INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Golden State Warriors improved to 23-0 this season, with Klay Thompson scoring a season-high 39 points and Stephen Curry adding 29 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists Tuesday night in a 131-123 victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The defending NBA champs have won 27 straight dating to last season, tying the 2012-13 Heat for the second-longest streak in NBA history. The 1971-72 Lakers hold the record with 33 wins in a row.
Golden State also has won 13 straight road games this season, breaking a tie with the 1969-70 Knicks for the league’s best road start.
Indiana was led by Paul George with 33 points and C.J. Miles with 24. The Pacers cut 28-point fourth-quarter deficit to six in the final minute.