An offseason war of words that has been waged between Clippers coach Doc Rivers and several Warriors about what role luck played in their championship last season only added to the drama. “We answered the bell”.
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Yes, that is a 50 point deficit. “That’s the difference right now between us and them”. Los Angeles and Golden State do not like each other and there is always a chance for a few drama on-the-court when they face each other. Attempting almost 11 three-pointers per contest, Curry is shooting an astonishing 51.9 percent from behind the arc.
Stephen Curry and the Warriors are now 4-0 on the young season and have made their wins look very convincing.
The Warriors had outscored their opponents by a record 100 points in the first four games but fell behind by 10 in the fourth quarter to the Clippers. The Dubs extended their lead to 30 by halftime and despite a late Denver run, the Warriors never let their lead fall to single digits in the second half. Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum scored 24 points in a quarter last week against the Pelicans. “We can not allow ourselves to have too many ups and downs and have lapses in the game where we don’t have pace, we don’t play defense”.
Festus Ezeli threw down two alley-oop dunks with the passes from Green to put the Warriors ahead 71-62 in the third.
Curry scored 33 points on 12-of-21 shooting, including an 8-for-15 performance from the 3-point line, to go along with 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Warriors routed the Nuggets 119-104.
Curry had a much better ending to the game than he did a beginning, as the reigning MVP picked up two fouls in a span of six seconds just 2:45 into the game, forcing him to the bench. Jordan said he wanted to be a bigger part of the offense which hasn’t happened yet (just 9.0 points per game) but he is still making a huge impact.
More than a week after suffering a concussion, Warriors center Andrew Bogut missed a fourth straight game having not yet completed the NBA’s return-to-participation protocol that requires players to be free of symptoms. Both of these teams are fast paced teams, so there will be a lot more possession, which will give Curry a lot more touches and chances to score the basketball.
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Curry, who was limited due to his early foul troubles, rose to the occasion and took the Warriors to a 112-108 victory by nailing down four straight shots down the stretch. We’ll try. We did get 67 wins previous year, which was an incredible feat.
