On the night his old man was honored, Stephen Curry dropped 40 points including 8 triples to lead Golden State Warriors to a 116-99 trashing of the Charlotte Hornets to remain unblemished at 20-0.
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HE is the most high-profile basketball player to come out of Davidson College, and broke numerous school records during his three years at the North Carolina institution. Everybody has to be willing to hit somebody and hold their man out and go get the ball.
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“The one thing that is disappointing, and that has to change is you can’t pick and choose when you’re going to be physical”, said Hornets coach Steve Clifford. This is the only way I can really describe it. The reigning MVP put up 28 points off shots that the average human could not make in 1000 attempts.
Klay Thompson added 21 points, scoring 15 of the Warriors’ 32 in the first quarter.
“You come to this building for the past couple of years, and you expect it to be a paint game, and you have to defend down low and then worry about the shooting later”.
Earlier this season, the Clippers could only watch as their 23-point lead disappeared and turned into a loss at the hands of Golden State.
The Detroit Pistons overcame the Phoenix Suns 127-122 in overtime – having trailed by 16 points in the fourth quarter – while James Harden’s 24 points led the Houston Rockets to a 108-101 triumph over the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Warriors shot 52.3 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from beyond the arc.
Curry was 10 of 11 from the field in that third quarter, including five three-pointers while scoring the Warriors’ final 24 points of the frame. However, starting point guard Kemba Walker struggled for just 4 points missing 14-of-16 shots.
Hornets coach Steve Clifford tipped his hat to the Warriors.
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The Hornets battled back with in 15 in the fourth but it just didn’t matter after Steph’s monster quarter. “We got beat up again on the glass and we have to have someone who is willing to hit people in there”. The Hornets wore their alternate black, short-sleeve jerseys for the first time. The Hornets will also have a seven-game home stand in March….
