“The team was coming off a good last postseason game so we were coming off a good flow and we carried that over for the start tonight”, said Curry postgame.
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“As insane as it sounds, his ball handling continues to get better”, he said. Curry was on fire from the opening tip. He left the game after he got injured and didn’t return, according to Bleacher Report.
Warriors back-up centre Festus Ezeli had 13 points.
“Some of those shots that Steph made, it doesn’t matter who’s out there, that’s just who he is”, Gentry said. He didn’t quite make it to his career-high of 54 that he set against the New York Knicks in 2013. As hot as Curry was, his superstar counterpart couldn’t find his shots on this night. Curry ended the night with seven assists. But for the players, it’s a must to tuck last season under the bed and leave it alone until they are invited back to the Bay Area 20 years later to celebrate their memorable run.
Backup center Marreese Speights can also expect his minutes to go up, as was seen last season during another Bogut injury. Despite a horrendous 1-9 shooting performance from Anthony Davis, New Orleans was able to stay within striking distance thanks in large part to 11 points by newly claimed Ish Smith and eight points from Kendrick Perkins. But not all is lost.
Hopefully the New Orleans Pelicans can regroup for their match against the Portland Trailblazers tomorrow night. On opening night, the Pelicans got their first chance at revenge for their first-round exit in the 2015 playoffs.
But after the game he admitted it was an 80-20 split between just playing basketball and actually knowing what he was supposed to be doing as the team’s floor general. It was a balanced attack.
Shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the standout player for the Pistons as he scored 21 points to go with four rebounds, one assist and a steal. Nikola Mirotic, who wasn’t a favorite under Thibodeau, had 19 points to lead the Bulls in scoring.
The Cavaliers need help defensively. James scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Cleveland. Marcus Morris also had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Anderson missed five of his seven. He was only 6-of-16 from the field. With Andre Drummond leading the way (18 points and 19 rebounds), Detroit dominated the Hawks on the glass, outrebounding them 59-40. On top of that, we all got a taste of what Derrick Rose could look like in Fred Hoiberg’s offense – and it’s encouraging. Jimmy Butler then broke up an inbounds pass intended for James as time expired.
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James had a chance to tie the game in the Cavs’ last possession, but his last game heroics was denied by Bulls big man Pau Gasol.
