Watch the highlights of Golden State’s history win against the Nuggets below.
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The Golden State Warriors won their 15th straight game to open the season tonight by defeating the Denver Nuggets 118-105. The Warriors can break the record Tuesday at home against the Lakers. The Warriors will have the chance to move past those teams into sole possession of the record on Tuesday, when they head home to take on the struggling Los Angeles Lakers at what promises to be an exceptionally raucous Oracle Arena, where Golden State has won 26 straight.
“You can see the joy that they have when they play basketball, so for teams like that to have success is great”. He had 19 points, the first time this season Curry didn’t reach 20. Asked about the 15-0 record, Curry said: “It’s a huge accomplishment”. But they got the miscue part of the game under better control from about midway through the second quarter, on.
On the season, the Warriors average 114.3 points, 45.3 rebounds and 29.0 assists per game.
“All we’re doing is following his leadership”, Walton said.
The Warriors led by as many as 21 in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls lost two of their first 14 games of that season. The reserves built up a sizable lead and allowed Stephen Curry to rest the entire fourth quarter.
The Warriors are sixth in shooting efficiency following offensive rebounds, but have been – by a decent margin – the most effective from three-point range, hitting 22 of 44 attempts.
Curry took just 16 shots for his season low in points, but the Warriors didn’t need the MVP to hand the Nuggets their third straight loss.
J.J. Redick scored 17 points for Los Angeles, who are 2-7 in their past nine games after starting the season 4-0. Darrell Arthur led the scoring for Denver with 21 points, eight rebounds and one steal.
The crowd of 17,689 at the Pepsi Center was pretty split.
The Nuggets’ faction of fans tried to boo Iguodala’s every touch, but it never really gained steam. He had the ball for only an instant on his first touch before firing it to Curry for a wide-open three-pointer. With history in tow and the possibility of more looming, there was hardly a celebration to be found in Denver. After being held scoreless of the next three minutes, Barnes put down an impressive dunk, and then Stephen Curry drilled a triple to give the Warriors their biggest lead to that point at 13 points.
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All things considered, the Warriors out-hustled and out-passed the Nuggets into better shots and easier looks at the basket.
