OAKLAND: Interim coach Luke Walton believes the time will come when the Golden State Warriors finally lose a game. <\/p>\n
“I doubt it, I highly doubt it,” joked NBA MVP Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n
The defending champions set the record for best start in league history at 16-0, as Curry had 24 points and nine assists in a 111-77 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.\n<\/p>\n
With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0 starts by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and the 1993-94 Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n
“It’s a special accomplishment any time you can do something that hasn’t been done before,” Curry said. “It’s not going to be total dominance for 82 games.”<\/p>\n
Kobe Bryant shot 1 of 14 for just four points, matching the worst-shooting performance of his career in a game where he had at least one basket. The Lakers dropped to 2-12 with the second-worst record in the NBA. <\/p>\n
“I could have scored 80 tonight, it wouldn’t have made a damn difference,” Bryant said.<\/p>\n
Draymond Green added 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Warriors extended their franchise-record home winning streak to 27 games with coach Steve Kerr watching from behind the scenes while recovering from complications following two back surgeries. <\/p>\n
Walton is leading the way, and it might have been a little sweeter to set the record against the Lakers franchise he helped win two titles.<\/p>\n
“Anything’s possible,” Walton said. “Eventually we will lose. It’s natural to let down at some point.”<\/p>\n
Golden State became the sixth team in NBA history to win 20 consecutive regular-season games, a streak dating to last season. The Suns have the next shot at stopping this incredible start when the Warriors visit Phoenix on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Now, the Warriors can aim for two more NBA records: 33 straight or 72 total wins.<\/p>\n
Curry only had to play 30 minutes, taking a seat for good with 6.5 seconds remaining in the third to huge cheers from a sellout crowd of 19,596 that was really closer to 20,000 with all the standing-room only tickets sold.<\/p>\n
“We’re a young team, very hungry and we’ve got great veterans that won’t let us be complacent,” Thompson said. “Hopefully it sends a message throughout the league that we’re here to stay for a while.”<\/p>\n
Golden State missed five of its first six shots before Curry’s 3-pointer from the left wing at 8:28. The Warriors knocked down five of their first 12 from long range to build a 27-9 lead with 1:41 left in the opening period.<\/p>\n
TIP INS<\/strong><\/p>\n Golden State has won six straight at home against the Lakers for its longest streak since seven in a row from 1993-95. … The Warriors have scored 100 or more points in 43 consecutive home games, longest since the Nuggets did so in 47 straight from Feb. 1, 1990-Feb. 23, 1991. <\/p>\n Quarter by quarter<\/strong><\/p>\n Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total<\/strong><\/p>\n LA Lakers 11 27 17 22 77<\/p>\n Golden State Warriors 30 24 35 22 111 <\/p>\n Results:<\/strong> Indiana Pacers 123 beat Washington Wizards 106; Boston Celtics 97 lost to Atlanta Hawks 121; Dallas Mavericks 96 lost to Memphis Grizzlies 110; LA Clippers 111 beat Denver Nuggets 94; Chicago Bulls 93 beat Portland Trailblazers 88; LA Lakers 77 lost to Golden State Warriors 111<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OAKLAND: Interim coach Luke Walton believes the time will come when the Golden State Warriors finally lose a game. <\/p>\n “I doubt it, I highly doubt it,” joked NBA MVP Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n The defending champions set the record for best start in league history at 16-0, as Curry had 24 points and nine assists in a 111-77 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[12554,12556,12553,12552,12555],"class_list":["post-24258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world-basketball-news","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-houston-rockets","tag-la-lakers","tag-luke-walton","tag-nba-mvp-stephen-curry"],"yoast_head":"\n