“We have had some lopsided victories too”, said Curry. “Just because we are 19-0 doesn’t mean we can just show up and blow teams out and guarantee a win, we actually have to do something about it”.
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However, a tie-breaking Stephen Curry three-pointer with 51 seconds left was the big shot for Golden State. A nice finish from Rodney Hood and a missed three by Curry gave Utah the ball with 16 seconds remaining and a mere one-point deficit. Draymond Green grabbed the rebound, and Curry hit two free throws to seal the win. Green came up with the key rebound in the final seconds on Monday but fell just short of his third straight triple-double with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. If they’re 41 and 2 or something like that then I would say they probably have a good shot.
The Spurs had one last chance, but Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker each missed 3-point attempts in the final seconds.
Hayward led the Jazz with 24 points.
In case this is the first post you’ve read about the Warriors, they’re on a current winning streak of 18 games, without a loss mind you, that’s a historic start to the season.
Utah cut the Warriors’ lead to two points before Curry and Thompson responded with back-to-back 3-pointers.
Two Favors free throws tied the game at 101-101.
Curry hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with under a minute left and finished with 26 points as the Warriors escaped at Utah with a 106-103 victory on Monday that improved their record to 19-0.
Russell Westbrook had 34 points, including a drive with 2:49 remaining that gave the Thunder their first lead since scoring the opening basket.
The Atlanta Hawks snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder’s four-game winning streak with a 106-100 win at the Philips Arena. Curry struggled for most of the game to find any decent looks against a Utah defense that aggressively tried to get the ball out of his hands, but Green took advantage and stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley scored 25 points to lead his side to a 105-95 win over the Miami Heat. Gordon Hayward leads in points with 17.7 per game. The last time the Warriors visited Bankers Life Fieldhouse, they lost 104-98.
Kevin Durant, selected Western Conference player of the week after coming back from a left hamstring injury, had 25 points.
In Milwaukee, Greg Monroe had 18 points and the Bucks forced 24 turnovers. Danilo Gallinari scored 13 points and Kenneth Faried added 11 for the Nuggets. With the Warriors already drawing comparisons to the “96 Bulls that won 72 games, and the Sixers looking at the similarly lousy Lakers as a chance to break the spell, how do these teams” numbers look when they are compared to each other? Houston was never able to get within one possession. James Harden scored 29 for the Rockets.
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In Los Angeles, Blake Griffin scored 23 points and DeAndre Jordan had a season-high 24 rebounds along with 18 points as the Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 102-87 for their third straight victory.
