The Warriors tied the 1966-67 76ers, who also won 43 of their first 47.
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Head to head, the Warriors are 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings and 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in NY.
Kerr said his team “completely messed around with the game” from the beginning of the third quarter on. “It is kind of a subconscious team”.
Rookie swingman Mario Hezonja scored 17 points, Tobias Harris had 16 and Nikola Vucevic had 16 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the Magic.
Carmelo Anthony led NY with 24 points. Coming off a season-best 45-point showing against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Klay Thompson was dialed in again on Saturday. Golden State, up 34-28 after a quarter, saw Philadelphia creep within three early in the second quarter, 38-35, on a 3-pointer by guard/forward Hollis Thompson. They shot a sizzling 82 percent (14-of-17) from the floor in the quarter for their best shooting mark in a quarter this season.
“Coach Kerr got on us pretty good, ” Thompson said of the clipboard toss to start the second quarter. “They’re playing at an awesome level right now so it definitely won’t be an easy game for us, but it’s an opportunity”. The Warriors avoided the upset thanks to Harrison Barnes’ game-winning three, but there was no reason for them to be in that spot at all.
Chris Bosh was the Heat’s top-scorer with 18 points, while Amare Stoudemire finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
After the lowest-scoring first quarter of the season in which the Warriors committed eight turnovers and had only seven field goals, their flow was just fine. Curry endured a rough start after putting on a dribbling and shooting exhibition during pre-game.
After a pair of free throws by Jerian Grant give the Knicks a 27-20 lead with 9:31 left in the second quarter, the Warriors charged back with a 20-6 run to go up 40-33 with 5:08 left in the half. With a team that uses any excuse to find motivation and run all over teams, their next game against the New York Knicks, with a day of rest to think about their mistakes, doesn’t bode well for their opponents.
During this stretch, and in this game in particular, Thompson moved decisively off the ball, stretching defenses till they snap.
“This is an era that we should relish and take advantage of, because it’s not always going to be like this”, Kerr said after the team’s 116-95 win against the New York Knicks on Sunday. Warriors PG Stephen Curry hit five 3-pointers against Philadelphia on Saturday, breaking his own record for most 3-pointers in a month (78).
Hired by Golden State in May of 2014, the now 50-year old took over a roster that had already assembled the pieces for a young, budding All-Star nucleus, and had also put together back-to-back playoff seasons.
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Kobe Bryant scored 23 points in 23 minutes, but the Lakers matched the 1994 team for the longest skid in the 16-time National Basketball Association champion franchise’s proud history. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Mets pitcher Matt Harvey were among the celebrities at courtside.
