If Thompson can not play against the Celtics, it is unclear who would start in his place. However, interim coach Luke Walton put his starters back in and they were able to close out the game and keep their squeaky clean record.
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“One of the things we need to try to be is the best us”, he said.
Leandro Barbosa (illness) is available for Friday’s game against Boston.
One of the strengths of the Warriors last season was their ability to stay healthy.
At 13-9, the Celtics are comfortably placed in the race for playoff spots in the grueling Eastern Conference. They’re trying to win three in a row in Boston for the first time since 1974-75. But the Warriors have remained focused, and are determined to go into the history books as a team not concerned with individual glory.
“We are going in the right direction as a unit”, said Jae Crowder.
A Pakistani woman’s role as a shooter in the San Bernardino massacre is raising fears that foreign-born brides who support the Islamic State group could marry Americans to come to the U.S.to carry out… With a favorable schedule ahead of them, including a home-and-home set against my Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State could be 28-0 on Christmas Day when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James in a rematch of last years championship finale.
More often than not, those players are quick to tell you about the chip on their shoulder that they play with due to their draft night slight. Curry is shooting 52.7 percent from the field, 46.8 percent from the three point line and 93.2 percent from the free throw line, he is also is third in the league in steals with 2.3 per game.
“Obviously one of the best teams I’ve ever seen – certainly that I’ve ever coached against”, Stevens said.
“With the start they’ve had, they sure have a great chance”, Dore said in an email to DNAinfo Chicago. He made a splash with his incredible first half when he scored 29 points, made 8 of 10 3s and was the key to a 22-0 run that forced IN to play catch-up the rest of the night. “And as skilled as they are, it seems that that’s how much fun they have and how connected they are as a team”. It’s heck of a challenge. “Isaiah’s quickness gives a lot of guards trouble in the league, and his ability to not only be quick, but to make shots as well… he’s going to be a tough match up going the other way”.
So how exactly can the Celtics stop them – or at least slow them down? Curry is setting screens, they set screens for Curry. And you’re going to have advantageous opportunities when you’re on the floor with those other guys. I know I can’t go out there lacking. “(We’ve) got a team full of believers.
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Former Warrior David Lee said he sees the same confidence in the Warriors that he saw when he played the Celtics in the years they had Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. The odds favor their next opponent, which is Friday night.
