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The Golden State Warriors are off to a hot start as they begin their home game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Chase Center

The Golden State Warriors are off to a hot start as they begin their home game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Chase Center

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The Golden State Warriors are off to a hot start to the season after wins against the Portland Trailblazers and Utah Jazz.

The Dubs will bring that energy to Chase Center on Sunday night for their home opener against the Los Angeles Clippers. The meeting point is scheduled for 5:30 p.m

Stephen Curry and Co. stormed out of the gates and set an NBA record: They won their first two games with a total of 77 points. It is the highest finish of any NBA team to start a season.

This comes as head coach Steve Kerr wants to introduce a 12-man rotation somewhat reminiscent of the 2014-15 Warriors, whose slogan was “strength in numbers.”

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“This is as strong a team as I've ever coached, and we have to embrace that,” Kerr said after the Warriors' 139-104 win over the Trailblazers. “I’ve never played 12 before, but we’ll get there.”

Golden State started a lineup that included Stephen Curry, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis, a group that Kerr said he would like to have in the starting five this season.

Buddy Hield was the first to come off the bench, followed by Kevon Looney and Brandin Podziemski. Next came Melton and Anderson and then Moody.

“It’s the identity of this team right now,” Curry said. “We’re going to rely on our depth.”

Curry said the only team he could think of that had comparable depth was the 2014-15 Warriors, whose slogan was “strength in numbers.” But even that team only had an 11-man rotation.

“This is the deepest team I’ve ever been on,” Wiggins said.

On Wednesday, seven players scored in double figures, led by Hield, who scored 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting in 15 minutes, including five 3-pointers. According to ESPN Research, this is the most points scored by a Warriors player in 15 or fewer minutes since 1984.

The Warriors will look to regain their home-field advantage on Sunday night after finishing just 21-20 ahead of Dub Nation last season.

ESPN's Kendra Andrews contributed to this article.

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