Last week’s loss was the finale of a grueling seven-game, 13-day road trip, but they’ll play for just the second time in six days Friday.
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The Warriors went on a 60-21 run, started by back-to-back Klay Thompson 3-pointers.
“Things don’t happen overnight”, he said. “I think they’re trying but is there that sense of pride in stopping somebody, that determination to say I’m not going to let a guy get here or there”. “I raised my hand”.
Chandler believes the Suns will get better defensively because, “What choice do we have?”
However, there are more thoughts on Warriors’ first loss that can be mentioned to show what stopped Golden State at Milwaukee.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is a rare talent in their roster with extraordinary performances for his young age and unprecedented records; he became the youngest Buck (21) to score a triple-double (11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assist) in an National Basketball Association match, in the win against Warriors.
You poked the bear, Bucks. And now you’re going to pay for it.
Mirza Teletovic scored 24 points off the bench for the Suns, whose poor showing sent the sellout crowd to the exits midway through the fourth.
Thompson had 27 in the third quarter alone.
Before the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he is feeling better as he deals with complications from back surgery, and he hopes to be back on the bench in the next two to three weeks.
But hey, the guy drains the ball from 33 feet like nobody else. What the Warriors do is beat teams like the Suns. “And Friday will be a big game for us”. The Warriors used a 58-19 run over 14:01 to turn a 42-38 deficit with 5 minutes left in the first half into a 96-61 advantage. The Golden State Warriors have not lost a regular season home game since January 27th.
It should come as no surprise that as soon as I wrote a column about the Golden State Warriors’ winning streak, it would come to an end very soon after. He scored 17 points and added seven assists in 30 minutes off the bench in the victory over Golden State.
After the Warriors’ win over Phoenix, in which he scored 25 points, reigning MVP Stephen Curry made pointed comments about the Bucks, according to ESPN.com.
“We’re looking forward to it, man”, Thompson said. It took the Warriors some time to fire.
Milwaukee was put on notice by the defending champs late Wednesday night after they pounded the Suns 128-103. If you get screened fight over screens.
“It was a big game for them”.
“It’s a fine line because of what our schedule’s been like and our belief in resting players and keeping them fresh”, Walton said.
The Dubs will square off with some good teams between now and then – they’ll play the Cavs twice (Dec. 25 and Jan. 18) and the Bulls in Chicago (Jan. 22) during that period – but there are a whole lot of wins between Friday’s grudge match with the Bucks (cover your eyes, children) and that first matchup of the NBA’s two elite squads.
The Warriors had been away so long Walton lost track of his pregame media session.
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Klay Thompson scored 43 points including 27 in a third quarter in which the Warriors led by as many as 40. Brandon Knight with 17 points was the lone Suns starter in double figures.
