Stephen Curry immediately returned to being Stephen Curry with 24 points in the first quarter. Opening night was Tuesday and here’s a quick overview of the 3 games played courtesy of SB*Nation. “All that really prepared us to be able to stay in the moment, enjoy the celebration and the ceremony, have fun, joke, dance, all that stuff, but then lock in and focus on the game”.
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Bogut was terrific in the time he was in the game.
“It’s killing me not to be out there tonight”, he said.
With only nine active players for the game, the Pelicans were limited offensively.
Last night was Christmas Day for National Basketball Association fans as the 2015-16 season officially tipped off. While LeBron James versus a healthy Derrick Rose was the main storyline of the night, the next wave of National Basketball Association superstars stole the show in the later game when the New Orleans Pelicans traveled to the now-defending champion Golden State Warriors.
On opening night against the Pelicans, after getting his championship ring, Curry proceeded to remind everyone just how foolish that was.
“I told the guys, ‘We’re not going to use injuries as an excuse, ‘” Gentry said. Then he got the ding.
Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis had a disappointing season opener as he started 1-for-16 from the field before finishing with 18 points to go along with six rebounds and three blocks.
“The challenge was set”. Assistant Coach, Luke Walton, coached the Warriors after receiving a few brief advice from Kerr.
Cunningham never returned to the game because he was being observed for a possible concussion.
Andre Drummond was sensational for the Pistons, scoring 18 points, grabbing 19 rebounds, dishing out three assists and blocking two shots.
Point guard Ish Smith, who the Pelicans signed Monday, came in and produced, though. When I feel better, I’ll feel better. After straining his left hamstring on October 12 in a preseason tilt at Chicago, the 6-foot-9 forward was nearing a return and may be available Wednesday in Portland. “We’ll get it all figured out”.
The Pelicans shot just 42.2 percent, the Warriors 42.7 percent.
“I probably should’ve shot a little more of my mid-range shots, but I didn’t know what was a good shot and what a bad shot, and that just comes with the feel”.
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Dellavedova had six points, four rebounds and four assists from 20 minutes on the court while the Bulls’ Australian power forward Cameron Bairstow stayed on the bench.
