If the NBA had a mercy rule, the Warriors’ game against the Philadelphia 76ers would have ended early—Golden State started their four-game road trip with a 110-90 victory over the 76ers. Predictions surfaced about Monday night’s game saying that it would be an interesting, tough matchup for both young teams, but the Warriors ended up dominating the game.
The Warriors played their best game of the season thus far. The energy was high at the start of the game—Stephen Curry set the tone by throwing a 70-foot alley-oop to Andre Iguodala, who slammed it home.
Former 76er Andre Iguodala got a text from former teammate, Evan Turner saying “You’re next” after Philadelphia beat Chicago (extending Philly’s record to 3-0), but Iguodala showed turner exactly who was “next”.
Iguodala made a career-high seven 3-pointers—three of which came in the first quarter, contributing to the Warriors 16-point lead. Iguodala stated that he wasn’t thinking about scoring, it just happened. He scored 32 of Golden State’s 110 points, surpassing his total through the Warriors’ first three games (26).
After tallying up 18 turnovers over the past two games—11 during the Clippers game and seven in their game against Sacramento—Steph Curry turned the ball over just twice. A 76er announcer said it best: “Steph the Chef, cooking up a masterpiece here in Philly!” and he was right. Curry had 18 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, giving the “baby-faced assassin” his second career triple-double—and his first since 2010. Coach Mark Jackson left Curry in until the final seconds of the third quarter so he was able to grab the 10th rebound, completing his triple-double.
Sixers rookie point guard Michael Carter-Williams, the Eastern Conference player of the week, didn’t challenge the Warriors as much as expected. The rising star has been dominating the NBA, leading his team to become one of the biggest surprises of the early season. The Warriors easily handed the young star his first loss of the season. The rookie, also known as MCW, missed 13 of his 17 shots and scored 18 points.
The Warriors simply played better than Philadelphia. Although the Sixers had just two more turnovers than the Warriors, Golden State shot 44.6% from the field and the Sixers shot 35.2%. For the Warriors, everything seemed to fall into place. Hopefully, their energy continues for the rest of their four-game road trip—They’ll travel to Minnesota next to face the surprising 3-1 Timberwolves on Wednesday.
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