The question, now, is will the Warriors even reach the Bulls single-season win record of 72 games? Klay Thompson buried a 3-point dagger with 52 seconds left for the Warriors, who won their NBA-record 45th straight home game. The NBA record for most games without back-to-back losses to open a season is 74, set by the 1984-85 Boston Celtics.
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Kobe Bryant, who did not play in the final quarter of the game to rest his aching right shoulder, chipped in 12 points in 24:21 minutes of playing, while Brandon Bass and Nick Young scored 13 points each for the Lakers, who have won just 13 of their 64 matches this season.
Golden State needed less than a quarter to beat Sunday’s 3-point shooting total, with Curry contributing three shots from deep and the Warriors making 6 of 12 in the first quarter. Golden State’s home winning streak includes the final 18 games of last season before the franchise’s run to its first championship in 40 years. Matt Barnes also scored 17 for the Grizzlies, who had their three-game win streak snapped.
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball against the Orlando Magic at ORACLE Arena on March 7 2016 in Oakland California.
“Sometimes [Curry] jokingly asks me if he can send a text or a tweet during the game”.
Young talent on the side of Los Angeles proved to be more effective than anything the Warriors could throw the Lakers’ way.
“Yeah, 46 turnovers in the last 36 hours, inexcusable”, Kerr said of what should actually have been 44 turnovers.
Overall, the Warriors had 20 turnovers (leading to 22 points) to 13 for the Lakers (13 points).
“Marcelo was probably the MVP tonight, in terms of getting us easy baskets”, Scott said. But he got the bigs to push up and the guards to push up (defensively on pick-and-rolls) and play tougher. A high school star at Archbishop Mitty in San Jose, CA, Gordon racked up 20 points and 16 rebounds.
Draymond Green told the fans afterward: “45 straight home wins is incredible”.
They’ve been alright without being particularly good this season, sitting on a 27-34 record, which is only good enough for 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
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Dwyane Wade finished with 23 points, and Hassan Whiteside added 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks to help the Heat win their fifth game in a row. Golden State has the most assists in the National Basketball Association, averaging 29.2 per game. The Golden State Warriors rank near the very top of the league in defensive rebounding (ranked second). A moment of silence was held for the passing of former first lady Nancy Reagan.
