He didn’t disappoint as he and Klay Thompson took shots from seemingly every spot on the floor – simulating a variety of scenarios from catch-and-shoot to dribble pull-up to curls off screens.
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Bulls: G Aaron Brooks missed the game with a left hamstring injury coach Fred Hoiberg said “may hold him out for a little bit of an extended time”, and “at least the next couple games.”… It was Clark who started the sequence that led to Green’s 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter.
Minnesota had a nice comeback spurt with a 12-0 run, and with seven minutes to go it was a seemingly competitive 50-43 game. After the first quarter, the Clippers had outshot the Warriors, 70.8% to 44.4%. They had double-digit leads in the fourth quarter in both games before collapsing late and losing.
NOTES: The Bulls and Warriors have split the two-game season series in 11 of the last 14 years. According to NBA.com/Stats, this exact lineup has played 48 minutes this season – the third-most of any Warriors lineup – and has an offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) of 153.7 and a defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) of 92.
The Clippers were up 112-102 with 5:05 left.
The Toronto vs. Utah game was quite particular as the Jazz had a very sloppy start that turned out to be one of their best performances so far in the season. “If you contrast the end of the game with the (beginning) of the game, we were just much more aggressive with everything that we did”, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said.
“I think this would be a cool accomplishment”, Curry said of extending the streak, but it’s looking harder to maintain. His second three in the quarter closed the gap with the Clippers to just one. The Clippers’ lead, which seemed insurmountable a minute and a half earlier, was down to two.
Curry hit a 3 for the Warriors’ lone lead of the first three quarters before things quickly turned sour for their star shooter. Blake Griffin had 27 points, six rebounds and five assists.
The Warriors shot better than 56 percent from beyond the arc, hitting 17-of-30 shots. The Clippers went 13-of-29. Their team nERD now sits at 9.5, meaning they’re playing like an eight-win team (.095 winning percentage over 82 games).
“That’s what I said to him: ‘Game on”. The Clippers later admitted to picking their poison by funneling the ball to Iguodala, and he made them pay. I mean they swung it to [Andre] Iguodala twice for threes. It was a season best for points in the opening quarter.
Interim head coach Luke Walton said before the game that Kerr’s presence was welcomed during his leave of absence after two offseason back surgeries.
For all Warriors fans, the second half was a joy to watch. The Warriors – unlike their opponent – stuck to their gameplan and saw it through, despite multiple double-digit deficits.
Rivalries aren’t always even, and while the Warriors are now the better team, the Clippers are more than capable of staying competitive with them.
The Sixers are in what feels like year 10 of a slow rebuild (or total tank job, depending on how carefully you choose your words).
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Just like their first meeting at Oracle Arena two weeks ago, Stephen Curry picked up two quick fouls in the first.
