By: Ben Leonard
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It wasn’t as easy as it should have been, but they’ll take it. The Warriors found themselves in a position they haven’t been used to, but Stephen Curry and the Dubs (22-0) proved worthy of the now-unfamiliar task of coming from behind, pulling past the lowly Brooklyn Nets (5-15) 114-98.

Golden State had jumped out to an early lead, but eventually found themselves down by as many as five points midway through the third quarter, a major accomplishment for Brooklyn given the Dubs’ recent prowess. With the victory, Golden State is now just one win short of tying the 2012-13 Miami Heat’s all-time NBA second-longest win streak (23).

But Curry wouldn’t settle and willed his team to win, scoring 16 points in the third (including 11 in the last 2:10) to help the Warriors pull away, going on a 53-32 run to end the game. Curry finished his night with 28 points but was uncharacteristically bad from the charity stripe, making just one of four tries. He wasn’t alone in struggling on free throws — Golden State made just 12 of their 23 tries (52%), well below their season average of 75.8%.

Power forward Thaddeus Young led the way with a double-double for Brooklyn in a losing effort, dropping 25 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Former Stanford center Brook Lopez also chipped in with 18 points and 8 boards.

The next unlucky team to play the Warriors: the Indiana Pacers, who will square off at home with Golden State on Tuesday to try to end their incredible win streak. After Indiana, Golden State will have two more games left on its East Coast road trip, taking on Boston on Friday and Milwaukee on Saturday in a rare back-to-back.