However, a replay stream will be available after the conclusion of the contests between the Warriors and Lakers has ended via paid subscription to NBA League Pass. He missed all of the fourth quarter on Tuesday. Golden State shot 13-for-30 (43.3 percent) on 3-pointers to 5-for-21 (23.8 percent) for Los Angeles.
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Stephen Curry secured his dominance over his hometown team Monday as the Golden State Warriors stretched their home winning streak to 35 straight with a 111-101 win over the Charlotte Hornets. Klay Thompson grabbed the spotlight, scoring 36 points while Curry in three quarters had 17 in the blowout as the Warriors improved to 33-2.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry aggravated his left shin contusion again Tuesday night in a 109-88 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, but he said he’s not anxious about the injury long term and that he just needs to protect it while he’s on the floor.
The reigning league MVP Curry took another blow in the third quarter on Tuesday on his sore left leg that kept him out of two games last week.
Klay Thompson matched Curry’s tally, but it was Drymond Green that stole the headlines as he became just the second Warriors player to register triple-doubles in three consecutive games. “Long-term, it’s not something that I’ll have to worry about”. The Hornets mounted their biggest threat early in the third quarter, getting back-to-back 3-pointers from shooting guard Jeremy Lin and small forward PJ Hairston in an 11-4 run that closed an eight-point halftime deficit to 66-65.
During his post-game comments, Curry acknowledged that he will need to continue playing through the pain for the time being because doctors advised him that his leg would take “four weeks” to heal fully.
With the Warriors real head coach, Steve Kerr, returning-no shade to Luke Walton, who’s done an outstanding job-it’ll be interesting to see how Curry’s injury is handled.
“Nothing surprises me with him”, Walton said of Curry. The three-game winning streak comes to an end in disastrous fashion for the purple and gold.
“Our guys are playing with a lot of confidence, sharing the ball, playing together, competing and that’s part of the process that we’ve been talking about”, coach Byron Scott said. “They have a high IQ, and they capitalize on the lower IQs”.
Thompson had 22 points in the first 11 minutes, hitting four 3-pointers and going 9 for 14 from the field. Kobe (Bryant) wouldn’t sit out for anything. The Lakers are off Wednesday and travel to Sacramento to face the Kings on Thursday. Luckily, it wasn’t considered a serious knock, and he only missed two games. It might not seem like a ridiculous stat, but recording even one triple-double is impressive, Green has six this year.
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Warriors: Golden State is staying in a luxury coastal resort in Southern California before flying north to visit the Trail Blazers on Friday. “Other than that, we know what they are and how great they are as a basketball team”. Golden State shot its first free throw 1:10 into the second half.
