The Warriors broke open what was a tight game in the third quarter and cruised
to a 123-95 victory in Miami on Sunday.
A two-point game at the half, the Dubs made their first six shot attempts of the
third quarter and built a double digit advantage less than two-and-a-half
minutes into the period, and they’d only build on that lead from there.
Stephen Curry scored 16 of his 30 points in the first quarter and Kevin Durant
overcame a slow start to finish with 24 points and seven assists as the Dubs
improved to 3-0 on their season-long six-game road trip.
GOOD OFFENSE BEATS GOOD DEFENSE Miami has a tendency to slow the tempo and make
it a grinding-physical type of game, but the Warriors had none of that in this
one. The Dubs shot 56.0 percent from the field and matched a season-low with 10
turnovers. And if one player was indicitave of how this game would turn out, it
was Stephen Curry. The two-time MVP struggled in the Dubs’ previous game vs.
Miami this season, but he proved ready for this challenge from the opening tip.
He shot 5-for-7 in the first quarter and didn’t cool much from there, going
11-for-16 from the floor and 5-of-9 on 3-pointers.
From one corner to another … Second #SPLASH for @StephenCurry30.
(@NBCSAuthentic) pic.twitter.com/XY7LOVboiH– Golden State Warriors (@warriors)
December 4, 2017
From one corner to another … Second #SPLASH for @StephenCurry30.
(@NBCSAuthentic) pic.twitter.com/XY7LOVboiH
DOMINANT STRETCH What was a close game suddenly turned into a one-sided laugher
as the Warriors opened the third quarter on an 18-3 run. They made their first
six field goal attempts of the quarter and didn’t miss a shot until more than
three minutes into the period. Curry was once again in the middle of all the
action, as he had 10 points and an assist during that game-changing spurt. The
Warriors wound up shooting 15-for-21 from the floor in the quarter in which they
outscored Miami 37-17.
#StephGonnaSteph (@NBCSAuthentic) pic.twitter.com/sWQgDQwLcB– Golden State
Warriors (@warriors) December 4, 2017
#StephGonnaSteph (@NBCSAuthentic) pic.twitter.com/sWQgDQwLcB
BELL STANDS OUT Sometimes, it’s really hard not to notice Jordan Bell. The
rookie finished with just four points and three rebounds in 13 minutes, but he
had one particular stretch where he was all over the floor. After making an
athletic block late in the third quarter, he made up for an ensuing missed dunk
by finishing off an alley-oop with a one-handed jam.
KLAY’S STREAK OF SPLASH Klay Thompson had a very solid game with 19 points, five
rebounds and four assists, and he was a team-best plus-33 on the court. Thompson
hit a pair of 3-pointers in the win and has now made at least one trey in 78
straight games, tying former Magic guard and current NBA TV analyst Dennis Scott
for the fifth longest 3-point streak in league history.
HOT HEAT TO START Not normally one of the league’s most accurate 3-point
shooters, the Heat knocked down five of their first seven 3-point attempts and
led by as many as eight points in the first quarter. But from there, the Dubs
locked down on defense. Miami’s shooting percentage went down every period after
the first quarter – ending at 41 percent – and the Dubs held the Heat to just 35
points in the second half.
UP NEXT Now 18-6 on the season, the Warriors will continue their road trip on
Monday in New Orleans. This will be third of this season’s four Dubs-Pelicans
matchups, the first two of which the Warriors won.
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