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Thompson, Warriors improve to 23-0, beat Pacers 131-123

Thompson, Warriors improve to 23-0, beat Pacers 131-123

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Golden State Warriors followed the script perfectly for three quarters Tuesday night.

Then things got a bit more interesting.

The defending NBA champions improved to 23-0, with Klay Thompson scoring a season-high 39 points and Stephen Curry adding 29 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists in a 131-123 victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Thompson scored 29 points in the first half, during which the Warriors went on a 22-0 run. Golden State led by 28 in the fourth quarter before the Pacers closed within six in the final 25 seconds.

The Warriors have won 27 straight dating to last season, tying the 2012-13 Heat for the second-longest streak in NBA history. The 1971-72 Lakers hold the record with 33 wins in a row.

Golden State also has won 13 straight road games this season, breaking a tie with the 1969-70 Knicks for the league's best road start. The Warriors next play on Friday night in Boston.

Indiana was led by Paul George with 33 points and C.J. Miles with 24.

Golden State broke away in the first quarter with its big burst, extended the lead to 50-28 early in the second quarter and led by as much as 32 late in the third quarter.

But Indiana came back in the fourth, cutting the deficit to 129-123 with 24.8 seconds to go when George made a free throw after Draymond Green was called for a technical foul. That was as close as the Pacers could get.

Indiana tied a dubious franchise record in its NBA era by allowing 44 first-quarter points and barely avoided another recordbreaking defensive low when it trailed 79-60 at the half.

The Pacers gave up 44 points in the opening quarter at Chicago in December 1990 and a franchise-worst 80 points in the first half at the Lakers in November 1978.

The Warriors visit Celtics on Friday.

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