Ranking | Author | Rank | Comment |
ESPN.com | Marc Stein | 3 (+5) | Make it nine straight wins and a gaudy record of 18-3 when the first-choice starting five of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, David Lee and Andrew Bogut are all in uniform. Only OKC can claim to sport a more successful starting five: 17-2 when Russell Westbrook is out there with KD and Co. |
Yahoo.com | Marc Spears | 6 (+2) | The Warriors' nine-game win streak is their longest since they won 10 straight in 1975. Golden State also has winnable games ahead against Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Boston and Denver. |
CBS Sports | Matt Moore | 2 (+4) | That loss to the Spurs without the Big 3 flipped a switch in them. They have been a gleaming bullet train of death since then. They might be the best team in the West right now. |
Pro Basketball Talk | Kurt Helin | 3 (+3) | Winners of nine in a row, the last five of those on the road. They are doing it with defense thanks to the return of Andre Iguodala — GSW has the third best defense in the NBA over their last five games. Streak could continue with Bucks, Nets and Celtics on the docket this week. |
NBA.com | John Schuhmann | 2 (+4) | The Warriors have won nine straight and are 18-3 with both Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala, who does a good Joe Johnson imitation when the game is on the line. Defense has been the biggest key to the winning streak, but the offense tore up Miami's top-10 defense for 123 points on Thursday, thanks to some ridiculous shots from Curry and David Lee's splendid work in the pick-and-roll. |
NBA.com | David Aldridge | 6 (+1) | Source says despite reports, Warriors are not making a move for disgruntled Nuggets guard Andre Miller. |
SB Nation | Jason Patt | 6 (+2) | It was one hell of a week for the Warriors, who are riding a nine-game winning streak. First, Golden State went into Miami and set the place on fire, knocking down 15 three-pointers in a victory. The next night against the Hawks, the Warriors stormed back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit and won on another Andre Iguodala buzzer-beater: |
Sheridan Hoops | Brian Kamenetsky | 7 (+2) | Lost 7 of 12 without Andre Iguodala, and have gone 10-1 (including nine straight wins) since he returned to the lineup. Just goes to show impact isn’t always about scoring (only one 10+ point game in that span). |
SI.com | Matt Dollinger | 2 (+6) | An argument can be made that the Warriors not only have the best starting lineup in the league but also the best two-way squad when Iguodala is healthy. Golden State is 18-6 with Iguodala, who provides another dimension of defensive prowess. It doesn't hurt that the "defensive stopper" is also hitting 46.1 percent of his three-pointers. |
Average | 4.1 (+3.2) |
Offensive Efficiency | Defensive Efficiency | RPI | Point Differential | Hollinger Score & Ranking |
103.6 (12) | 98.5 (4) | .549 (6) | +4.8 (6, 4 in West) | 107.906 (3) |