That’s to say nothing of Green’s passion, energy, and intelligence, which keep the Warriors in every game they play, regardless of the circumstances. The Warriors got a bit of a scare when the league’s reigning Most Valuable Player, Stephen Curry limped after hitting his leg on Lakers center Roy Hibbert in the third quarter.
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The six year veteran has called the injury “frustrating and annoying” but it is clearly something he can play through as he has done well when he has been on the court recently.
The game was over in the first quarter when the high octane offense of the Warriors scored 30 points, while they only allowed the Lakers to score 11.
Thompson, though a great player in his own right, has played second fiddle to Curry in the entirety of his tenure in Golden State, sometimes third if you consider Green to be more valuable to Golden State’s small ball system than Curry.
Curry is certainly an essential part of the Warriors team but they are 33-2 and three and a half games clear of the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference right now so resting the injury might be in his, and the teams, best interest.
Yes, it’s time to start discussing Draymond Green as a viable MVP candidate.
In fact, only three players in the league this season have recorded more than one triple-double – Green, Rajon Rondo and Russell Westbrook.
If the Warriors were worn out playing on the second night of a back-to-back, you couldn’t tell by the way Klay Thompson and Brandon Rush started the game.
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.
As of Tuesday, he’s scored 951 points this season and a total of 9.665 points in seven regular seasons with the team.
The Bleach Report cited that Stephen Curry missed two games for the Golden State Warriors at the end of 2015 due to his shin injury.
The same continued in the third quarter when Golden State poured on 35 points, while the Lakers only had 17 to answer back.
Thompson’s final line: 30 points, 3 assists and 5 rebounds.
J.R. Smith made a season-high eight three-pointers, accounting for all of his 24 points in front of a crowd of 20,500 at Quicken Loans Arena. “We want to get it all out of there and go from there”. Golden State led 37-25 after one quarter and increased the margin to 62-47 at the break.
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According to oddsmakers from oddsmakers at RealBets, Golden State is favored on the road tonight, as the Warriors are getting odds of -13.5 points against the Lakers. “I played with a guy like that”, said Walton, who had won the 2010 National Basketball Association title with Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
