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Klay Thompson stars as Warriors reach 23-0, but leaves late with ankle injury (Ball Don’t Lie)
The Golden State Warriors looked every bit the best team in the NBA for three quarters of Tuesday's 131-123 win over the Indiana Pacers, moving to 23-0 and setting another record related to their best-ever start. They will just have to hope that an iffy fourth quarter does not deprive them of one of their key players and the night's biggest star. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] All-Star Klay Thompson torched the Pacers with 10 three-pointers (eight of them in the first half) on his way to a season-high 39 points on 13-of-21 shooting from the field. Thompson joined Splash Brother Stephen Curry (29 points on 11-of-23 shooting) in helping the Warriors to a dominant 79-point first half. The margin got up to as many as 32 in the third quarter, and the Warriors entered the fourth up 111-83 with an eye for extended garbage time. Unfortunately for Golden State, their reserves surrendered a 12-0 run to start the final period and required the re-entry of their key players for the final few minutes. The Pacers cut the lead to as few as six on their way to a more acceptable loss, but the big news involved Thompson rolling an ankle and leaving for the...
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