STEVE KERR, Warriors head coach, on how they managed to beat the San Antonio Spurs so convincingly.
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Golden State thrashed San Antonio – the NBA’s second-best team – in every area during the huge showdown that the Warriors approached as a statement game.
“It was like men and boys out there tonight, I thought, as far as the toughness and the aggressiveness was concerned in every facet of the game”, he added. However, maybe cutting off social media will give Aldridge the focus he needs to help lead the Spurs towards that title push and over the reigning NBA Champion Golden State Warriors when it matters in June.
The San Antonio Spurs’ run of thirteen successive wins came to an end as they suffered a 120-90 loss at the hands of the Golden State Warriors on Monday.
The Spurs, playing without Tim Duncan because of right knee soreness, wilted and committed a whopping season high of 26 turnovers that were turned into 32 Warriors points.
Kawhi Leonard scored 16 for the sloppy Spurs, who had won their previous 13 games.
In a span of eight days, the Warriors have 30-point wins over Cleveland, Chicago and San Antonio. – Jeff Green scored a season-high 30 points and Mike Conley hit two free throws with 15.9 seconds left in overtime to lead Memphis.
He played 28 minutes and didn’t set foot on the court in the fourth quarter, with Golden State in complete control.
In the wake of last week’s dismantling of the Cavaliers one week earlier, it’s possible that no other team is even close to the Warriors at this point.
Golden State is easily on track to go down as one of the best teams in league history, but their level of focus will be put to the test for the second half of the season.
Curry tormented the NBA’s top defence with his incredible shooting range and ability to drive to the paint, ending Monday night’s game with six 3-pointers and drawing praise from Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, who said the opposing player was impossible to guard, reports EFE. The teams had the highest combined winning percentage in National Basketball Association history for opponents meeting at least 40 games into the season at.886.
Barring a cataclysmic turn of events in Oakland, the only question that remains is whether or not the Warriors can reach the historic mark of set by the Michael Jordan‘s 95-96 Chicago Bulls of winning 72 games. Kerr coached his second game back following a long leave of absence dating to October 1 because of complications following two back operations. “I felt like I had a matchup”.
Draymond Green backed up Curry with 11 points, nine rebounds and six assists. The Spurs’ defensive scoring average was also best in the league.
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“I was just trying to keep a body on LaMarcus”, Green said. The Spurs have been the gold standard, and coming into this game it appeared they still might be a cut above. Rap mogul Jay-Z sat courtside eight seats away from Warriors owner Joe Lacob, and rapper Drake also was in attendance.
