“And he did a great job”.
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Quote of the Game ” We made just enough plays, both offensively and defensively, to get a quality win in front of our home fans”. “Those are what separate teams, and we had enough winning plays tonight where we were able to withstand the furious comeback that they made”.
Will Barton scored 21 for the Nuggets, who outscored the Warriors 19-5 over the last 51/2 minutes of the third quarter to take a 10-point lead into the fourth.
I would take the Lakers with the points if the circumstances were different, but I don’t want to back against a Warriors team playing at home and coming off a surprise loss. Capping off the quarter with a dunk by Curry that ignited Oracle Arena, Golden State lead by fourteen at the end of the third.
Layups by Curry and Andrew Bogut cut the deficit to 102-97 with 2:05 remaining. The Nuggets made the most of the opportunity by handing Golden State a rare defeat despite MVP Stephen Curry’s heroics. NO, he misses and Thompson has it for the Warriors, who call a timeout with 2.8 seconds.
At the moment, the Warriors are atop the Pacific Division and are well ahead of their rivals, while the Lakers are all the way down to fifth and are hoping that they can at least get one victory over their new rivals.
He played 27 1/2 minutes, leaving to a standing ovation shortly after missing his fourth consecutive 3-point attempt with 3:04 to play.
The Lakers and Warriors never met in a playoff series during his career, but Bryant said that didn’t bother him.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is due for some time off after the way he’s played this season, and it appears the team is going to give it to him.
After Curry hit a ridiculous 33-foot 3-pointer with 00:37 seconds left to bring the Warriors within two points, Gallo drove into the lane looking to get back to the free throw line. Gallinari misses a free throw, and Denver only leads two with the Warriors advancing the ball to halfcourt.
“No, I’m good”, he said.
“They didn’t have to do too much convincing because I know I need it”, Green said of the rest.
The Warriors will look to continue their pursuit of history at Oracle Arena on Thursday when they host the Los Angeles Lakers in Kobe Bryant’s final game in Oakland.
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, left, drives past Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Denver. Kobe Bryant averages 17.3 points and 3.4 assists per game. Malone said in his post-game interview that Nurkic rolled his ankle, great news considering that he just returned from a knee injury, but it was unclear how severe the ankle injury was at this time.
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Mar 22, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; General view of the NCAA logo at midcourt of the KeyArena during the game between the Northern Iowa Panthers and Louisville Cardinals in the third round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Nuggets F J.J. Hickson had a root canal and was not active…. Denver added depth at guard by signing Sean Kilpatrick to a 10-day contract….
