By Joe Hawkes-Beamon

photo credit: The Sporting News–Golden State Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton and head coach Steve Kerr

OAKLAND — Stephen Curry recorded his seventh-career triple double (second of the season), finishing with a game-high 39 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds, helping the Golden State Warriors pick up their 40th win of the season with a 122-110 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers Friday night at Oracle Arena in head coach Steve Kerr’s first game of the season.

Kerr, who missed the first 43 games of the season while recovering from multiple back surgeries, was welcomed back with a thunderous applause from the sold out home crowd of 19,596.

“I’ve been waiting for this for a long time … I really missed the routine,” Kerr said after the game. “It feels like the first game of the season, which it is for me. Fortunately our team’s in a pretty good groove and hopefully we can keep going.”

Curry, who was voted to start in his third-straight All-Star game Thursday, shot 11-of-19 from the floor, including knocking down 8-of-15 three-pointers. Curry drilled two half-court shots (one after the first quarter ended which didn’t count, and the other at the buzzer to end the first half).

For the season, Curry has connected on 204 three-pointers, becoming the first player in NBA history to have four-straight seasons with 200 made three-pointers.

Ray Allen is the only player in NBA history with five seasons of 200 made three-pointers.

Curry shot 9-of-9 from the free throw line as he recorded his sixth 30-plus point game in his last eight contests.

In addition to Curry, Golden State finished with five players scoring in double figures.

Starters Draymond Green had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Klay Thompson scored 18 points, while Leandro Barbosa had 13 points and Andre Iguodala finished with 10 points off the bench.

Golden State raced out to a 25-8 lead in the first quarter by making 10 of their first 14 shots from the floor, before Indiana shot 47-percent from the floor, while limiting Indiana to 17.3-percent on three-pointers.

Rookie forward Myles Turner led the Pacers with a career-high 31 points off the bench. Former Warrior Monta Ellis scored all 18 of his points in the second half, as Golden State swept the season series from Indiana, 2-0.

Pacers All-Star forward Paul George scored just 12 points on 5-of-15 shooting.

Many believed that this could’ve been a trap game for Golden State (40-4), who will put their 38-game home winning streak dating back to last season and 20-0 home record this season on the line when they host the equally hot San Antonio Spurs (38-6) Monday night.

Indiana (23-20) continues its West Coast swing Saturday night at Sacramento.