16 games of the season.
Whereas Curry utilizes the entire arc and makes more than 40 percent of his attempts, Kobe pretty much avoids the corners while missing shot after shot as he shoots 19.5 percent from 3-point range.
The loss was the fourth in a row for the Lakers (2-12), who were beginning a stretch of 10 of 11 on the road.
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“We’re proud of this moment”. This page will automatically update when each new section is finished (Andrew is now waiting on me) so check back or follow on Twitter to know when the latest part of the conversation is ready to read. The team sits in last place in the Western Conference at 2-12 and Bryant is averaging only 15.2 points per game while shooting 31.1 percent from the field.
