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It seems to me that the absolute best case scenario for Golden State would be, given that Curry has been all but ruled out for game 3, for Curry to make his return in game 4.
In an attempt to speed up his return to the Golden State Warriors’ lineup, reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry underwent platelet-rich plasma treatment on the right knee he sprained during the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs according to reports. But he still provided a solid 17 point performance in game two, despite missing all five of his three point attempts. Curry went through portions of Golden State’s Friday practice, but it did not feature scrimmaging. It may even be so instrumental to the success of the next series that you could even wonder if losing a game in this series and giving Curry an extra game to play could possibly even be a somewhat decent idea.
“I think there’s a lot of great all-around players in the game”, Green said.
Does that mean Stotts and the Blazers are skeptical about Curry’s playing status? The Warriors hold a 2-0 lead over the Trail Blazers in the series.
“It’s part of the process, usually you’re not talking about the process when you’re in the second round”, Stotts said.
Backup center Festus Ezeli, who never left the bench in Golden State’s Game 1 victory, was the backbone of a strong defensive effort in the fourth quarter. Saturday will be another night for Curry in stylish street clothes (I’m thinking about starting to shop at Express now). This time they have to do it against the champs. And he’s the enforcer.
“But looking at the play, he had the right to do it. I understand why he came back at me the way he did, which is OK, guys”. He’ll reach the two-week mark Monday, which is also Game 4 against the Blazers.
“We came back after 0-2 against the Clippers”.
“If I were in Steph’s situation, I would know I would rather be 100 percent, or near it”, backcourt mate Klay Thompson said.
For the Blazers, the difference between winning and losing moving forward – for however long the Warriors press on without Curry – could be containing Green. He’s a competitor. He’s not going to say, “Oh, it was a bad game” and just live with that and be OK with it. He stepped up in a big moment. He was then traded on draft night to Portland, where he averaged 19.4 points and 8.4 rebounds, and leads the Portland franchise in rebounding and double-doubles after nine years. The Portland Trail Blazers were up 87-76 entering the final period, courtesy of a buzzer beating three from All Star Damian Lillard. He scored 37 in Game 1 as he continues to step up in Curry’s absence.
Curry averaged 34.2 minutes per game in the 79 games he played in the regular season. But take away those two eyesores and the Blazers actually have outscored the Warriors 176-157 over the remaining six quarters.
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In the fourth quarter, Thompson somehow turned around a game that had been going very badly for him, and that’s something he didn’t used to do.
