Curry drops 30 for the Warriors against the Lakers in hot 8-2 start: Lakers fall to 1-9

I knew the Golden State Warriors were going to be a good team this season in the NBA. I didn't know they would start off this good at 8-2. Last night against the L.A. Lakers Stephen Curry dropped 30 points to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-115. Teams have got to start getting up on Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, or the Splash Brothers will splash shots all day against you. Here are the stats for each team.


Top 5 Golden State Warriors Scorers

Stephen Curry- 30 points, 15 assists, 4 rebounds, 10/19 FG, 5/9 3PTFG, 5/5 FT
Marresse Speights- 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8/11 FG, 8/8 FT
Klay Thompson- 18 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, 5/11 FG, 2/7 3PTFG, 6/6 FT
Andrew Bogut- 15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 7/9 FG, 1/1 FT
Harrison Barnes- 14 points, 2 rebounds, 4/8 FG, 4/5 FT, 2/3 3PTFG


Top 5 L.A. Lakers Scorers

Kobe Bryant- 44 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 15/34 FG, 11/16 FT, 3/12 3PTFG
Jordan Hill- 15 points, 11 rebounds, 4/9 FG, 7/9 FT,
Ed Davis- 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists, 2 steals, 5/10 FG
Robert Sacre- 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5/8 FG, in 15 minutes and 12 seconds of playing time
Jordan Clarkson- 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 2/6 FG, 6/6 FT


Golden State Warriors Thoughts

1.  Getting off to an 8-2 start has to feel good for the Warriors and their fan base.  Can they keep this momentum going?  
2. No doubt about it, in my opinion the best back court in the NBA is Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.  Both shooters who can and do on most nights get it done offensively 
3. 30 and 15 from Curry proves why he is one of the best point guards in the game.  Curry is in my eyes a combo of a shoot first and pass first point guard. 
4. 24 and 9 from Marresse Speights solid performance from him off the bench. If he can keep playing like this, he will get some increased playing time.
5. The Warriors have some good depth on this team just take a look 

c- Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli

PF- David Lee, Marresse Speights

SF- Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green

SG- Klay Thompson, Leandro Barbosa

PG- Stephen Curry, Shawn Livingston

L.A. Lakers Thoughts

1. Kobe shouldn't have to shoot 34 shots in a game.  Kobe can't do it alone.  

2. I know it's early in the season, and I had this team as my close but no cigar team,  but 1-9 is an awful terrible pathetic start.  

3. If the Lakers don't finish in the worst 5 in 2015 NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns will get their pick.  I'm all for the mentality of either making the playoffs or stink up the joint. At 1-9 I know Kobe wouldn't want this, but go ahead and stink up the joint, and draft Emmanuel Mudiay, Jahii Okafor or Karl Anthony Towns. 

Final Thoughts

Good win for the Warriors on the offensive end,  but giving up 115 is not good.  Hopefully the Warriors will fix themselves on defensive in the coming games. Thank you for reading Pro Basketball Hoops Land. The place where you can read articles, send comments and purchase Golden State Warriors or any of the other 29 teams merchandise.

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