Oakland,  CA (SportsNetwork.com)  - Stephen Curry carried the Warriors with 34 
points  on 13-of-19 shooting and added nine assists for good measure as Golden 
State shook off a slow start and topped the Chicago Bulls 102-87 on Thursday. 

Klay  Thompson chipped in with 22 points for the Warriors, who were coming off 
a rare lopsided home loss to the Bobcats on Tuesday. 

Taj  Gibson  got the  start at  power forward  in place  of the injured Carlos 
Boozer  (left calf strain) and posted 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls, 
who fell to 2-3 on their six-game road trip. 

The  starting frontcourt  for  the  Warriors, center  Andrew  Bogut and  power 
forward  David  Lee, were also sidelined  with injuries, and their absence was 
felt early on. 

"We  are a  no excuse basketball team, so  whoever is in uniform it is a great 
opportunity for them to step up and take advantage of the opportunity in front 
them," Golden State coach Mark Jackson said. 

The Bulls jumped out to a 34-18 lead just two minutes into the second quarter 
by connecting on 14 of their first 22 shots. Kirk Hinrich and his backup, D.J. 
Augustin,  combined  for 17  at that  point, but they  were quickly trumped by 
Curry's torrid display over the final seven minutes of the second frame. 

The All-Star guard poured in 16 points during the stretch, including the final 
seven points of the half to put the Warriors in front 50-46 at the break. 

Golden  State took a 76-68 advantage into the fourth thanks to Chicago missing 
11  of its last 12 shots in the third, and an 8-0 run spurred by 3-pointers by 
Harrison  Barnes  and Curry stretched  the margin  to 89-77 midway through the 
final stanza. 

Back-to-back  triples  by Tony Snell  and Jimmy  Butler followed by two Butler 
free  throws with 2:33 to go cut Chicago's deficit to six, but Jordan Crawford 
answered  by rattling  in a corner 3,  and the Warriors held on over the final 
two minutes. 

"I thought it was a winnable game down the stretch and we didn't get it done," 
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. 

                                   Game Notes 

Lee,  out  with a  sprained left  shoulder, will also  miss Saturday's game at 
Phoenix  ... Bogut  is dealing with shoulder and knee injuries but is expected 
to  play Saturday ... Curry recorded his 2,000th career assist ... Hinrich and 
Augustin finished with 15 and 10 points, respectively ... Joakim Noah recorded 
11  assists,  10 boards  and seven points  in a losing  effort ... Gibson's 26 
points  tied a  career high ... The Bulls won both of last season's meetings, 
but  have dropped 12 of their 15 trips to Oracle Arena ... Chicago will finish 
its road trip against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.