Warriors, Stephen Curry invent fresh milestones in latest blowout (Ball Don’t Lie)

The Golden State Warriors made NBA history last Tuesday with their 45th win in a row at Oracle Arena , breaking a 20-year-old Chicago Bulls record for the longest home streak in NBA history. Most teams would consider that enough of an accomplishment to ease up in their next few contests, but the Warriors are obviously not a typical group. Four more wins at Oracle (and five overall) sent them into Wednesday's visit from the New York Knicks with 49 straight at home and as big favorites to make it 50. Play Tourney Pick'em | Fill out your bracket | Print it | Celebrity Challenge It did not come as a surprise when Golden State reached that milestone with relative ease. The Warriors took a 5-4 lead on a Stephen Curry three-pointer a little more than four minutes into the game and never trailed again, eventually winning 121-85 to improve to a startling 61-6. An entire fourth quarter ensured that only Harrison Barnes played more than 30 minutes, and James Michael McAdoo was the lone member of the 12-man active squad to hit the court for fewer than 10. Naturally, the relatively short night of work did not keep Stephen Curry from putting up gaudy numbers in stylish fashion. The presumptive...