OAKLAND – The Golden State Warriors used a huge third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 119-112, securing their fourth straight win.
Relive all the sights and sounds below.
KEY MOMENT
Warriors outscored the Bulls 32-12 in the third quarter, unleashing a 19-0 run, pushing their lead to as high as 19. The Splash Brothers scored a combined for 22 points in the stanza with shots like…
Straight Splash Homie…@KlayThompson starting to 🔥 ⬆️ pic.twitter.com/gb3sdjoIBK
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) January 18, 2018
and
Even @NBCSBulls fans had to give @StephenCurry30 props for that one pic.twitter.com/xW2J6HaMwy
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) January 18, 2018
HIGHLIGHTS
Splash Brothers: The duo of Thompson and Curry combined for 68 points, giving the Warriors a boost during their huge third quarter. Thompson scored a season-high 38 points on 12-22 shooting, while Curry poured in 30 points of his own to go along with nine rebounds and nine assists.
Zaza Pachulia: The Georgian center grabbed 11 rebounds while making all three of his shots, totaling six points in 18 minutes.
Third quarter defense: The Warriors surrendered just 12 points, helping push their lead to as high as 19.
LOWLIGHTS
Kevin Durant: The ten year forward had his first sub 50 percent shooting night in two weeks, going 6 of 15 from the field, including 0 of 7 from the three-point line.
Warriors first-half defense: Bulls closed out the first quarter on a 12-0 run, erasing a 10 point lead in the final 1:32 of the frame. Chicago’s run ballooned to 17-0 as they pushed to a 57-46 lead with 7:01 to go.
Jordan Bell: The rookie forward went down with a sprained ankle 24 seconds into the game trying to defend a Robin Lopez dunk. Bell will get an MRI Thursday afternoon.
NUMBERS OF NOTE
14: The Warriors have no won 14 straight road games dating back to a Nov. 22, 2017 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The current streak ties a franchise record, set during the
8: How many games Stephen Curry has shot better than 50 percent from the field since coming back. Since Dec 30, Curry is averaging
16: If the Warriors win their next two games, they will tie the all-time record for consecutive road victories. The Los Angeles Lakers set the mark of 16 during the 1971-72 season.
LOWLIGHT OF THE NIGHT
Though he finished the game on a good note, Curry’s first shot of the game was not only blocked by Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen, but the ball ricocheted off of the guard’s head out of bounds.
Lauri Markkanen just spiked the ball on Steph Curry’s dome lmao pic.twitter.com/Yr7EQs3Kfh
— Pettywise (@World_Wide_Wob) January 18, 2018
