The Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors meet Wednesday night at the Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors are shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc and 75.9 percent from the free throw line.
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Speights might even earn himself “Splash Cousin” status from Curry, and that’s one enormous compliment for a 6-foot-10 center coming from the NBA’s reigning MVP who could be headed for a second such honor soon.
Hes auditioning for that Splash Cousin maybe, Curry said.
Kerr essentially admitted before Wednesday’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers that the Golden State Warriors have every intention of going for the record and not worrying so much about rest.
With the victory, the Warriors (64-7) improved to 33-0 at home this season – extending their National Basketball Association record for consecutive regular-season home wins (dating back to last season) to 51 – and remain on pace to break the Michael Jordan-led 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls’ mark for most wins (72) in an National Basketball Association regular season.
“I’m sure there’s animosity”, Rivers said of the teams before the game, “but they’re the champions and we’re not, so I think everybody right now is the chasers”. “For whatever reason, tonight didn’t have the same juice”. The Clippers were swept by Golden State for the first time since dropping all six meetings in 1985-86.
Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points and Evan Turner added 17 as Boston beat visiting Toronto 91-79.
Detroit shot 54 per cent from the field and 11 of 24 from 3-point range. All five of those wins came by eight points or less.
Green flexed after scoring on a 3-point play to give the Warriors a 100-87 lead with 5:22 left.
Draymond Green went point forward periodically, finishing the game with 12 points, 12 rebounds and four assists, all of which were in the second half.
A moment of silence was held before the anthem for victims of the Brussels attack. Head Coach Steve Kerr realizes that he’ll need his best player in prime condition in April, and has considered all possibilities to assure this. Securing that top No. 1 seed in the West is now important for the Warriors.
Doc Rivers – “I liked how we played, I loved their energy, I thought DJ was the most dominant player on the floor, overall”. “That’s a really important deal for us”.
“That’s pretty enticing”, he told ESPN. “It’s not the organization, so they will absolutely have some say in matters down the stretch in terms of how we approach everything”. It’s the players who are doing it.
He knows it’s not easy. The Clippers are still without Blake Griffin who is expected to return before the season ends.
The Warriors (63-7) showed some chinks in their armor after an ill-fated trip to San Antonio last week.
Though, continued success there in the regular season won’t matter if this team’s starters aren’t somewhat rested heading into the playoffs.
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Players on the team are eager to enter the playoffs at the top of their game with a winning mentality rather than risk getting out of sync.
