Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expects star man Stephen Curry to return from injury against the Houston Rockets in game four of the National Basketball Association play-offs. Houston pulled out the one-point win after seldom-used Golden State guard Ian Clark had given his team the lead with 10 seconds remaining while absorbing the crunch-time minutes that usually go to superstar Stephen Curry, who missed his second straight game with a sprained ankle.
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“We talked to him after shoot around today, and he felt pretty good”, Kerr said via ESPN.
The reigning NBA MVP and his Warriors are up 2-1 in a first-round playoff matchup with the Houston Rockets, with Game 4 coming up on Sunday.
People took note of some Houston Rockets players not looking exactly thrilled after James Harden drilled the winning jumper Thursday night, giving his team a 97-96 win in Game 3 against the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
“It’s soreness that comes along with all that my ankle has been through”, he said. “I guess he and Correa have struck up a friendship, and it’s always nice to see elite athletes from other spots”.
“The last shot was typical of what James does”, coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “I think we need to play more intelligently than we did in Game 3, and I think we will”. “I don’t know how it will be tomorrow, when I get out there in a game situation and I don’t know where my mind will be”.
Marreese Speights came off the bench to lead the Warriors with 22 points and Klay Thompson had 17.
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“It’s tough”, Curry said. “Generally when we’ve lost, we’ve bounced back really well and played not only hard, but intelligently”. The Warriors pulled away 115-106 in Game 2 behind outstanding performances from Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston. “I know I have confidence in what I’ve been doing the last couple of days to prove that I can do what I need to do.To play free with the creativity, I feel I can do that”.
