The Warriors sixth straight win arrived 120-100 over the Miami Heat in San Francisco on Thursday night, with Stephen Curry scoring 22 of his game-high 29 points after halftime. Golden State has not lost since an 0-3 start.
Miami led 61-58 early in the third quarter, then the game broke. An 18-3 Golden State run followed, and the Heat never came closer than 10 points again. Curry shot 7-of-9 in the second half, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
Warriors sixth straight win
Draymond Green was the driving force behind the defensive effort against Giannis Antetokounmpo and added a game-high 11 assists. Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals. Georges Niang scored 13, while Will Richard and Brandon Williams had 10 apiece.
The Golden State bench produced 53 points. Gary Payton II scored nine, and Al Horford and Charles Bassey added eight each. Bassey also grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots in 14 minutes.
Curry's second-half surge
Curry's first half read 2-of-10 overall and 1-of-5 from beyond the arc. The 18-3 run carried 11 of his points: two 3-pointers and three free throws after he was fouled on a 25-foot attempt.
Antetokounmpo held to 20
Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 10 rebounds before halftime, making six of his nine shots. After the break he scored four points on 1-of-4 shooting. He finished with a game-high 14 rebounds.
Miami's back-to-back
Miami played the second night of a back-to-back after needing overtime for a 117-116 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. The Heat took their 61-58 lead on a Klay Thompson jumper 2:06 into the third quarter.
Davion Mitchell had a team-high 22 points and eight assists, connecting on four 3-pointers. Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Pelle Larsson and Ryan Conwell scored 13 apiece, and Thompson had 11 on 3-of-10 shooting.
Analysis: the break point in the third quarter
Analysis. The number that frames this game is 10, the closest Miami came after Golden State's run. Antetokounmpo's second-half line is the other measure: four points on four field-goal attempts, after 16 points on nine attempts before the break. Green was the driving force behind that effort, according to the report.
The original report was published by gmanetwork.com.
