By: Ben Leonard
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Home, sweet home.

Back in Charlotte, where he grew up watching his father Dell Curry play for the Hornets, Stephen Curry felt right at home, scoring 40 points, including 28 in the third quarter to help the undefeated Warriors beat the Charlottle Hornets 116-99. Curry played college ball at Davidson College, just 20 minutes or so from Charlotte.

Golden State’s winning streak is now at 20 games, the longest to start a season in the modern era of the four major American professional sports (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL). The last team to do so was the 1884 St. Louis Maroons (MLB) — there’s no question we’re watching history unfold right in front of our eyes.

After Charlotte was down just nine points at half time, Curry took it into another gear in the third. In the last 7:26 of the third quarter, he dropped 24 points on 8 of 9 shooting from the field, while knocking down all five of his three point attempts, finishing the quarter with 28 points. His fifth quarter of the season with more than 20 points helped the Warriors take a commanding 93-21 lead heading into the fourth.

And then he sat on the bench for the entire fourth quarter — he deserved the rest. In just 31 minutes, Curry drained 14 of his 18 shots, and 8 of 11 three pointers.

Klay Thompson, who is having a bit of a down year by his (lofty) standards, was the only other Warrior in double figures with 21 points, including 18 in the first half.

Charlotte had four in double figures in a losing effort, including Frank Kaminsky with 16 off the bench. Niolas Batum scored 17, but Charlotte’s other four starters combined to drop just 16. Charlotte made just 9 of 31 treys (29%) as compared to Golden State’s 47.1%, ultimately the difference in the game.

Who gets the honor (or burden) of playing Golden State next? North of border, the Toronto Raptors (11-7) will try to end the streak on Saturday. Good luck.