After that, the Warriors return home to host Sacramento on Saturday.
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So bench boys, the “Dubstitutes”, came into Brooklyn on Sunday owing a debt of gratitude to starters.
Draymond Green had another good all-around game finishing with 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting with 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Knicks knocked the Nets out early, outscoring the Nets 42-21 in the first quarter on their way to a 108-91 win. Curry, who is averaging 35.1 points in 34.1 minutes in road games, once again proved to be too much to handle for Toronto, nailing nine 3-pointers – including three in a 14-point fourth quarter.
Jack said of how to characterize this loss with the way the Warriors have played, “I mean, they’re a tough team”.
The Warriors led throughout the first half, though their 17-point lead shrunk to three (57-54) by halftime.
The Nets built off their strong second quarter, taking the lead early in the third and getting up by as many as five.
How did the Warriors regain control?
“Mentally we had a little letdown in the second and third quarters”, Walton said.
Stephen Curry finished with a game-high 28 points for the Warriors in the victory.
“I have great memories of being here watching my dad play”, Curry told reporters after the game. We fought back after a deficit coming out of the half and tried to extend the lead in the third quarter, and they withstood it. You’ve got to give them credit. That’s what they came out and did in the first quarter. “We battled, scratched and clawed, but they just stayed with their game”, Hollins said. “But our second unit was able to close the game out at the beginning of the fourth quarter”. Mike Conley had 12 points and Mario Chalmers finished with 11. All five had a hand in putting way the Nets. But with the Nets up 70-67, Curry turned it on, scoring 14 of Golden State’s next 20 points, hitting three three-pointers, three field goals and a foul shot.
And that’s why he seems like the most improved most valuable player.
“When he needed to, he stepped up and put the dagger in us”. “[Our second group] gave us a lot of energy and they were out there fighting”.
“We got stops and got out and ran”, Green said. “Especially on this road trip we’re on, so it was great to see them respond like that”.
Insofar as they were facing the Nets on the second night of a back-to-back set, quality depth was crucial to the Warriors maintaining perfection. It’s not about how I can do this or I can do that.
Golden State is already 9-1/2 games clear atop the Pacific Division ahead of the Los Angeles Clippers, who had a narrow win against Orlando, while the pick of the Eastern Conference games saw Charlotte secure a creditable win at Chicago.
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Already owners of the best-ever start to a season, Golden State moved to within one win of the 2012-13 Miami Heat for the second-longest winning streak at any point of a season.
