Curry, Thompson, Durant fuel Warriors past Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS - Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant combined for 61 points as the Golden State Warriors dominated the shorthanded Indiana Pacers, 120-83, on Monday night.
The Pacers (7-8) played without starters Paul George (ankle), Myles Turner (ankle) and sixth man C.J. Miles (knee). They also lost starting guard Jeff Teague with a right ankle sprain during the third quarter.
Thompson led Golden State with 25 points, Curry had 22, Durant scored 14 and Draymond Green added 10.
Rodney Stuckey led Indiana with 21 points, Thaddeus Young added 14 and Teague had 11 before being injured.
The Warriors (12-2) completed a four-game road trip sweep, also winning at Toronto, Boston and Milwaukee. Golden State is 8-1 on the road and has won eight in a row overall.
The 37-point loss is the Pacers' worst this season, replacing a 22-point setback on Nov. 7 at Charlotte.
A 39-point third quarter, during which Curry scored 10 and Thompson added nine, pushed the Warriors' lead to 100-71 with 12 minutes remaining. Golden State shot 54.5 percent (12 of 22) from the field in the period. Durant scored only two third-quarter points but had four assists in the period.
For the eighth time this season, Golden State reached the 60-point mark through 24 minutes. The Warriors built a 61-42 halftime lead, getting 16 from Thompson and 12 each from Curry and Durant.
The Warriors led 34-21 after one quarter, limiting the Pacers to 10 of 27 shooting (37 percent) and no free throw attempts during the first 12 minutes. Thompson had 10 first-quarter points for Golden State, including a pair of first-quarter 3-pointers.
Led by seven from Green, the Warriors outrebounded Indiana 31-24 in the opening half. Stuckey had 14 during the first half for the Pacers, and Teague added 11. Indiana finished the half shooting only 34 percent (18 of 53), including 1 of 6 from beyond the arc.
NOTES: Golden State played without C Damian Jones (right pectoral surgery). ... Indiana was without F Paul George (sore left ankle), F/C Myles Turner (sore led ankle) and G/F C.J. Miles (sore left knee). ... Because of the injuries, the Pacers recalled F Rakeem Christmas from the NBA's Development League Fort Wayne Mad Ants. ... The Warriors entered having won an NBA-best seven games in a row. ... Golden State came into the game 7-1 in road games. ... Indiana is second in the league in blocks (6.6) and fourth in opponents' turnovers per game (16.5). ... Golden State began the day first in points per game (116.8), field goal percentage (49.8) and assists per game (30.8). ... The Warriors swept last season's series from the Pacers, the first time that happened since the 2000-2001 season. ... Indiana defeated Golden State in Bankers Life Fieldhouse six consecutive times from 2008-2013.