This was the final regular-season meeting between the teams.
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Curry has been phenomenal in scoring and is hungry to get back into action.
Management also found a gem in the selection of third year forward Draymond Green, drafted in the second round of the 2012 NBA Draft. The Warriors responded with a 12-0 run in which Curry threw a no-look, over-the-shoulder lob to Andrew Bogut for the tip-in.
Curry’s line: 26 points (8-of-18, 4-of-11) and nine assists. To that end, Walton gave Curry the fourth quarter off in the blowout. When Curry’s feeling it, as he was Saturday night, it takes real restraint for him not to simply shoot everything.
Steph Curry is now wearing shin guards to protect himself.
The Warriors finally got a look at the real Cousins early on. In that game, the Warriors were missing Harrison Barnes, and Thompson himself was out of rhythm in his first game back after an ankle injury.
Dame, is there a way for you to tell how talented that basketball team is and how well they play?
Check back shortly for more on this game.
The Warriors are attempting to harness their point guard’s creativity on the court by dressing his legs in protection fit for the pitch. Curry made his return against the Denver Nuggets but re-aggravated the injury when Nuggets guard Jameer Nelson hit the bruise on his shin, forcing Curry to exit the game in the second quarter.
Thompson, who grew up not far from the Moda Center in Lake Oswego and has family in Clark County, made himself at home with 19 first-quarter points which helped build a 17-point first quarter lead. Stephen Curry led the way with 38 points to go along with 11 assists and eight 3-pointers. When the Warriors score fewer than 100, they are a losing 1-2.
LeBron James added 13 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, Iman Shumpert had 23 points and the Cavaliers outscored the Timberwolves 22-5 in transition to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Green was 5 for 6 from behind the arc.
Well, the Warriors are in town for a Saturday night match up against the Sacramento Kings and are looking for a season sweep this season against the the Kings. Warriors F Draymond Green has passed former league MVPs Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry and Stephen Curry on the Warriors’ career triple-double list this season.
You guys have been able to go down and then come back in games before, but against a team like the Warriors, is it more discouraging? We didn’t get stops tonight and they hit baskets and continued to maintain runs and extend leads when they could. It might seem overly obvious to state this, but the Sacramento Kings need DeMarcus Cousins to play well in order to have a chance against the defending champs. The Kings are by no means a contending team, but their roster is filled with some big names, and those big names came to play against the Warriors. Just… I didn’t help him.
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The Brandon Rush feel-good story will extend at least another game, with Rush going 4-6 from the field for 11 points. Just think of all those kids in high school gyms, so desperate to emulate the Warriors, always striving to find their teammatesfor wide-open high-percentage shots.
