Curry is the league’s reigning MVP, and in all the games he’s played in the conference so far, his stats look the part.
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The Warriors have laid waste to opponents during their reunion tour at the start of the season with teams they knocked out of the playoffs.
The Golden State Warriors are coming from a 119-69 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. The other half of the Warriors backcourt, All-Star guard Klay Thompson has started the season extremely slowly, with poor shooting percentages, and very little impact on the court. L.A.is the only team that has given Golden State any trouble, but they still lost to the Warriors on Wednesday night, 112-108. Beal finished the game with 25 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
“I’m more experienced, I think I’m a better player than I was past year, ” Curry said after having another great performance.
When Curry checked back into the game at the start of the second, he found breathing room to play his game.
For most of the game Wednesday night, Harrison Barnes’ face was a mask that alternated between mild disappointment and sheer frustration as a result missing three of the four shots he had taken.
The game began slipping away from Golden State, incrementally becoming harder to control as Clippers point guard Chris Paul was able to draw timely fouls, and the rest of the Los Angeles roster followed his lead.
He did a workout Sunday but still needs to successfully get through a contact practice, interim coach Luke Walton said.
Los Angeles led in the fourth quarter pushed it to a tie at 105-105 with 1:47 remaining but of course a Stephen Curry 3-pointer ultimately pushed Golden State to victory.
The Warriors trailed for the first time this season after the first quarter, with Memphis taking a 22-21 lead as the Warriors were 2 for 8 from 3-point range. Jordan said he wanted to be a bigger part of the offense which hasn’t happened yet (just 9.0 points per game) but he is still making a huge impact.
Stephen Curry is averaging 36 points while shooting 57 percent from the field.
Ezeli, who had 11 points and 10 rebounds, continues to show how deep the Warriors roster is this season. He especially tormented the Pelicans, scoring 40 against them on Opening Night and 53 more Saturday night.
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Even though the Pelicans have simplified their defense in an attempt to make things easier, they gave up 39 and 43 points in the first quarters of two of their last few games because they allegedly allowed open jumpers and penetration. “Our experience as a team helped us win”.
