Golden State Easily Beats Chicago Bulls, NBA Scores

Stephen Curry glanced at the "72" banner hanging from the rafters during the morning shootaround. A number that for two decades seemed unattainable just might be in reach for the Warriors if they keep playing this way.

Curry scored 25 points, and Golden State made it look easy again, beating the Chicago Bulls 125-94 on Wednesday night.

Curry tied a season high with 11 of his team's 38 assists and grabbed seven rebounds.

Klay Thompson added 20 points. Harrison Barnes scored 19, and the defending champions simply outclassed Chicago after embarrassing LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Monday night.

Golden State has two straight dominant wins over two of the Eastern Conference's top teams after losing at Detroit and dropping two of three.

"Good teams bounce back quick, and we were able to do that," Curry said. "It says a lot about our resiliency."

The Warriors are more than just a good team. They're a team that set a league record with a 24-0 start. And they're a team that could challenge the single-season mark of 72 wins set by the 1995-96 Bulls.

Wednesday, January 20 Scoreboard

Philadelphia 96, Orlando 87
    
Washington 106, Miami 87

Cleveland 91, Brooklyn 78
    
New York 118, Utah 111 (OT)

Toronto 115, Boston 109

Golden State 125, Chicago 94

Detroit 123, Houston 114

Oklahoma City 109, Charlotte 95
    
Dallas 106, Minnesota 94 (OT)

Sacramento 112, Los Angeles 93

Atlanta 104, Portland 98

Thursday, January 21 Schedule (All Times Central)

Los Angeles at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Detroit at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Denver, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.