Detailed Instructions: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Q: The Golden State Warriors registered the best start in NBA history with their 16th straight victory in a blowout win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night as Kobe Bryant's struggles continued. Bryant, slowed by age and past injuries, has looked like a shadow of his former self this year and that was never more apparent than against Golden State who blasted the Lakers to surge to 16-0. The 37-year-old scored four points and managed to make just one of 14 shots to tie the worst shooting night of his 20-year career. 'He's struggling right now to make a shot. I think he'll be the first to tell you that,' LA Lakers coach Byron Scott told reporters following the damaging defeat.Golden State Warriors have started the NBA season with 16 straight winsHistoric start breaks 15-0 record last made by the Houston Rockets (1993)League MVP Stephen Curry scored 24 points during the 111-77 victoryLakers' Kobe Bryant continued to struggle for form with just four pointsBryant, now 37 years old, is a five-time NBA champion 
 Question:The outcome of the game was never really in doubt after the _ raced out to a 19-point lead at the end of the first quarter, ultimately cruising to a 111-77 victory.
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Golden State Warriors