On the back end of a back-to-back Wednesday night, the Golden State Warriors came out victorious against the Orlando Magic, 111-96. This win marks the Warriors’ seventh in a row, improving their record to 12-2 and are now 7-1 on the road this year. Both of these records are firsts for the Golden State Warriors' franchise.
The Warriors got off to a hot start, hitting their first five shots to take a 10-0 lead two minutes into the contest. Stephen Curry led the charge from the beginning. Curry made his first four three-point attempts and scored 14 points in the first quarter to finish the half with 25 points. He was benched for most of the second half when the Warriors were enjoying a 27-point lead in the third quarter.
Curry finished off his masterful night with 28 points, eight assists, five rebounds and went 9-of-13 from the field and 6-for-8 beyond the arc. The Warriors also had six other players scoring in double digits with Harrison Barnes leading the way with 16 points and five rebounds, Shaun Livingston had a season-high 15, Klay Thompson had 12 points and added four rebounds and two steals, Draymond Green had 10 points, Marreese Speights had 11, and Andre Iguodala had 13, as he shot 4-of-8 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range.
Iguodala has really improved his jump shot as of late, shooting 50 percent in his last two games. Andrew Bogut, again, showed off his talents in Orlando scoring six points, grabbing 12 rebounds, dishing out seven assists, and blocking two shots and, as usual, presented a dominant presence inside the paint.
The Warriors were down 35-36 with nine minutes left in the first half and went on a 21-5 run to take a 57-43 lead and never looked back. No player played more than 27 minutes except for Harrison Barnes, who logged 36. The Warriors shot 51.8 percent overall, 48 percent from the three-point line, dished out 30 assists, and had 15 turnovers. The Warriors will look to improve their costless throw percentage going into the next game, after shooting 11-of-19 tonight and 15-of-23 last night.
The Magic have now lost four straight games and stand at 6-11 for the year. They were led by double-doubles from rising stars Tobias Harris and Nikola Vucevic. Harris poured in 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds while Vucevic, who shot a poor 4-of-15, scored 11 points and grabbed 13 boards. The Magic were held by a great Warrior defense to 41 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc.
The Warriors go into the Thanksgiving holiday feeling really good about their play as of late and look forward to continue their great play and win streak against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday, November 28. The Magic will look to end their loosing steak Friday night against the Indiana Pacers.