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Interactive: From 0-3 to 6-3 — how the Warriors stacked six straight wins, step by step
Golden State opened with three losses, then beat Denver, Minnesota, the Lakers, the Clippers, Phoenix and Miami. Curry's 29 against the Heat, Lendeborg's all-around nights and the margins that flipped the season.
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Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson during Heat at Warriors, Nov. 5, 2026. Still from NBA video on X, resized.Interactive · Golden State Warriors
From 0-3 to 6-3: how the Warriors stacked six straight wins, step by step
Golden State opened with three losses, then beat Denver, Minnesota, the Lakers, the Clippers, Phoenix and Miami. Curry's 29 against the Heat, a career scoring climb, Lendeborg's all-around nights and the margins that flipped the season.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson during Heat at Warriors, Nov. 5, 2026. Still from NBA video on X, resized.Chapter 1
Six straight and 6-3
The Golden State Warriors beat the Miami Heat 120-100 on Thursday, Nov. 5, at Chase Center. Stephen Curry scored 29 points in 28 minutes with six threes, Yaxel Lendeborg added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Draymond Green handed out a season-high 11 assists.
The win made Golden State 6-3 and stretched a winning streak to six games. Miami fell to 3-6. It was the clearest night yet of a turnaround that began after an 0-3 start.
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Through nine games Golden State is plus-43 overall. The first three games were minus-34. The next six are plus-77.
Giannis Antetokounmpo against Golden State in San Francisco in March 2025. He now plays for Miami. Photo by Nowoco, resized.Chapter 2
The 0-3 hole
The season opened with a 127-105 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 21, a 111-108 home loss to Memphis on Oct. 23 and a 131-122 loss at Phoenix on Oct. 24. Golden State scored 335 points and allowed 369 across those three nights.
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- Lost 127-105 at the Lakers. Luka Doncic and the hosts pulled away; Golden State trailed by 22.
- Lost 111-108 at home to Memphis. A three-point night kept the door open until the final possessions.
- Lost 131-122 at Phoenix. Steve Kerr told the group to stick with the process on film and feel.
- Jimmy Butler, Moses Moody and Kristaps Porzingis were unavailable; the rotation was still settling.
“He just mentioned sticking with the process and the things that he'd noticed on film and just the feel in games, like we were really close to being able to put together winning performances.”— Stephen Curry, on Kerr's message after Phoenix
Stephen Curry during the Warriors win in Denver, Oct. 26, 2026. Photo by Golden State Warriors, resized.Chapter 3
The streak starts on the road
Golden State answered with back-to-back road wins: 134-114 at Denver on Oct. 26 and 119-114 at Minnesota on Oct. 28. Curry scored heavily in both cities, and the Warriors climbed to 2-3 before returning to Chase Center.
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- Won 134-114 at Denver. The bench celebrated a 20-point night that snapped the skid.
- Won 119-114 at Minnesota. Curry smiled through a hard-fought road finish.
- Won 112-95 against the Lakers in NBA Cup play after erasing a large deficit.
Yaxel Lendeborg after his sixth three against the Clippers on Nov. 1, 2026. Still from Warriors video on X, resized.Chapter 4
Home dominance and Lendeborg
At Chase Center the streak kept growing. Golden State beat the Lakers 112-95 on Oct. 30, the Clippers 124-112 on Nov. 1 and Phoenix 116-113 on Nov. 2. On Nov. 1, with Curry and Green sitting, Lendeborg scored 37 — the most by a Warriors rookie since Curry in 2010.
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Home wins in the streak
Against Miami, Lendeborg finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in 30 minutes. Nine Warriors scored at least eight points.
Stephen Curry during the Warriors win over the Suns. Still from Warriors video on X, resized.Chapter 5
Curry's night and the all-time list
Against Miami, Curry scored 29 points on 9 of 19 shooting, including 6 of 12 from three, in 28 minutes. His first three of the night moved him past Oscar Robertson for 17th on the NBA all-time scoring list. His career total sat at 26,737 after the game.
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Thursday quarter scores (Warriors–Heat)
“Facing Klay is still surreal.”— Stephen Curry, after sharing the floor with Klay Thompson
The Warriors bench celebrates during the 134-114 win in Denver, Oct. 26, 2026. Photo by Golden State Warriors, resized.Chapter 6
The third-quarter break
The teams were tied 53-53 at halftime after nine lead changes or ties in a back-and-forth first half. Miami led by as many as 10 early. Golden State then scored 38 in the third and held Miami to 23, including a stretch when the Heat were outscored 26-9.
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Thursday shooting and paint
Georges Niang scored 13 off the bench. Brandon Williams and Will Richard each added 10. Charles Bassey had eight points, seven rebounds and three blocks in 14 minutes. Al Horford went 3 of 3 for eight.
Steve Kerr talks with his players before a 2017 game in Denver. Photo by Cyrus Saatsaz, resized.Chapter 7
What's next
Golden State hosts Orlando on Saturday, Nov. 7, then New Orleans on Monday before a road trip that includes Houston and San Antonio. Butler and Moody are still out mid-season. The Warriors entered the Heat game without a loss since Oct. 24 and left it 6-3 in the West.
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- Host Orlando at Chase Center.
- Host New Orleans to close the homestand.
- At Houston, then at San Antonio in NBA Cup play.
- Six straight wins have turned an 0-3 start into a 6-3 record and a plus-43 season margin.
“Stick with the process.”— Steve Kerr's message after the 0-3 start, as relayed by Curry
Box scores, quarter scores, shooting lines and season margins are from the official game results through Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. Quotes are from postgame comments. Scroll the sticky chapters for the animated counters and charts.
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