There were no words to express this, except to say that this proud, accomplished, championship-winning team was in a state of shock.
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Is Curry hurting, probably due to the lingering effects of his knee sprain in the series? Oklahoma City Thunder All-star Kevin Durant candidly pointed out that it is “just business”.
Programming note: Watch Warriors Playoff Central today at 4:30pm on CSN Bay Area, and streaming live right here. If passivity was their primary problem on Sunday, they will need more Green-related passion for Game 4, to match the Thunder’s combustibility. With a victory Tuesday the Warriors would tie the series while reclaiming homecourt advantage.
So what can the Warriors do about it? That’s two times in the last two games.
Without a doubt, part of the Thunder’s dominance has to do with that arena.
The 2015-16 Warriors may be a special team, but their past laurels won’t save them here.
The Thunder won’t have that in Oakland. That’s going to be our focus going into Game 5 and it’s one game at a time. If you punch someone in the face, you get suspended. I didn’t think twice about Draymond Green not playing.
“Honestly, I think it’s intentional”, Adams’s teammate Russell Westbrook added. “We’ve got to stand up to that”. Westbrook 47 assists; Curry 18.
Everybody defend straight up with their usual rotations. Bogut’s disappearance is particularly damaging, because he makes Green so much better. Perhaps it means taking 40 3-pointers with hopes of hitting 15.
Beat the Thunder three consecutive times when the Warriors haven’t looked like they belonged on the same court in the last two games?
“They try to bait me every night”.
However, fans stated that his is not the way the game of basketball should be played. They’re too lanky. They’re too athletic. Make some of them work. They have options: They can slow the pace down, bring in Shaun Livingston, and get him working in the post. Get in their head.
Kerr was not in a joking mood and said the team was understanding of the situation and accepted the league’s ruling. “Now is that them not having a championship and us having a championship, all of a sudden we’re relaxed?”
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It will take the game of the year to win at OKC in Game 6.
