If they do that against the undefeated Warriors, they’ll lose by *at least* 20. “We know the recipe against the Clippers is that you can’t give them easy points”.
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Curry, despite missing eight of his 11 3-point attempts, had 27 points to lead the Warriors, who improved to 8-0 at home this season and 26-0 in regular-season games since the Bulls’ last visit. The Warriors raised their level of defense while exposing every possible weakness in the Clippers’ (mainly Jamal Crawford), scoring 11 consecutive points to take the lead for the first time since the very first minutes of the game.
Golden State equaled the 1957-1958 Celtics as the only defending champions to win their initial 14 games.
Listed as doubtful to play because of a right groin strain leading up the start of the game, Paul showed little sign of being hampered after coach Doc Rivers revealed his point guard had looked just fine in practice.
“Even when we’re playing bad we still think we have a shot”, said Curry, who also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Anderson Varejao, who came off the bench to score nine points, helped Cleveland build the lead to 97-84. Kevin Love set the tone early with his physical play in the paint and long-range shooting. If they beat Denver and move to 15-0, they’ll have a chance to ensure the best start of all time against the diarrheal Lakers on Tuesday. The days of drama surrounding James and Love seem like a distant memory.
The unbeaten record to start the season? Marco Belinelli led the Kings with 23 points.
Jimmy Butler had 28 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals in a losing effort for Chicago (8-4).
However, keeping most of the roster from last season has proven a master-class decision, and it couldn’t be working any better.
Heat power forward Chris Bosh tallied his fifth double-double of the season in a 116-109 win against the Kings.
The Warriors fell behind by many as 23 points in the second quarter while Paul was resting, but they did get a glimmer of hope.
With their next game against the Nuggets coming up, Stephen Curry finally spoke about it would mean for the team to extend their winning streak to 15-0.
The Warriors pulled to 96-95 on a 3-pointer by Barnes in the fourth before DeAndre Jordan got fouled and made both free throws.
Golden State shot 49.4 percent from the field.
Knicks (6-6) at Thunder (7-5), 8 p.m. ET: New York fans probably wish they could take back the jeers they gave rookie Kristaps Porzingis during the draft.
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It was simply incredible to hear the life being sucked out of the Staples Center as it slowly became apparent that the Warriors were rallying and eventually were going to win.
