Deron Williams scored a season-high 23 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 19 and Dallas beat Utah for its sixth straight victory.
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The resilient Warriors chipped away and drew to within 91-85 heading into the final frame on Green’s period-ending three-pointer. Defenses have a tough time accounting for every player when up against the Warriors, who average a league-leading 29.0 assists per game.
“We did not get into our sets quickly, no”, Hoiberg said. Chicago is a good team.
“Obviously, you don’t get a trophy for it, but it’s just a nice story line and a nice way to start the season”, Curry said. “You never know if this opportunity will come back again. Our guys showed why we are a championship team”.
Anthony Davis had 20 points and 18 rebounds in his return from a sore shoulder as New Orleans beat San Antonio for their second victory of the season. Golden State will lose. However, Denver doesn’t have enough offense to hang with the Warriors.
It was the Stephen Curry show again last night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Stephen Curry also accumulated two fouls early on to help matters as Los Angeles was able to score 41 points in the first quarter and hold the champs to 25. After that, Golden State went 8-of-9 from downtown in the fourth. Curry made a jumper with 50 seconds left to give the Warriors a 77-73 lead heading into the fourth.
It would be a seesaw battle over the next 30 minutes. There were 13 lead changes and 15 ties. And Hinrich scored nine of his 17 points in the first 6 minutes before fouling out late, pestering Curry throughout. Thompson made the 3-pointer possible with his hustle for an offensive rebound.
Barnes followed by delivering the knockout punch.
“We understand how hard you have to play in order to win in this league, and everybody has bought into that”, said Jimmy Butler, who had 28 points. “When it’s winning time, it’s incredible how good they’ve gotten at locking in and getting the job done”. Luke Walton then unleashed the death lineup with the Warriors up 92-89 with 3:58 left.
“We just have to keep giving effort on the defensive end”, Nuggets guard Gary Harris said. We’re not going to take them that seriously.’ I think the Lakers will go out there with a sneak attack and surprise and shock the world. Should the Warriors win that one, too, they’ll sit alone atop this particular mountain. They’re on another level than any other team in the National Basketball Association right now.
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Meanwhile, the Bulls are at 8-3 and are second in the Central Division in the East. They are only behind the Cleveland Cavaliers by a half a game and a big win against Golden State will not only put them level, but will halt the momentum of one of the elite teams in the league. The game will start at 5 p.m. PST and will be televised on ESPN.
