“When there are legends and people that I looked up to as a player-as a young kid, as a basketball player-Hall of Famers and guys that talk about our team, it means that obviously we’re doing something good, so we keep doing it”, he added.
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“I am proud to be part of that group and to have that honor is unbelievable”, he added.
Both Stephen Curry and Draymond Green participated in practice today, as the Warriors prepare for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday in Oakland.
Curry’s Warriors will face the Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals next week.
“They did what championship teams do when it was time to win games”, Lillard said. “We had to grind it out”.
“It wasn’t ideal, but we got it done”, Kerr said.
After Curry hit a shot to make it 110-102, the Trail Blazers scored the next seven points. The Cavs went 1-5 in the six games James missed this season but swept their first two playoff opponents to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Klay Thompson caught fire late in the second quarter and led the way for the Warriors.
Klay Thompson’s sweet shooting touch carried the Warriors while Curry was down, and together again in the starting lineup they guided Golden State another step closer to a repeat title with a 125-121 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
Under a preferential voting system, players receive 10 points for a first choice vote, seven points for each second place vote, five points for third, and three points for fourth and one point for fifth.
However, Curry stepped back jumper for 3-point with 24.9 seconds left sealed the deal for the Warriors, who went up by five at that stage.
Curry admitted yesterday he is feeling mentally and physically exhausted.
The University of San Francisco sports marketing professor Michael Goldman says that the Stephen Curry brand is about to explode. Then I came home and with the festivities yesterday.
He moved around well-even danced out of the tunnel to start pre-game warm-ups-and ran the court without apparent discomfort throughout an 18-minute first-half stint. Curry finished with 29 points, 14 in the fourth quarter.
The margin was down to one after Dwyane Wade converted two free throws with just under two minutes to play.
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Dwyane Wade scored a team-high 20 points for Miami.
