But on the night of Stephen Curry’s unanimously-won MVP ceremony, the Warriors had no plans to lose this game.
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For Curry, on the other hand, winning double MVP titles is all about inspiring the next generation of players. “I never thought that that would kind of happen in my career”. “Nothing is guaranteed in this league – a wet spot or a twist of an ankle can derail any momentum that you’ve built up, so you want to appreciate every single game, every single moment that I have”. They can wrap up their first conference finals berth with a win in Game 6 in Miami on Friday.
Golden State now awaits the victor of the Oklahoma City Thunder-San Antonio Spurs series.
“We really needed that energy from the home crowd to just find a way to have some huge offensive possessions and get some stops down the stretch”, Curry said. “We had to grind it out”. He wasn’t emotional, and past year he was very emotional.
“If we come out and put our best foot forward, then nothing else matters”, Green said.
Curry had just 19 points – tied for this second-lowest total of that postseason – and was 2 of 11 from three-point range as the Warriors lost 97-90.
Portland led by as many as 11 early and got to 118-115 in the final minute of the contest.
For Golden State, there have to be some concerns.
Westbrook’s three-point play with six seconds left sealed the win, although a non-call during the play by the officials caused some controversy.
“This is an unbelievable honor”, Curry said at the press conference.
In a navy dress and cream cardigan, Riley made her way down between the front row of seats and the stage and made sure to acknowledge everyone in the audience with the “I’m watching you” finger point.
The Portland Trail Blazers (44-38) will visit the Golden State Warriors (73-9) on Wednesday at the Oracle Arena for Game 5 of the second round of the postseason.
DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry went from invisible to indispensable for the Toronto Raptors.
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The Raptors surged at the start and led by as many as 16 points in the first quarter and were ahead by 20 in the second quarter before the Heat began chipping away at their deficit. James is one of two players, along with Shaquille O’Neal, to fall just one vote short of earning the unanimous MVP, doing so in 2013.
