Warriors and Stephen Curry winning games and new fans

At one point in the first quarter Golden State was down by 22 points to Dallas at Oracle Arena. No problem. Before the end of the half, Stephen Curry found his three point shot to cut the deficit to four. By the end of the game, the home crowd was on its feet and for the first time in his career, Curry scored 51 points in Oakland having made ten 3-pointers to beat the Mavericks 128 to 114. After the game, Curry shared the credit once again. "Everyone on the roster did something to impact the game," said Curry."You can't have a defeatist attitude no matter what's happening in the game. Once you get going,confidence is high. It was fun out there. We just found a way to win the game. It's what we've done all season." The way the Warriors are playing and winning is also contributing to much talk around town. My good friend Beverly raved about how much fun it is to watch the team because of the way they share the ball and are so unselfish. On the tennis courts, more people are wearing Golden State t-shirts. And on Facebook, Janice continues to defend the Dubs from friends in Atlanta who claim they are: "Overrated." Janice's reply: "No way. We are #1!" Indeed, Golden State owns the best record in the NBA at 39 and 8. And they rule the league at home with 23 wins and only two losses. For first year coach Steve Kerr, it continues to be about defense and team play.

"A lot of guys contributed," explained Kerr. "We didn't get into much of a rhythm early. Sometimes Steph plays his best when were down big and he puts his super man cape on and brings us back."
While Curry did lead the team in scoring, there were as usual a number of great contributions, Klay Thompson added 18 points, Marreese Speights and Leandro Barbosa came off the bench again and each finished with 14 and Harrison Barnes added 12 points. But it was on the defensive end where Andrew Bogut, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala held the second leading scoring team in the NBA to  just 41% after the red hot first quarter.
"They were destroying us," said Kerr. "I  told them it's a long game. We let our guard down. That's partly my fault. I didn't have us emotionally ready to play."
But as any championship team does, they adjust. As a team, the Warriors fought their way back. Never doubting they have the personnel to win.
"I take pride in finding different ways to impact the game every night," added Curry."But it's not just me making shots. I need everybody. It says a lot about the resiliency of this team to come back tonight. We had the confidence to turn it around."
And they did it as a team, making fun to watch and root for them all.