TNT analyst Kenny Smith suggested that this game would involve a gradual progression toward a blowout, but that’s not exactly how the Warriors tend to pull away from teams – it’s a sort of sudden burst of dominance that the rest of the National Basketball Association must have come to expect at this point but simply can’t avoid.
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Kobe Bryant will play tonight against the Golden State Warriors after leaving Tuesday’s game because of a sore right Achilles’ tendon.
Anyway, because the first portion of Curry’s pregame routine involves a number of mesmerizing dribbling drills, even the Harlem Globetrotters took notice – and made a decision to try and replicate it before the Warriors took on the Lakers on Thursday. Russell was aggressive in limited minutes and finished with 12 points on 6-of-15 shooting.
“This place has always been a special place to play”, he said. The Lakers couldn’t stop the Warriors in transition, and they scored another six points in the final seconds of the quarter to lead, 86-72.
The Warriors extended a three point halftime lead to 20 by the nine minute mark in the fourth quarter after shooting 65% during the third quarter.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Kemba Walker scored 23 points before sitting out the entire fourth quarter and Charlotte snapped a seven-game losing streak with a blowout victory over Atlanta. The teams split two meetings last season.2. Save your “what about Steph Curry” tweets; I get it, but there’s a larger point here. “I thought they played hard”.
Despite solid scoring from Jordan Clarkson (22 points, 10-of-17) and Lou Williams (21 points, 5-of-12), the Lakers (9-32) were unable to keep up from behind the 3-point arc.
“He has a very impactful skill set”, Curry said. It’s their time to step up and play and see how many championships they can win, see how many gold medals they can win. Curry kept them afloat with 15 points, all of them coming on his five 3-point buckets. “I had my run and now it’s important for them to go ahead and carry it forward”.
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 26 points as the Warriors (37-3) improved to 19-0 at home this season, lifting their home win streak to 37 dating back to last season.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after hitting a 3-point basket against the Denver Nuggets late in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Denver.
“I wanted to fight it, but my body wouldn’t let me”, Green said. “I just wanted to put him out there for a few more minutes and just have the fans appreciate him when he came back out”. So I think that I’m playing at a pretty good level.
“If his body is not hurting, there’s no reason to sit him out”, Warriors interim head coach Luke Walton said.
“We get jaded in this business”, general manager Bob Myers said. The packed house at Oracle Arena stood for one last ovation.
Still, there’s a possibility that the Nuggets win over the Warriors could be huge. Golden State is 10-1 in the second half of back-to-backs this season….
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The Warriors were beaten on points in the paint (48-44) and second-chance points (18-9) but destroyed the Lakers on fast-break points, 30-8. Golden State drafted Joe Bryant, Kobe’s father, with 14th overall pick of 1975 draft.
