Manila, Philippines – Splash Brothers does it again when they Host the visiting Charlotte Hornets at Oracle Arena on February 01, 2017 (Eastern Time) with an 15pts margin victory (126-111).
It’s only just a week when they visit the Hornets at Spectrum Center when they can’t easily escape and only win by a 10pts margin. But now the Warriors have always in a driver seat and take the pedal from the opening frame and never feel any pressure or threat against the visiting team.
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The Warriors played tonight for their relentless offense, who is on fire beyond the arc as their Splash Brothers 3-point barrage early combined with 8 of 14 in the 3 point line, overall they shoot 53% or 9 of 17 in the opening quarter including 1 triple of Kevin Durant. Because of their massive offense they have blown out early the visiting team with 22pts with more than 5 minutes left in the quarter.
Splash Brothers lead the Warriors as they continue dropping a long bomb, at the half they both now have 26pts each. But Stephen Curry’s triple in 3:37 in the second period made him pass Rashard Lewis in the 3point leaders of all time.
Before the game Curry only needs 6 triples to tie or 7 triples to overtake the record took by Rashard Lewis in his career. But tonight Curry finished with 11 triples that put him in 12 position who are now behind with 35 triples by Kobe Bryant.
Warriors lead continue to grow as they had the biggest lead with 32pts in the third quarter (98-66). But the Charlotte came back shortly in the Final period when Stephen Curry did not play in the final period.
Steve Kerr empties his bench and inserted Damian Jones in the final 4 minutes who made career high 4pts in his NBA career.
Stephen Curry leads the Warriors and finished with 39pts who maded 11 0f 15 in, Klay Thompson added 29pts while Kevin Durant only finished with 18pts.
Charlotte Hornets lead by their Rokie Frank Kaminsky with 24pts, Marco Belinelli added 16pts off the bench. Charlotte leading scorer Kemba Walker, who average 22.8pts in the last 10 games only finished with 7pts in 1 of 5 shooting.
Game Summary
Lead changes: 0
Deadlock: 0
Biggest Lead: 32pts (98-66) Warriors
Quarter Scoring
First Quarter: Warriors (41-21)
Second Quarter: (36-35)
Third Quarter: (31-27)
Fourth Quarter: (18-28) Hornets
Total: 126-111
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