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by Rob Woollard LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson exploded for a career-high 60 points in a phenomenal individual display as Golden State steamrolled the Indiana Pacers 142-106 on Monday. Thompson tormented Indiana with a mesmerizing performance which saw him rack up 40 points in the first two quarters alone. A further 20 points in the third quarter gave Thompson the highest individual game tally of his career and the highest of any […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant each scored 25 points apiece as the Golden State Warriors overturned a fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Atlanta Hawks 105-100 and claim a 12th straight victory on Monday. Atlanta looked to have the Warriors rattled after edging into an 81-80 lead as the final quarter got under way. But two Andre Iguodala baskets, a Durant jumper and a Shaun Livingston layup gave the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Stephen Curry added 22 as the Golden State Warriors won their eighth consecutive game, routing Indiana 120-83 Monday to complete a four-game road sweep. Kevin Durant added 14 points while Draymond Green contributed 10 as the Warriors improved to 12-2, helped by a season-high 60 rebounds. “What a great trip,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I thought we really defended well and we moved […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was issued a $25,000 fine Sunday by the NBA for public criticism of officiating, ripping into league referees for uncalled traveling violations. The comments were made last Thursday when Kerr was being interviewed on radio station KNBR in the wake of Golden State’s 127-121 victory a night earlier at Toronto. When others noted the high number of missed traveling calls by NBA referees, […]
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant had 30-point games to fire the Golden State Warriors to a fifth consecutive victory on Wednesday in a 127-121 win over the Toronto Raptors. Reigning NBA MVP Curry finished with 35 points and seven assists after the Warriors held off a furious late fightback from Toronto to claim the win. The Warriors appeared to be cruising to victory after opening up an 18-point lead in the […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry set a new single-game record with 13 three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors downed the winless New Orleans Pelicans 111-99 on Monday. Curry, who on Friday had seen the end of his incredible 157-game streak with at least one three-pointer in a defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, finished with 46 points after a virtuoso display. The reigning NBA MVP’s 13 threes broke the previous record of 12 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State forward Kevin Durant dropped 39 points on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday to lead the Warriors to an emphatic 122-96 victory over his former NBA team. Durant shocked many when he opted to join the Warriors as a free agent after Golden State ousted the Thunder in last season’s Western Conference finals. Durant downplayed the idea that there was extra emotion in the contest against the […]
OAKLAND, United States (AFP) — Kawhi Leonard inspired the San Antonio Spurs with 35 points as the Golden State Warriors’ much-hyped “super team” crashed to a season-opening 129-100 thrashing on Tuesday. A packed house at Oakland’s Oracle Arena had arrived hoping to see new signee Kevin Durant take his place amongst the most potent offense in the NBA. But while Durant enjoyed a solid enough scoring league debut, with 27 points, the Warriors were comprehensively […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, who is expected to represent the United States in the Rio Olympics, has been arrested for an alleged misdemeanor assault. According to court documents obtained by ESPN, the 26-year-old Green was detained on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan where he played four seasons of college basketball. Police said that Green was arrested on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge in the early morning […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — NBA star Kevin Durant dismissed critics of his leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for Golden State on Thursday after signing a two-year deal worth $54.3 million to join the Warriors. “All I can control is how I come to work every single day and help this team get better,” Durant said. “I can’t worry about the outside noise.” Four-time NBA scoring leader Durant, the 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player, […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut, sidelined by a left knee injury for the remainder of the NBA Finals, said Thursday it is “very unlikely” he will play for Australia at the Rio Olympics. The 7-footer (2.13m) will be sidelined at least six to eight weeks after suffering multiple bone bruises in game five of the best-of-seven championship series on Monday. That offers a best-case, outside chance scenario of Bogut being […]
by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — It could take another historic effort from Kyrie Irving and LeBron James to keep Cleveland in the NBA Finals, while the Golden State Warriors faced the possible loss of center Andrew Bogut. The defending champion Warriors lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 entering game six Thursday at Cleveland, with the Cavaliers needing a victory to force a seventh game Sunday in California. James and Irving each scored 41 […]
