After Golden State’s 112-95 upset loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, reporters asked Curry if he thought he could top Kobe Bryant’s legendary 81-point game.
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The Warriors starters outscored the bench just 51-44, but every Warrior player struggled from the three-point line, a part of the game that Golden State has excelled at over the past few seasons.
Bryant said the 55-6 Warriors need Green’s fiery personality to keep winning, per Diamond Leung of Bay Area News Group. “The learning curve comes from trusting our defence”.
The NBA champion Golden State Warriors set a league record Monday with their 45th straight regular-season home victory.
The Lakers led 22-21 after the first quarter, but it was the second period where they really asserted themselves on the game.
Los Angeles will look to win back-to-back games for the first time in over a month when they host the Magic on Tuesday.
Kobe Bryant wouldn’t have wanted his last game against a team like Golden State to end any other way, and the more time given for the win to linger, the more it feels like it’s the last brick in the wall for Bryant’s legacy. Russell hit three consecutive 3-pointers, helping the Lakers to a 39-29 lead. Clarkson, who missed Friday night’s game with a left knee injury, had 25 points.
This game was the first game in National Basketball Association history where a team with a winning percentage over.
But when Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined to shoot just 1-of-18 from three-point range, it’s hard getting anything done. He picked up right where he left off in Sunday’s rematch, scoring 11 points in the first quarter as the Pistons took a 30-16 lead. The energy was high from start to finish and even after the Warriors went on a run the cut the game to eight points in the third, the Lakers were able to respond. The Warriors shot a season-low 12.5 percent (5-of40) — including 0-of-10 from 3-point range – when the shot wasn’t directly preceded by a pass, the lowest for the Warriors this season. If you want to get measured or get talked about as being a young backcourt that has a chance to be very good, then you’re going to have to measure up against these two guys.
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Warriors: F Andre Iguodala (L hamstring tightness) was listed as questionable and declared out prior to tipoff.
