Has the reigning MVP been on a revenge tour after hearing offseason slights both real and perceived?
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Though it wasn’t just Curry: the entire team got off to somewhat of a slow start against the Warriors.
“That’s my only motivation”, Curry said.
At 10-0, these Warriors now own the best start in their franchise’s history. “I mean we went to Atlanta and we beat them when they’d won seven in a row”. When Curry came back in with 6:35 left, he scored 11 points to finish Minnesota off for good. But this squad has learned to be greedy and always wants more.
Curry, who shot 15 of 25 from the field, including 8 three-pointers, scored 21 of his total points in the first quarter on his way to collecting his second-highest tally of the season, following his 53 point performance against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 31.
“He’s just so risky”, Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton said.
Curry exploded for 21 points in the opening quarter when the Warriors established a double-digit lead, 40-27 after the first. The Timberwolves (4-3) have dropped their first three contests there for the first time since an 0-10 start in 1994-95.
Gorgui Dieng’s three-point play made it a 102-97 game midway through the fourth quarter, but a few minutes later three-pointers from Curry and Klay Thompson help stretch it to an 11-point advantage.
Golden State built an 18-point lead in the second quarter, but the Wolves scored 12 straight points to cut the lead to six. The significance seems a little lost on the current Warriors, who break down the season by weeks. “Yeah, things are going well, but you can’t take anything for granted”.
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. “If we’re locked in, I think it kind of trickles down”. Curry’s Golden State Warriors come to Target Center tonight for one of the most exciting November games we’ve had in a while.
Heat guard Tyler Johnson hit a jump shot with 38.1 seconds remaining to bump the Heat lead back up 88-84 after Jazz guard Alec Burks hit a layup to trim the deficit to two.
Golden State’s 75 first half points were the highest scoring single half by any National Basketball Association team this season.
Walton said he thought the plan was to have Barbosa be ready for Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors.
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Also, with LeBron James recently complaining of back issues and deferring to Kevin Love, Kevin Durant getting injured again and Anthony Davis’ team in an terrible start, Stephen Curry is now the one who will create a gap between him and the rest of the league. Follow Diamond Leung on Twitter at.
