“When they do [have a lull], they’ve got so much confidence in the way they play and how they play that they don’t panic”.
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They will try to break the record when they host the lackluster Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
“I liken it to we’re the Washington Generals playing the Globetrotters”, said Malone, the former Warriors assistant coach.
As the Golden State Warriors strive to make history, LeBron James believes the key to a successful season for the reigning champions is good health.
“It would be a cool milestone”, Thompson said.
“It’s special”, Warriors’ guard Steph Curry said after the win in Denver.
As old pros debate they would have done in the old days, the Golden State Warriors right now beat all comers. Need evidence? The Warriors had 35 assists Sunday.
“They haven’t had a whole lot of lulls in any of the games that they’ve played”, Scott added. “They’re the best team I’ve seen in a while”.
November 19 vs. Milwaukee: Posted 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists in a 115-100 win over the Bucks. And that, coupled with the Nuggets season-long struggles defending the 3-point line meant the game eventually got out of hand.
At this point, Golden State holds a huge 7-game lead in the Pacific Division, with Phoenix, not the Clippers, now holding second place. And the Warriors have led by an average of 10.5 points per game when heading into the fourth quarter, so they’re getting out to leads and holding them in crunch time. He had 19 points, the first time this season he hasn’t reached 20.
Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 21 points. He started in place of Kenneth Faried, who missed the game with an ankle injury.
So far, Warriors are ahead of second placed San Antonio Spurs with +216 points in Western Conference. In MVP season previous year, Curry shot 48.7% from the field, 44.3% from three, and scoring 23.8 points per game.
Resting wasn’t an option this time. “It would be something nice to get along the way”. Kerr’s presence can still be felt, but Iguodala said the ailing coach hasn’t asked him to take the temperature of the team of late. “So I’ve stopped asking it”.
Against the Nuggets, the Warriors fought off the altitude and defensive complacency to pull away for the win. We’re OK with that. Nuggets C Joffrey Lauvergne (low back strain) continues to sit.
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– In the National Hockey League, the 1993-94 Toronto Maple Leafs and 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres reeled off 10 straight wins. They have won five in a row at Staples.
