San Francisco (AFP) - Stephen Curry scored 24 points as the Golden State Warriors set a new record for the longest unbeaten begin to an NBA season with a 111-77 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Reigning MVP Curry turned on the style as the Warriors extended their excellent start off to 16 games, surpassing the prior very best of 15- they had shared with the 1993-94 Houston Rockets and 1948-49 Washington Capitols.
A sell-out crowd at the Oracle Arena had come to see the NBA champions make history and the outcome in no way looked in doubt from the outset against a Lakers side who slumped to 2-12 with the loss.
"To begin the season 16- and do anything that's never ever been done prior to in NBA history, it really is fairly cool," Curry stated. "We want to preserve it going."
"There is a lot of season left but we're on the proper track. It is unique. There's a lot of great players in this league and a lot of great teams -- nobody's achieved what this group has tonight.
"We're proud of this moment. We'll celebrate a little bit and then appear ahead to Friday evening."
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Festus Ezeli of the Golden State Warriors slam dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers throughout ...At occasions the game resembled a training exercising for the Warriors as they sprinted into a 30-11 initial quarter lead against their outclassed opponents, successfully scoring at will.
Draymond Green scored 12 points in the opening quarter, with Curry and Harrison Barnes chipping Santa Keys in with eight points each. Green sooner or later finished with 18 points, seven rebounds, 5 assists and two blocked shots.
The healthier cushion constructed over the 1st period never looked like becoming overhauled by the Lakers, who trailed by 16 points at the half, 54-38.
- Warriors cut loose -
It got worse for the Lakers right after the interval as the Warriors cut loose, outscoring their opponents by 35-17 to extend their lead to 89-55 heading into the final quarter.
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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots against the Golden State Warriors for the duration of their NBA bask ...By midway through the final quarter the Warriors led by much more than 40 points with the Lakers barely managing token resistance.
It was a miserable night for veteran Lakers star Kobe Bryant, who was restricted to four points with 1-for-14 shooting. It was the Lakers icon's lowest score of the season possessing reached double digits in every single of his prior ten appearances.
The Warriors' blistering start off to the season however remains well brief of the longest winning streak in history, which continues to be the 33-game run set by the Lakers in the 1971-72 season.
Golden State could threaten the Chicago Bulls' all-time season record however, when a side led by Michael Jordan finished the 1995-96 campaign with a 72-ten record.
Elsewhere Tuesday, Chicago's defense helped them grind out a 93-88 victory more than the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon.
The Bulls led from begin to finish and managed to hold on for the win in spite of a misfiring offense, with guard Jimmy Butler leading the scoring on 22 points even though fellow guard Derrick Rose added 17 points. Pau Gasol scored 12 points and 14 rebounds.
"We got stops when we want them the most, and that is what you have to do when your offense isn't clicking," Chicago coach Fred Hoiberg stated.
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