BOSTON (AP) – Kevin Durant deflected a Boston pass, tipped it ahead to Stephen Curry and ran to the basket to finish off an alley-oop.
The next time down, Curry stole the ball and pulled up for a 3-pointer.
What had been a seven-point Golden State halftime lead was now a 22-point blowout. And the fans who booed Durant before the game for spurning their city were turning against their own team.
“That was incredible to start the half off that way,” forward Draymond Green said after the Warriors went on a 24-3 run to start the third quarter and held on for a 104-88 victory over Boston on Friday night. “That was amazing.”
Klay Thompson scored 28 points, Durant had 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Warriors scored 18 in a row in the third quarter to blow the game open. Curry had just 16 points – his second-fewest of the season – while sitting out much of the fourth as Golden State held on for its sixth straight victory.