The venues keep changing, but the Golden State Warriors keep rolling, as the defending NBA champions moved their season-opening winning streak to 17 Friday after knocking off the Phoenix Suns 135-116 at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
It was obvious from the opening tip that the Warriors were going to have fun at Phoenix's expense. They scored 44 points in the first quarter, with reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry playing out of his mind, per NBA on ESPN:
As scary as it is for the rest of basketball, he might have just been scratching the surface with his MVP campaign last year. The 27-year-old, who finished with 41 points, eight assists and six rebounds, has increased his scoring output by more than eight per game and is averaging nearly one more rebound per game.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Curry's increase in scoring is nearly double the previous mark for a reigning league MVP:
Oh, per the Warriors' official Twitter account, Curry is also capable of dropping dimes too:
With Curry scoring and distributing at will, it should not come as a ...
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