The Warriors get a chance to avenge their lone loss when the Milwaukee Bucks limp into Oakland for Friday night’s matchup.
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Golden State, the reigning National Basketball Association champion, saw its historic 24-game season-opening winning streak halted by the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday.
Curry finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, scoring six straight points for the Warriors before Andre Iguodala finished off the Bucks with a 3-pointer that made it 115-108 with 1:21 left.
Thompson and teammate Draymond Green, apparently, took umbrage over how the Bucks’ acted after the victory, particularly the antics of Bucks point guard Michael Carter-Williams, ESPN wrote.
After leading by as many as 15 points in the third period, the Bucks held a 100-89 advantage in the fifth minute of the fourth quarter before the Warriors rallied.
The Warriors are taking aim at their 30th consecutive regular-season home victory, but Ezeli said no one is taking anything for granted. “We’re a long way past just beating the Milwaukee Bucks in December”.
That MCW has returned to the starting lineup — largely as a result of the Bucks making an adjustment in the absence of Monroe — makes this battle even juicier. However, their first loss of the season has not slowed them down, and they are aiming for their second straight win against the Milwaukee Bucks tonight, according to Mercury News.
The Bucks managed three subsequent ties, the last at 108-108 with 2:29 to go on an inside hoop by center Greg Monroe, before the decisive seven-point Warriors run that gave them command.
Four Bucks players – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Michael Carter-Williams, Khris Middleton and Jabari Parker – scored in double figures by halftime.
“That’s one of (Green’s) roles for this team, and I think every team needs at least one guy like that”, Walton said.
“They played a near ideal game and threw us off a little bit and we responded well”.
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors shoots against Cory Joseph of the Toronto Raptors. “But if it affected some of our guys, I’m OK with it. It just means one more reason to be motivated when we go out there and play”.
The road trip featured circuslike levels of attention with Cam Newton and several Carolina Panthers coming out for Curry’s homecoming in Charlotte, a live feed of Curry’s pregame warmup in Boston and an nearly college-style atmosphere in Milwaukee with fans wearing T-shirts with “24-1” on the front.
An alley-oop and a technical free throw would push Milwaukee’s lead to 11 early in the fourth quarter, but then the Warriors began to make their run.
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San Antonio shot 53 percent from the field and out-scored Washington 59-43 in the second half to pull away.
