,Remember when the Warriors started 0-3? Nobody’s talking about that now. Golden State beat Miami 120-100 at Chase Center on Thursday for its sixth win in a row.
Stephen Curry led the way with 29 points, 22 of them after halftime, and hit six threes. Draymond Green had a season-high 11 assists, and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. It was tied 53-53 at the half, then the Warriors outscored Miami 38-23 in the third quarter and pulled away.
Miami got 22 and 8 assists from Davion Mitchell and 18 and 10 from Bam Adebayo. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds but scored just 4 after the break. And Klay Thompson, back at Chase Center in a Heat uniform, scored only 3.
Elsewhere, Phoenix snapped a four-game skid with a 117-104 win over Orlando, led by Devin Booker’s 30 points. The Magic turned it over 25 times, and the Suns turned those into 36 points. Warriors host Orlando next, on Nov. 7.