Why Horford, Melton are primed to give Warriors midseason boost

SAN FRANCISCO – If almost two decades of Steph Curry – including 13 years spent alongside fellow all-time great shooter Klay Thompson – has taught the Warriors anything, it is to feed the hot hand.

And as Al Horford buried one 3-pointer after another against Thompson and his Mavericks, his teammates looked to give him every opportunity to bomb away during a victory on Christmas Day. 

He finished 4 of 6 from 3-point land for 14 points in just 11 minutes, returning from a seven-game...