What we learned as Steph Curry catches fire in second half as Warriors burn Heat

What we learned as Steph Curry catches fire in second half as Warriors burn Heat originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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SAN FRANCISCO – The team that had two days of rest looked much more like a team that played into overtime the night before in the early portions of the Warriors’ game against the Miami Heat on Thursday night at Chase Center. 

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Slowly but surely, the Warriors found a second wind that wasn’t available to the Heat, beating them 120-100. Their first lead of the game came from a Steph Curry layup at the 1:38 mark of the second quarter. 

They outscored the Heat by 15 points in the third quarter and maintained the lead in the fourth quarter for a sixth straight win. 

Curry continued his reign, scoring a game-high 29 points, with 22 coming after halftime. His running mate, Draymond Green, did a fantastic job defensively and engineering the Warriors’ offense. 

Former Warriors Klay Thompson (11 points) and Andrew Wiggins (two) combined for 13 points. 

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Here are three takeaways from the Warriors’ win to keep rolling.

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They shot on opposite sides of the court at the same time during their pregame routines and caught up for a moment together at half-court. The moment was just the start to what would be a long night for former longtime teammates Curry and Thompson. As the Heat won the opening tip, Curry went right to Thompson for his defensive matchup. 

That was the area Thompson made an immediate impact, too. He played so well on Brandin Podziemski that Steve Kerr had to make a change faster than usual. Thompson even swatted Curry at the rim in the first quarter after getting beat by him on a back cut. 

Neither got it going offensively in the first half. Curry scored just seven points on a lowly 2-of-10 shooting, and a three late in the second quarter were Thompson’s only points. Curry splashed a three within the first minute of the third quarter, but also fouled Thompson on a three the next time down.

But the third quarter has been all Curry’s this season, and he continued his tear against his former Splash Brother. Curry scored 14 points and…

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