SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry had 21 points and seven assists, Quinten Post scored a career-high 20 points and the Golden State Warriors routed the Chicago Bulls 131-106 on Thursday night.

For the game, the Warriors could be without their best player, as two-time MVP Steph Curry has been ruled out. Curry is averaging 22.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 44.

And don’t forget, this past offseason, the Warriors lost a $30 million chunk of salary when they jettisoned Chris Paul strictly for luxury tax avoidance. The NBA owners wanted a system that brought big-market, big-spending teams like the Warriors to heel, and they received it.