Basketball: Unbeaten Warriors set new NBA record

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Defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors set a new National Basketball Association record for the best start to a season by claiming their 16th consecutive win as they humiliated the Los Angeles Lakers 111-77 in California on Tuesday night.

The Warriors, who are based in Oakland, became the first team in NBA history to start the season 16-0 after tearing the Lakers apart at the Oracle Arena.

Golden State's 27-year-old star point guard Stephen Curry scored 24 points and produced nine assists in 30 minutes.

Los Angeles Lakers veteran shooting guard Kobe Bryant, 37, performed poorly as he managed to score only four points in 25 minutes of play.

The Washington Capitols (1948-49) and the Houston Rockets (1993-94) were the record holders with a 15-0 start.