Stephen Curry’s (26 points) theatrics, naturally, were a big reason the Warriors were able to come up with the win, as his 3-pointer gave his team a 104-101 lead with just over 50 seconds remaining.
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Gasol was one of five Chicago players to finish in double figures as the Bulls survived late pressure from San Antonio to hang on for the win.
“I don’t think it was a struggle”, Warriors’ interim coach Luke Walton said following the 106-103 victory when asked about whether or not controlling tempo against Utah was a struggle, “but we knew it was a big focal point going into the game”. “We love the feeling of winning and our confidence is high right now”. Curry re-entered the game after a timeout and promptly hit nothing but net on a 3-pointer to tie it up at 90-90 with 6:20 left. Joakim Noah contributed eight points, seven assists and 11 rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench.
Golden State will lose at some point, but there’s a select few teams that seem capable of beating them four times in seven games.
As for individual goals, Mr. Curry said being part of the US Olympic team that will see action in next year’s Summer Games in Rio, Brazil, is an opportunity that he is excited and looking forward to. “They shoot 3s like layups”.
ATLANTA – Jeff Teague scored 25 points, six of them during a 10-2 fourth-quarter run, to help Atlanta outlast Oklahoma City. Chris Bosh played through an illness to add 21 points for the Heat.
Utah’s defense forces its opponents to commit an average turnover percentage of 16.7%, ranked fourth in the league.
Golden State’s ability to maintain focus on the team that is in front of them can be attributed to their early season success. “They start blending together after a while”. For us to have to double that output, I mean we’re going to play hard and hopefully close in on that record, but it won’t be a disappointing effort if we don’t get there.
“A team like that, the undefeated world champs, you’ve got to make things tough for them”. “We didn’t do that”. Utah had success with its big game against the Warriors’ smaller lineups. They can’t look ahead, they will just have to beat the records one at a time. The point guard is averaging 31.9 points, whereas past year his average was 23.8 points. His 12 points at halftime were the most of any Warriors player.
Golden State, with Steph as a magnet to fixate opposing defences, has by far the best offence, the highest number of assists, the best scoring differential, the most three-pointers made, BUT ALSO, the third most efficient defence only giving up 96 points per 100 possessions. He started Monday night’s game after scoring 16 points in a win over Sacramento when he also started in place of the injured Barnes on Monday and ended up with three points in 12 minutes. X-rays were negative, Walton said, but it wasn’t known how long Barnes might be out. The Jazz suffered one of their worst losses of the season last month in Orlando where the Magic won 102-93 after leading by 20 much of the game… Jazz coach Quin Snyder said of Hood’s 3-point attempt. The Warriors’ 22 3s were the most ever against the Suns and 11 more than any other team has made versus Phoenix this season….
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Stephen Curry was held in relative check for most of Monday night.
