Lord of the Rings: A Golden State Warriors Dynasty (NBA 2K19)

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Game Update

November 6th, 2018

Curry stuffs stat sheet on Opening Night

Phoenix, AZ - Business as usual. The Golden State Warriors opened the 2018-2019 NBA Season with a cruise controlled, 24 point slaughter, in Phoenix.

Led by none other than the man with the plan, Steph Curry, the Warriors roasted the Suns in nearly every facet of the contest: Field Goals: 64% to 45%, Three Pointers: 48% to 29%, Rebounds: 46 to 28, and Assists: 37 to 23. Curry would nearly secure his first triple-double, but settled for a double-double on the evening with twenty points, thirteen assists, and nine rebounds. Kevin Durant led all Warriors' scorers with twenty six in thirty two minutes of play.

While the victory was expected to go the way of the 2017 NBA Champions, there were many very interested to see how the 2018 First Overall selection, would fare. Rookie, DeAndre Ayton, played 25 minutes, scored four, collected four assists, five rebounds, and five steals. The NBA newcomer was a menace down low, preventing feeds into Cousins on multiple occasions. His presence was also felt from the tip-off as he slammed down the game's first points with an authoritative dunk. Speaking of rookie's, the Sun's second round selection out of France had quite the game. Élie Okobo looked pristine, starting at the one, going for twenty two points, adding six assists, and two steals, in the process. Devin Booker led all Suns' scorers with twenty five on 11-25 for the night.

Opposite Ayton was Cousins, and you could argue, eyes around the league were glued on him, just as much as Ayton. Boogie didn't put up the same scoring as we've seen in the past, but the aggressive play in the paint was same old Cousins. The first year Warrior rebounded nine, stole twice, blocked three shots, while assisting on four plays. After the game, Cousins had this to say: "It's different, man, and it's actually quite nice. I've been on teams with good players, but this is another level, these are great, actually, legendary players. For me to score under double digits and us come away with an easy win...I can get used to this."

The Warriors improve to 1-0 on the young season & will play host to the Portland Trail Blazers for their Home Opener on November 18th.

Golden State Warriors (1-0) at Phoenix Suns (0-1)
Nov 6, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final Golden State 25 31 28 26 110 Phoenix 24 19 22 21 86 Top Performers Golden State Warriors Kevin Durant (26 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK) Stephen Curry (20 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 1 STL) Phoenix Suns Devin Booker (25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST) Élie Okobo (22 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL)	Team Stats Comparison GSW PHO FG Made-Att 45-70 36-80 3PT Made-Att 14-29 5-17 FT Made-Att 6-10 9-10 Rebounds 46 28 Assists 37 23 Turnovers 16 6 Steals 5 14 Blocks 7 1
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 37 7-14 4-10 2-2 9 13 1 0 5 20 Klay Thompson 38 7-14 4-9 0-2 1 2 0 0 1 18 Kevin Durant 32 11-18 4-7 0-0 4 4 0 2 4 26 Draymond Green 33 6-7 0-0 2-4 6 5 1 0 0 14 DeMarcus Cousins 33 3-4 0-0 2-2 9 4 2 3 0 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Shaun Livingston 17 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 0 2 2 Andre Iguodala 16 4-5 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 9 Jordan Bell 15 4-5 1-2 0-0 9 2 0 0 1 9 Jonas Jerebko 15 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 3 4 Quinn Cook 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 (R) Jacob Evans III -- DID NOT PLAY -- Kevon Looney -- DID NOT PLAY -- Damian Jones -- DID NOT PLAY --
Phoenix Suns STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS (R) Élie Okobo 44 9-23 0-2 4-4 1 6 2 0 3 22 Devin Booker 48 11-25 1-7 2-2 4 2 0 0 0 25 TJ Warren 26 3-9 0-1 0-0 3 4 1 0 0 6 Ryan Anderson 27 1-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 1 0 0 2 (R) DeAndre Ayton 32 2-3 0-0 0-0 9 4 5 0 2 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Trevor Ariza 22 3-8 3-5 2-2 2 1 3 0 1 11 Richaun Holmes 13 3-5 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 6 Tyson Chandler 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 Troy Daniels -- DID NOT PLAY -- (R) Mikal Bridges -- DID NOT PLAY -- Dragan Bender -- DID NOT PLAY -- Isaiah Canaan -- DID NOT PLAY --

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Game Update

November 18th, 2018

'Boogie' boogies down in Oakland

Oakland, CA - Welcome to Golden State, Cousins. The Warriors, along with their newly acquired stud, DeMarcus Cousins, blazed through the visiting Trail Blazers in their Home Opener at Oracle, 108-86.

While the usual faces of the defending NBA Champions were out to play (Curry, Klay, Draymond, and Durant), the fresh face of DeMarcus Cousins underneath the rim is a sight to be seen. The big man was a one man wrecking ball as he secured sixteen boards with authority, absolutely dominating Jursuf Nurkic. He also snagged nineteen points, his first double digit & double-double on the campaign.

Back-to-back double-doubles is the name of the game for Steph as he would go for twenty nine, leading all Warriors. The three time NBA Champion found eleven assists in the contest, most of which coming to Cousins in the paint. "That dude is scary down there", laughed Curry, during the post-game presser. "Halloween was last month and we've still got monsters out here." Curry would finish 9-17 on the evening from the field with all points being scored via the long ball.

As for Portland, the tandem duo of Lillard & McCollum was out to play, but it wasn't quite enough. The two would combine for forty four points in the contest on 20-40 from the field. Without much support from Turner, Aminu, and Nurkic, the writing was on the wall from the first quarter as Portland was outscored 31-20 to begin the contest. Things didn't slow down from there until the fourth quarter when Golden State gave way to their bench & Portland put up 33 in the closing quarter.

With Portland falling to 0-2 on the young season, star Guard, Damian Lillard, had this to say: "It's certainly not where we want to be, but the season is barely underway. I think we saw a really strong performance out of CJ and Myers Leonard, but playing a team like this isn't necessarily how we're going to judge the rest of the league. Sure, they're the final boss, but you work your way up to these guys, you don't start with them."

The Warriors improve to 2-0 and will make a road trip down to San Antonio on December 2nd to take on the Spurs.

Portland Trailblazers (0-2) at Golden State Warriors (2-0)
Nov 18, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 20 17 16 33 86 Golden State 31 21 27 29 108 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers CJ McCollum (24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST) Damian Lillard (20 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST) Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry (29 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST) DeMarcus Cousins (19 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST)	Team Stats Comparison POR GSW FG Made-Att 37-81 43-77 3PT Made-Att 7-22 16-32 FT Made-Att 5-8 6-8 Rebounds 37 46 Assists 20 35 Turnovers 11 13 Steals 11 9 Blocks 1 7
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Damian Lillard 26 9-19 2-6 0-0 2 4 0 0 1 20 CJ McCollum 32 11-21 2-8 0-0 7 4 0 1 2 24 Evan Turner 27 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 2 2 Al-Farouq Aminu 25 3-7 0-2 1-1 3 0 3 0 0 7 Jursuf Nurkic 24 1-2 0-0 0-1 7 1 2 0 1 2 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Myers Leonard 27 5-6 2-2 2-2 7 0 3 0 0 14 Maurice Harkless 25 2-7 0-0 1-2 2 2 0 0 2 5 Seth Curry 20 1-7 0-2 0-0 2 1 2 0 1 2 Nik Stauskas 19 3-4 0-0 1-2 4 2 2 0 2 7 Caleb Swanigan 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 (R) Gary Trent Jr 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jake Layman 3 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 37 9-17 9-15 2-2 5 11 0 0 4 29 Klay Thompson 33 7-12 5-9 0-0 0 4 1 0 3 19 Kevin Durant 29 8-16 2-5 1-3 6 5 3 0 2 19 Draymond Green 24 4-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 2 1 2 8 DeMarcus Cousins 31 8-11 0-0 3-3 16 4 0 0 1 19 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jordan Bell 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 7 2 1 3 0 0 Shaun Livinston 17 2-7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 Jonas Jerebko 17 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 4 Andre Iguodala 15 2-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 4 (R) Jacob Evans III 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Kevon Looney 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Quinn Cook 4 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Damian Jones 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1

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Game Update

December 2nd, 2018

Spurs thwart Warriors at home

San Antonio, TX - Everything is bigger in Texas, and this week, it was the Spurs blowout lead over the Warriors, as San Antonio hosted & roasted Golden State, 114-84.

Led by DeMar DeRozan, the Spurs were all things tough. "We shot well, we defended well, and we played with a swagger knowing we could compete", said DeRozan, following his twenty point performance.

While San Antonio didn't showcase one standout, though a formidable argument could be made about DeRozan, the general consensus leaned towards a team effort in the victory over the powerhouse Warriors. The main cog in that machine: Rebounds. The Spurs out boarded Golden State fifty to thirty five by game's end, taking away more than enough second chance points from a team who needed all they could get. The Spurs also showcased great passing, which ultimately led to their sixty percent from the field and near fifty percent from beyond the arc. DeJounte Murray ended with eleven assists and Rudy Gay had seven.

For Golden State, shot selection was beyond poor. "Highly contested", the first words out of Golden State's head man, Steve Kerr, following the loss. "We didn't drive, we had slow passing, and the vast majority of our shots had a six foot something wall standing in front...you aren't shooting well like that, I don't care who you are". Stephen Curry ended the night five for fourteen from beyond the arc and Klay Thompson was zero for five.

Golden State, a franchise who's made it's success behind shooting, fell way short tonight against San Antonio. Though Cousins put up a strong performance under the rim, it was ultimately not enough combined with the struggles of the back court.

The Warriors will play host to a very hot 3-0 Sacramento, next.

Golden State Warriors (2-1) at San Antonio Spurs (2-1)
Dec 2, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final Golden State 19 25 20 20 84 San Antonio 24 31 33 26 114 Top Performers Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry (23 PTS, 8 AST) DeMarcus Cousins (14 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK) San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan (20 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL) LaMarcus Aldridge (13 PTS, 11 REB)	Team Stats Comparison GSW SAS FG Made-Att 37-83 52-86 3PT Made-Att 8-28 8-17 FT Made-Att 2-6 2-3 Rebounds 35 50 Assists 31 39 Turnovers 10 8 Steals 7 10 Blocks 2 4
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 38 9-23 5-14 0-0 2 8 1 0 1 23 Klay Thompson 38 2-9 0-5 0-0 1 4 1 0 2 4 Kevin Durant 30 7-16 2-5 1-1 5 3 1 1 3 17 Draymond Green 29 4-8 0-0 1-1 3 4 1 0 2 9 DeMarcus Cousins 36 7-14 0-2 0-2 13 4 2 1 1 14 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andre Iguodala 17 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 5 1 0 0 2 Jordan Bell 17 3-3 0-0 0-2 5 0 0 0 0 6 Shaun Livingston 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 4 Jonas Jerebko 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 Quinn Cook 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (R) Jacob Evans III 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kevon Looney -- DID NOT PLAY -- Damion Jones -- DID NOT PLAY --
San Antonio Spurs STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS DeJounte Murray 30 6-8 2-3 0-0 4 11 1 1 2 14 DeMar DeRozan 25 10-16 0-1 0-0 0 5 1 0 0 20 Rudy Gay 27 7-13 1-2 1-2 8 7 1 1 0 16 LaMarcus Aldridge 28 6-8 0-0 1-1 11 2 1 1 0 13 Pau Gasol 26 4-4 1-1 0-0 5 1 4 0 1 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jakob Poeltl 20 3-6 0-0 0-0 8 3 2 1 1 6 Marco Belinelli 19 4-7 3-5 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 11 Patty Mills 19 5-8 0-1 0-0 3 4 0 0 0 10 (R) Lonnie Walker IV 17 4-10 1-3 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 9 Davis Bertans 17 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 2 4 Bryn Forbes 4 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Quincy Pondexter 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Dante Cunningham 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Game Update

December 23rd, 2018

Kings continue dominate start

Oakland, CA - With victories over the likes of the Lakers, Rockets, Clippers, and now Warriors, the Sacramento Kings might be for real.

In what was expected to be a year of rebuilding, the Kings have dominated some of the best competition the West has to offer. LeBron's Lakers, Harden's Rockets, and now, likely best of all, the golden five in Golden State. Led by De'Aaron Fox, the Kings got hot right out of the gate with a thirty two point first quarter, while holding Golden State to twenty one. That story continued, with the exception of the second, through the third and fourth quarters as the Kings played phenomenal defense against the Warriors.

Once again, rebounding was a major issue for Golden State as they were destroyed on the glass, sixty four to thirty eight. "We need to get physical", said Cousins, following his six point, eleven rebound, eight assist, outing. "We let some nobody kids do this to us, it ain't gonna fly. First pick, second pick, who cares." As per usual, Boogie says what he feels.

The Warriors are beginning to show a bit of all bark, no bite, as they've dropped their last two, being absolutely outplayed in the process. Curry once against struggled from distance as he was three for twelve, though Klay and Durant improved following their previous showing.

One of the biggest difference makers in the contest was the old vet, Zach Randolph. The thirty seven year old did loads of damage in twenty five minutes off the pine, going for nineteen and securing seven rebounds. He, combined with Nemanja Bjelica, and Kosta Koufos, helped dominate the boards while the Kings' starters got breathers.

While the season is still quite young, Golden State has already lost what they were expected, if not more, in the early goings. The Warriors will look to rebound their two loss streak in Utah as the visit Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz, next.

Sacramento Kings (4-0) at Golden State Warriors (2-2)
Dec 23, 2018 1 2 3 4 Final Sacramento 32 15 24 28 99 Golden State 21 28 16 16 81 Top Performers Sacramento Kings De'Aaron Fox (29 PTS, 9 AST) Zach Randolph (19 PTS, 7 REB) Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson (23 PTS, 2 BLK) Kevin Durant (19 PTS)	Team Stats Comparison SAC GSW FG Made-Att 44-91 32-81 3PT Made-Att 4-13 15-39 FT Made-Att 7-11 2-4 Rebounds 64 38 Assists 26 30 Turnovers 12 9 Steals 8 7 Blocks 4 9
Sacramento Kings STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS De'Aaron Fox 42 14-33 1-3 0-1 3 9 1 1 4 29 Buddy Hield 40 8-17 1-4 1-1 4 5 2 0 1 16 Bogdan Bogdanovic 29 0-9 0-2 0-0 4 3 1 0 2 0 (R) Marvin Bagley III 29 4-5 1-1 1-1 8 0 1 1 2 10 Willie Cauley-Stein 29 5-6 0-0 0-0 13 3 0 2 1 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Zach Randolph 25 8-9 0-0 3-3 7 1 1 0 0 19 Nemanja Bjelica 20 3-5 1-2 2-2 7 4 0 0 0 9 Kosta Koufos 16 2-4 0-0 0-3 9 1 1 0 1 4 Skal Labissiere 9 1-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 Yogi Ferrell 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iman Shumpert -- DID NOT PLAY -- Ben McLemore -- DID NOT PLAY -- Justin Jackson -- DID NOT PLAY --
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 39 8-21 3-12 0-0 1 8 2 1 1 19 Klay Thompson 44 8-19 7-15 0-0 1 1 1 2 3 23 Kevin Durant 31 7-19 5-9 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 19 Draymond Green 34 3-6 0-0 2-2 10 5 3 3 1 8 DeMarcus Cousins 37 3-8 0-0 0-0 11 8 1 1 1 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andre Iguodala 14 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Jordan Bell 14 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 1 0 1 1 2 Jonas Jerebko 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 7 1 0 0 1 0 Shaun Livingston 12 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 2 Quinn Cook 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (R) Jacob Evans III -- DID NOT PLAY -- Kevon Looney -- DID NOT PLAY -- Damion Jones -- DID NOT PLAY --

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Game Update

January 13th, 2019

Warriors back on track in Utah

Salt Lake City, UT - With nearly all three going for thirty, Steph, Klay, and Durant, took it to the Jazz in Utah.

It has been a tough two game stretch for the Warriors who averaged a laughable, eighty two and a half, points per game. All three aforementioned shooters made eleven baskets a piece, while Cousins once again sure'd up the boards with fourteen, while assisting on six, stealing three, and blocking two, in the one hundred to ninety four victory. "It felt good to get buckets again", said Klay Thompson, who is in the final year of his Warriors contract. The Guard led all Warriors' scorers with thirty.

The Jazz have been expected to compete pretty solidly in the West, though another loss, dropping to two and three on the season, isn't the direction star Guard, Donovan Mitchell, was expecting. The Sophomore, drafted just one season ago, went for twenty, while Ricky Rubio led all Jazz with twenty six.

Golden State once again fell short on the boards, but finally got back to work in the assist department, out passing Utah, thirty one to nineteen. Blocked shots were also a big stat advantage for Golden State as Cousins picked up two of the team's five on the night.

The victory helps lift Golden State above five hundred on the year as the team will take on Dallas before embarking on what is to be the harder part of their campaign. A win at home against Dallas will be very important for not only momentum, but insurance heading into the tough three game stretch vs. Oklahoma City, Houston, and Los Angeles.

Golden State Warriors (3-2) at Utah Jazz (2-3)
Jan 13, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Golden State 16 28 22 39 105 Utah 23 23 29 19 94 Top Performers Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry (29 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL) Klay Thompson (30 PTS, 4 AST, 5 STL) Utah Jazz Ricky Rubio (26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL) Donovan Mitchell (20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST)	Team Stats Comparison GSW UTH FG Made-Att 42-74 41-77 3PT Made-Att 17-36 5-11 FT Made-Att 4-6 7-7 Rebounds 33 37 Assists 31 19 Turnovers 14 15 Steals 14 13 Blocks 5 1
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 42 11-18 5-11 2-3 5 7 2 0 6 29 Klay Thompson 39 11-19 8-15 0-0 1 4 5 1 1 30 Kevin Durant 31 11-21 3-8 1-1 2 1 1 1 3 26 Draymond Green 30 2-6 0-0 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 5 DeMarcus Cousins 34 4-5 0-0 0-0 14 6 3 2 1 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andre Iguodala 21 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 5 2 1 1 3 Jordan Bell 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Jonas Jerebko 14 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 4 Shaun Livingston 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 0 1 0 Quinn Cook -- DID NOT PLAY -- (R) Jacob Evans III -- DID NOT PLAY -- Kevon Looney -- DID NOT PLAY -- Damion Jones -- DID NOT PLAY --
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Ricky Rubio 33 10-15 2-3 4-4 3 3 2 0 1 26 Donovan Mitchell 33 10-23 0-2 0-0 2 2 0 0 4 20 Joe Ingles 28 3-8 1-2 0-0 2 3 4 0 5 7 Derrick Favors 31 6-8 0-0 2-2 9 1 3 1 1 14 Rudy Gobert 35 2-5 0-0 0-0 13 1 0 0 2 4 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Thabo Sefolosha 22 4-8 1-1 1-1 1 1 1 0 0 10 Alec Burks 17 2-2 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 5 Jae Crowder 17 0-3 0-2 0-0 2 4 1 0 1 0 Ekpe Udoh 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 0 0 2 Royce O'Neale 11 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dante Exum -- DID NOT PLAY -- (R) Grayson Allen -- DID NOT PLAY -- Raul Neto -- DID NOT PLAY --

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Game Update

January 19th, 2019

Curry goes off in Oracle as Warriors get win

Oakland, CA - The MVP chants reigned in from Golden State faithful as the minutes closed on a hard fought contest. Golden State hosted a Luka Doncic led Mavericks team who put up an intense fight, but ultimately lost out, 105-101.

"He's going to be an All-NBA talent for years to come", said Curry, regarding Rookie Guard, Luka Doncic's, talent. The first year NBA player went for twenty three on an impressive eight for thirteen from the field and a perfect seven for seven at the charity stripe. He added six boards and five assists, as well.

For all the hype Doncic brings on a future level, the present, hangs with Curry. The stud went for forty six as Steph landed a season high in both scoring, and assists, with fourteen. The double-double was Curry's third on the season so far as he's been exhibiting flawless passing through the lanes, and of course, the dynamic range he's always possessed.

The third quarter provided some scare into Golden State as they were outscored, thirty four to twenty seven. Thankfully, a strong showing in the first, as well as solid defense in the third, helped keep the surging Mav's at bay, at least enough to edge out the four point victory.

"Like I said at the beginning of the season, new faces, new places", mentioned Steve Kerr, following the victory. "Their rookie is a prime example of how a franchise can turn around in just one season and we've already witnessed that this year with Sacramento. Thankfully, we've got veterans in this club who are capable of not succumbing to this and we strive to keep it that way".

The Warriors finished shooting fifty six percent from the field, but it was their forty five percent and fourteen made three pointers that got the job done. Kevin Durant was responsible for six of the fourteen as he shot a beautiful six for eight from deep. He finished with twenty eight, six rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block.

The Warriors improve to 4-2 on the year, a sigh of relief following the Golden State version of a pedestrian start. They will take on the 7-0 Thunder for their next contest, easily the game of the year for the West, thus far.

Dallas Mavericks (3-3) at Golden State Warriors (4-2)
Jan 19, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Dallas 15 26 34 26 101 Golden State 30 28 27 20 105 Top Performers Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic (23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST) Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry (46 PTS, 4 REB, 14 AST) Kevin Durant (28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK)	Team Stats Comparison DAL GSW FG Made-Att 44-80 42-75 3PT Made-Att 2-12 14-31 FT Made-Att 11-13 7-9 Rebounds 37 36 Assists 277 33 Turnovers 7 11 Steals 8 3 Blocks 1 5
Dallas Mavericks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS JJ Barea 22 6-8 0-1 2-4 1 2 0 0 1 14 (R) Luka Doncic 42 8-13 0-0 7-7 6 5 0 0 1 23 Harrison Barnes 34 8-15 0-4 0-0 4 3 2 1 1 16 Dirk Nowitzki 29 4-9 0-3 0-0 7 0 1 0 0 8 DeAndre Jordan 31 3-4 0-0 2-2 5 4 2 0 1 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dennis Smith Jr 27 7-17 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 14 Wesley Matthews 24 3-8 2-3 0-0 0 5 0 0 1 8 Dwight Powell 19 4-5 0-0 0-0 6 5 2 0 0 8 Salah Merji 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 1 2 Maxi Kleber -- DID NOT PLAY -- Devin Harris -- DID NOT PLAY -- Dorian Finney-Smith -- DID NOT PLAY -- (R) Jalen Brunson -- DID NOT PLAY --
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 44 18-28 5-11 5-5 4 14 0 0 6 46 Klay Thompson 41 4-12 3-10 0-0 4 2 1 0 2 11 Kevin Durant 31 11-18 6-8 0-0 6 3 1 1 1 28 Draymond Green 32 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 2 1 0 1 4 DeMarcus Cousins 35 5-6 0-0 1-2 9 5 0 1 1 11 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andre Iguodala 19 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Jordan Bell 14 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 2 0 1 0 3 Jonas Jerebko 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 1 0 0 Shaun Livingston 10 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Quinn Cook -- DID NOT PLAY -- (R) Jacob Evans III -- DID NOT PLAY -- Kevon Looney -- DID NOT PLAY -- Damion Jones -- DID NOT PLAY --

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Game Update

February 12th, 2019

Defensive contest goes way of Warriors

Oakland, CA - When Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Dennis Schroder, are in the house, you expect some points to be had. This, however, was not the case, as the two powerhouse franchises put on a display of defensive expertise in the 93-85 victory for Golden State.

If this game was purely a rebound battle, Oklahoma City would have won by a landslide. The Thunder pulled fifty one boards off the glass compared to Golden State, but it was their thirteen offensive rebounds that kept the Warriors on the heels, time, and time, again. Thankfully, nearly all of their second chance points would go for not as Cousins, Durant, Bell, and Jerebko, played strong defense under the rim. Cousins trailed Steven Adams by one board, collecting fourteen on the night.

Steph, Klay, and Durant, put up twenty plus, in the victory, with Klay leading the charge at twenty four. Though he struggled somewhat in the early goings, he found his touch in the mid-range game through the second half as Golden State outscored the Thunder in the fourth quarter, twenty six to nineteen. "We showed we are capable of playing the defensive game, as well", said Stephen Curry, following the win. "They're a top defensive team right now with a lot of pieces that can lead them to a high seed for the playoffs. We need to win out, I'm not interested in facing them in the early goings."

The Warriors officially handed Oklahoma City their first loss on the year, but the tough stretch is only off to the start as Golden State will host the 5-2 Rockets on the 19th.

Oklahoma City Thunder (7-1) at Golden State Warriors (5-2)
Feb 12, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Oklahoma City 19 15 32 19 85 Golden State 20 25 22 26 93 Top Performers Oklahoma City Thunder Russell Westbrook (23 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL) Steven Adams (8 PTS, 15 REB, 1 STL, 3 BLK) Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson (24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL) DeMarcus Cousins (8 PTS, 14 REB, 1 STL, 8 AST, 2 BLK)	Team Stats Comparison OKC GSW FG Made-Att 34-80 38-78 3PT Made-Att 10-27 12-33 FT Made-Att 7-10 5-6 Rebounds 51 39 Assists 18 32 Turnovers 13 11 Steals 11 11 Blocks 3 6
Oklahoma City Thunder STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Stephen Curry 41 7-16 6-12 0-0 5 7 0 0 4 20 Klay Thompson 38 10-18 2-8 2-2 3 6 3 0 1 24 Kevin Durant 31 8-18 4-11 1-2 3 1 1 2 2 21 Draymond Green 30 4-8 0-0 0-0 4 3 2 0 0 8 DeMarcus Cousins 39 4-8 0-0 0-0 14 8 1 2 1 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Andre Iguodala 18 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 1 0 0 6 Jordan Bell 18 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 2 1 0 4 Jonas Jerebko 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 1 0 Shaun Livingston 11 1-3 0-2 0-0 3 3 1 0 2 2 Quinn Cook -- DID NOT PLAY -- (R) Jacob Evans III -- DID NOT PLAY -- Kevon Looney -- DID NOT PLAY -- Damion Jones -- DID NOT PLAY --
Golden State Warriors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Russell Westbrook 30 9-16 1-3 4-6 4 5 2 0 1 23 Andre Roberson 31 3-7 0-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 3 6 Paul George 35 7-21 5-12 0-0 6 6 3 0 0 19 Jerami Grant 30 2-3 0-1 1-2 5 3 1 0 2 5 Steven Adams 35 4-7 0-0 0-0 15 0 1 3 3 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dennis Schroder 24 4-18 3-8 2-2 1 4 0 0 2 13 Nerlens Noel 24 3-3 0-0 0-0 11 0 1 0 1 6 Raymond Felton 18 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 18 Patrick Patterson 13 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 3 Alex Abrines -- DID NOT PLAY -- Timothe Lwawu-Cabarrot -- DID NOT PLAY -- (R) Hamidou Diallo -- DID NOT PLAY -- Terrance Ferguson -- DID NOT PLAY --