Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are dominating the NBA early this season.
Sports analysts and basketball pundits have been saying that the Golden State Warriors and Curry's 2014-2015 NBA championship was just luck, but as reported by Sports Illustrated, they are dead wrong.
The reigning MVP and his team have been phenomenal this early on, but have yet to encounter a serious opponent until last night when they went on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers on route to a perfect 5-0 record.
After blowing a 17-point lead, fans saw the Warriors down by 10 points in the fourth quarter. Interim coach Luke Walton had to do something to stop the bleeding. With Josh Smith hitting a fatal three pointer and Blake Griffin knocking down jump shots left and right, it seems that the Clippers are about to hand Curry and the Warriors their first loss.
But fortunately, the MVP won't let that happen easily. Powered by a string of late-game magic, the Golden State Warriors managed to get back into the game with their pump-action offense and tight defense. Harrison Barnes ran off for 10 straight points for the Warriors in just 93 seconds, cutting the lead to just one halfway through the fourth quarter.
Curry, who was limited due to his early foul troubles, rose to the occasion and took the Warriors to a 112-108 victory by nailing down four straight shots down the stretch.
In a similar report by SB Nation, among the notable play was Festus Ezeli's big block on Blake Griffin. Sure, Griffin posterizes a lot of NBA players and most often than not, he succeeds. But Ezeli doesn't care and showed Griffin what he can do with a powerful block.
It's also interesting to note that not only is the Warriors dominating the league, they are also dominating some nifty basketball statistics. Did you know that on an average, the Warriors are beating opponents by at least 20.8 points a game and this latest bout with the Clippers is actually the closest team to beat them.
What's more? That's even higher than the legendary 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls who beat their opponents with at least 12.3 points a game.
Stephen Curry is a magician and according to USA Today, no NBA athlete is more watchable today than him, yes even with LeBron James tearing up his sleeve like a mad man.
If their performance this early in the season is an indicator, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are going for championship number 2.
