The problem for all the chasers is that the Warriors — routine as some might find their persistent success — don’t exactly look stale. They now have the league’s best record (27-7) after outlasting the Cavaliers in Monday’s testy tussle at Oracle Arena and, of greater concern to the Clevelands and Houstons out there, appear to be building their most well-rounded team yet.

A string of recent injury absences, affecting the likes of Zaza Pachulia, Shaun Livingston and Green in addition to Curry, has forced Warriors Coach Steve Kerr to roll out 13 starting lineups already this season — compared with just 14 all of last season. Through that experimentation, Kerr is finding an increasing level of trust in the rookie big man Jordan Bell, as well as in the free-agent signee Omri Casspi and the second-year guard Patrick McCaw, which has created a more versatile and dynamic bench than he could lean on previously.

The result: Curry has missed the past nine games because of a sprained right ankle, but the Warriors are a tidy 8-1 in that span.

To some around here, it’s reminiscent of what happened last February, when a tangle with Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat sent Pachulia careening into Kevin Durant’s left knee. Without Durant, Golden State lost four of its next six games but then found a groove that led to a 13-game winning streak and, ultimately, a more complete team for Durant to rejoin just before the start of the playoffs.

“We went through a similar stretch like this year when K.D. went down, and I thought we were better for it,” the Golden State forward David West said. “I think we’re on that same trail in terms of our team just growing and getting better.”