“It’s taking a little longer than he thought, I guess”.
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As ESPN pointed out, Draymond Green is an important cog in the Golden State Warriors’ quest to chase the Chicago Bulls’ 72-10 record, and his role is more pronounced with the injury to Stephen Curry. “That doesn’t get worse if I play on it, unless I get kicked, which has happened three times since I did it. Hopefully it won’t keep happening”.
“The other option, which I know he’s not going to do, is just sit out until it goes away”, Schulz said.
“I didn’t feel any pain at all”, he said.
“It’s nice having options”, Walton said with a laugh, recalling how his team finished their last game, an overtime win over Denver, with just seven available players.
Thompson has slowly found his way back following his poor play to start the season, averaging 25.3 points on 47.7 percent shooting from the field and 45.5 percent shooting from behind the arc in the month of December.
As for Curry, who appeared unlikely to play earlier in the day, the reigning MVP hit 12 of 21 shots and scored 30 points in front of his dad, Dell, a broadcaster for the Hornets. This game might be decided on who plays and doesn’t play for both teams.
“We got good shots, we got the shots we wanted”, he said.
Bryant on this night actually did sit out due to a sore right shoulder.
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.
Even as the Warriors had Curry hobbling and were missing multiple reserves, the Lakers didn’t stand much of a chance without Kobe Bryant and D’Angelo Russell – two of their top four scorers.
Golden State forward Harrison Barnes scored eight points Monday as he returned from a 16-game absence from a sprained left ankle.
Crowder scored 14 points in the first quarter as the Celtics laid the foundations of the win and then threw a vital three-pointer near the end as the hosts held off a late fightback from the Nets. The coach was critical of Randle’s maturity after the second-year pro expressed dismay with being pulled in the fourth quarter. “That’s all I can tell you”.
Klay Thompson rained down 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors poured it on the Los Angeles Lakers again Tuesday.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Stephen Curry was solid, too (17 points, six assists, three steals) but also saw his nagging shin injury flare up in the game, too. Green was attempting to become the second player in 27 years to post four in a row.
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Draymond Green’s streak of three straight triple-doubles ended with nine points, 12 rebounds and five assists, but the Warriors never trailed while beating the Lakers at Staples Center for only the fifth time in franchise history. “He’s been playing at a high level, it’s nice that he’s back at that all-star level”.
