The Warriors may never lose again

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

TWILIGHT OF THE DIRK: Dirk Nowitzki is not limping out the end of his career: he’s soaring and taking the Mavericks with him. Paul Flannery’s Sunday Shootaround focuses on what makes Dirk special and what his teammates say about him. Plus Flanns looks at notable traded draft picks of the past, the week’s best quotes and more. Check it out.

(In deference to the Shootaround Curse, the Thunder snapped the Mavericks’ 6-game win streak on Sunday night.)

THE PELICANS AREN’T DEAD YET, BECAUSE ... Anthony Davis is the dude who will hit a huge three-pointer with under a minute to go and then block your game-winning three-point attempt. Pelicans beat the Suns, move to 3-11. They can’t go 73-9, but ...

HISTORIC: The Warriors won two more times over the weekend, and now sit at 15-0. That’s tied for the best start ever in NBA history. The only thing standing between Golden State and the first ever 16-0 start is ... the LLLLLLLLLLLakers on Tuesday. As I wrote on Friday, a 73-9 record is absolutely on the table for these Warriors.

MY FAVORITE THINGS: Inside the minds of six fans caught on camera reacting naturally to Stephen Curry roasting their teams. PLUS one of the best Stephen Curry highlights of the season.

0-14, BUT ... No wins yet for Philadelphia, but at least Nerlens Noel is showing off some smooth moves! Right?

WELP: The Clippers got blown out at home against the Raptors, and Josh Smith got into a screaming match with an assistant coach in the locker room. The Warriors really did break them.

HIS OWN MEDICINE: Stephen Curry is the victim of a crossover/screen combo that opens up tons of space for a shooter, in this case young gun Emmanuel Mudiay.

AND YEP: Steph did a GQ photo shoot and talked about his ball-handling bat cave.

BRUTAL: This dude rejects a Jose Calderon fist bump, embarrassing the Spaniard and drawing his direct ire. You can get beat up for these actions in some places!

WHOOPS: LeBron tried to sub himself out during action, received a technical, set up a David Blatt joke.

FAIRLY SPECTACULAR: Deron Williams somersaults into an epic “WHAT ARE THOSE?!” in the locker room.

HA: Kemba Walker, who hasn’t dunked since 2013, remembers everything about his last successful jam in the NBA.

D’AWW: Kevin Durant on his friendship with Russell Westbrook.

SHEESH: Stop blowing your whistle in Melo’s ear, ref.

DEAD PRESIDENTS: Via REDEF, Philadelphia leads the NBA by a wide margin in dead money.

YES! It’s really awful to blame significant others on poor athletic performance. This also applies to the Kardashians. It ain’t Khloe’s fault James Harden doesn’t give a f&#% about transition defense. Stop it.

TONIGHT TONIGHT: NBA TV has Knicks-Heat at 7:30 p.m. ET. Pistons-Bucks (8), Suns-Spurs (8:30) and Thunder-Jazz (9) are also intriguing.

Happy Monday. See you next time.