Number crunch: Warriors’ Curry scores 27 on 28th birthday
A statistical look at the Warriors’ 125-107 win over the Pelicans on Monday:
1: Three-point attempts made by New Orleans in the first half in 11 attempts (9.1%).
3: Three-point attempts made by Golden State in the first half in 11 attempts (27.3%).
3: Career three-pointers made by the Warriors’ Andrew Bogut, who is 1 for 1 this season.
Andrew Bogut gets his first 3-pointer since March 8, 2013 (3rd of his career)
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3: Blocks by Golden State’s Draymond Green.
12: Rebounds by Green, 11 of which came on the defensive end.
12: Three-pointers made by the Warriors in 25 attempts (48%).
16: Regular-season games remaining for the Warriors.
18: Points scored by Golden State’s Klay Thompson.
19: Points scored by Sacramento native Ryan Anderson of the Pelicans on 6-of-13 shooting.
22: Points scored by the Pelicans’ Anthony Davis (on 6-of-20 shooting) and Toney Douglas (on 6-of-14 shooting). Davis, who was 10 of 11 from the foul line, also matched Green with 12 rebounds.
Stephen Curry and the Pelicans both made 5 field goals in the 3rd quarter. Curry had 6 attempts. Pelicans had 27!
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27: Points scored by Golden State’s Stephen Curry, who celebrated his 28th birthday. Curry was 10 of 16 from the field, including 4 of 9 from beyond the arc.
31: Consecutive home victories by the Warriors this season.
49: Consecutive home victories by the Warriors overall.
The Warriors extended their NBA record with their 49th straight home win. Will they make it 50 against the Knicks on Wednesday?
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58%: Golden State’s shooting percentage from the the field (47 for 81).
60-6: The Warriors’ record after 66 games.
531: Combined three-pointers made this season by Curry (322) and Thompson (209), the most combined threes by teammates during a single season in NBA history, topping their previous-best mark of 525 from last season.
The @warriors improve to 60-6 this season, first team in NBA history to reach 60th win in 66 games
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Compiled by Stu Rosenberg
This story was originally published March 14, 2016 at 10:23 PM with the headline "Number crunch: Warriors’ Curry scores 27 on 28th birthday."