“My guys left it out there on the line”, Nets coach Lionel Hollins said after the game as per the NY Post. “We had a chance to have our shot at point blank and it didn’t go in”.
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Meanwhile, the sad Nets remain the sad Nets. And you conveniently left out the fact that one of the players from that Bulls team is now coaching this Warriors team.
“It wasn’t bad defense”, he said. During the last couple of years, fans and analysts witnessed how the National Basketball Association transitioned from the old-school back-to-the-basket game, to the quick and three-point heavy that is prevalent right now. Of his 42 made field goals on the season, 32 of them have been assisted.
The Nets didn’t respond well to the misfortune. “When you make it that easy – they had 36 points in the first quarter – now the rest of the game, everybody feels good”.
The Raptors – as it is with any team that plays Golden State these days – are going to have to be almost flawless to pull an upset in Oakland on Tuesday.
Behind a plus-16.3 point differential through the first 11 games of the season, the Warriors have raced out to a three-game lead in the Western Conference by bludgeoning opponents in first quarters. “If Andre Iguodala is not ready to play 42 minutes in a game in the Finals, we’re not winning”, said Warriors assistant general manager Kirk Lacob. “He’s a luxury to have on the court”.
“We’re very lucky that we’re in the Bay Area, and we’re very lucky that we’re also a team that’s performing well now”, he said. Joe made a flawless pass. It was exactly the way the play was drawn up and so we absolutely had our opportunities. “(Joe Johnson) put it on a platter and I just, I blew it”, Lopez said.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots in the fourth quarter against Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) at Target Center.
It’s not that Curry is doing anything new – he’s still a lights-out shooter with impossible range, a hypnotising ball-handler, and clever passer – but he’s simply gotten better at everything.
Jack, who led the Nets with 28 points and nine assists, could have had a major hand in sealing it in regulation.
The real tone-setter defensively, though, was Andrew Bogut.
Bogut’s effect was immediate upon entering the game, replacing Festus Ezeli midway through the first quarter, and only got more evident as the night progressed.
So, let’s get straight to it with the key games of week 3 (there were a few surprising results to say the least). They’re 1-9 and this loss doesn’t even help them when it comes to tanking, because their pick goes to the Boston Celtics. His two free throws upped the lead to 97-94, setting up Iguodala’s 3-pointer that produced overtime. “It’s a pretty special moment for my family”. And then Andre came up huge. “When we’re up 10, whenever we have a lead, we have to understand teams are going to turn it up on their defensive end”. If they did nothing else of note this season, they could maybe, possibly say that they were the ones that had walked into Oracle Arena and stolen a win from the champs against all odds – maybe they’d be the answer to the trivia question, “Which team beat the Warriors at home during the 2015-16 season?”
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James scored six points in the final 1:24 of regulation, tying the score at 88-88 on a two-handed dunk with 16.5 seconds to go.
