Stephen Curry scored 29 points as Golden State beat Miami 120-100 for a sixth straight win, seizing control in the third quarter.
Golden State's win came on the night of 5 November in San Francisco, with 22 of Curry's points arriving after half-time.
Curry shot nine of 19 from the floor, with six three-pointers, but the line hid a cold start: he began one for eight and was two of 10 at the interval. After the break, he went seven of nine, with five makes from beyond the arc.
Golden State answered Klay Thompson's jumper, which put Miami ahead 61-58 in the third quarter, with an 18-3 run that included 11 points from Curry. Miami were outscored 26-9 across one crucial stretch of the quarter and never came closer than 10 points after that.
Curry's first half and the decisive run
Curry's first half
Cold from the floor
- One for eight to begin, two of 10 at half-time
- Nine of 19 overall with six three-pointers
- One account puts his first-half three-point shooting at one of five
The third quarter
Golden State take over
- An 18-3 run that included 11 points from Curry
- Miami outscored 26-9 during one crucial stretch
- Miami never closer than 10 points afterwards
high on the priority list
The Warriors made 16 of their 41 attempts from three-point range, 39 percent.
Six straight wins after an 0-3 start
Golden State have not lost since opening the season 0-3.
Miami were playing the second night of a back-to-back and the third stop on a five-game west coast trip, chasing a fourth win in five games after an 0-4 start.
Curry passed Oscar Robertson (26,710) to take 17th place on the NBA's career scoring list with a three-pointer at the 7 minute, 3 second mark in the first quarter.
- First quarterCurry passes Robertson
A three-pointer at the 7:03 mark lifts him to 17th on the career scoring list.
- Half-timeTwo of 10
Curry had made two of his 10 attempts from the floor.
- Third quarter, 2:06 inMiami lead 61-58
A Klay Thompson jumper puts the Heat ahead.
- Third quarterThe 18-3 run
Curry scores 11 points as Golden State take control; Miami are outscored 26-9 in one stretch.
- Rest of the gameNo way back
Miami never come closer than 10 points.
Green's defence and 53 points from the bench
Draymond Green had a game-high 11 assists, a season high, and led the defensive effort against Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Antetokounmpo finished with 20 points and a game-high 14 rebounds for Miami, but was held to four points after half-time on one-of-four shooting. In the first half, he had 16 points and 10 rebounds, making six of his nine shots.
Yaxel Lendeborg had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Warriors.
The Warriors' bench scored 53 points.
Georges Niang scored 13 off the bench, while Charles Bassey needed 14 minutes for seven rebounds and three blocks. Will Richard and Brandon Williams scored 10 apiece.
Miami's scorers and two returns to San Francisco
Davion Mitchell led Miami with 22 points, including four three-pointers, and had eight assists. Bam Adebayo recorded a double-double, with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Pelle Larsson and Ryan Conwell chipped in 13 apiece.
In his return against his former team, Klay Thompson scored 11 points on three-of-10 shooting and two of seven from three-point range, and received a warm ovation before tipoff. The night before, he made the game-winning three-pointer with one second remaining in overtime as the Los Angeles Clippers fell 117-116.
Andrew Wiggins, also facing his old team, scored two points on one-of-six shooting, with six rebounds and four assists.
Curry sat out the closing stretch once the game was safe, costing him a fourth straight game with 30 or more points.
What we know
- Golden State have not lost since an 0-3 start.
- Curry moved into 17th on the NBA's career scoring list.
Still unclear
- Whether Curry's rest at the end of the game was precautionary or connected to a physical problem.
- When Miami's next game on the five-game trip falls, and whether any starters will be rested.
