Curry, who is recovering from a contusion on the shin, banged it against the leg of 7-foot-2, 290-pound Lakers center Roy Hibbert with 7:39 left in the third quarter. Curry immediately began hobbling as the Warriors called a timeout.
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Los Angeles was without forward Kobe Bryant, who missed his third consecutive game due to a sore right shoulder, and rookie point guard D’Angelo Russell, sidelined because of a sore throat.
Golden State’s Draymond Green became the second Warriors player in history to post three straight triple-doubles, leading the hosts to a 111-101 victory over Charlotte which extended their winning streak in regular-season home games to 35.
“It’s just frustrating and annoying and any other adjective you want to throw in there”, Curry said.
Ever since last January, I worry about posting open threads for games like this one.
“Having Steph out there makes it easier on everybody”, Thompson said of his sidekick, who played a total of just 14 minutes in the previous three games because of a calf injury.
– Steve Kerr was expected to travel after the game to join the Warriors in Los Angeles before going along with the team for their next game at Portland, according to interim head coach Luke Walton.
The Warriors have been experimenting with different shin pads to protect Curry, and Schulz says anything that limits the force of the impact on the sensitive area is the correct way to go about it.
Speights hit 7 of 10 shots and scored 15 points off the bench.
Beyond all the numerical accomplishments, however, most of the players just seemed happy that the team is starting to regain its health and play the way it can. Thompson’s 37-point quarter is certainly something that we’ll never forget, and he’s widely considered to be one of the Golden State’s top on-ball defenders, but the fact of the matter is that Thompson will possibly remain in Curry’s shadow so long as he continues to play alongside the league’s most dynamic scorer. Three times in the past four games he has played, someone has kicked him there.
Another day, another morning in which the Golden State Warriors emerge victorious the night before. While Thompson failed to score in the frame, the Warriors took a 62-47 lead into halftime after Curry and Jordan Clarkson traded threes in the final seconds. “We’ve done a good amount and just had a couple unlucky plays, and we’ll keep addressing it”, Curry averred about the trainers’ advise for a 4-week rest so that his injury would be fully healed.
The Golden State Warriors has been smashing records left and right in the NBA’s 2015-2016 season, and Monday night was no exemption as Draymond Green grabbed his third straight triple-double, previously held by Hall of Famer Tom Gola back in 1959-1960.
Curry this season is averaging a league-high 29.3 points as well as 6.3 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game. The Lakers managed 33.3 percent on field goals and 3-pointers. “No motivation needed when you’re talking about the Golden State Warriors”.
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“We’re short-handed”, Walker said.
