“I don’t want to build one game into a championship”, Snyder said over the weekend.
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To say that The Golden State Warriors started their season strongly would be an understatement. “Now it’s nice because the Panthers are winning now and they get a lot of national coverage, so it’s easier to find them on TV and watch them like a regular person in Charlotte would”. “But it’s something that you get used to, and the thing that I like about it most is, it’s elevated our play…”
MCEVERS: And we will talk to you at the All-Star break.
“We may feel a little better after a win, but a month from now, hopefully what we come away from this game with is more significant than one win”. Having length all over the court allows you to do so much defensively with switching, and if someone does get by a defender you have to meet Gobert at the rim in Utah’s case. “We’re going to compete, and we’re still hungry”. Green came up with the key rebound in the final seconds on Monday but fell just short of his third straight triple-double with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Rodney Hood responded with a shot that cut the Warriors’ lead to one, but then with a chance to win the game, he missed a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left.
– A rebound bouncing into Green’s hands with four seconds left, proceeded by two free throws from Curry.
It doesn’t help a team to have its star player score 25 points but have to take 24 shots to do it. He’s passing the ball at a high level, he’s playing very good defense and he has a very good team around him.
“It’s close. Close isn’t good enough, but one we can learn from for sure”, Hayward said. “Had a shot at the end”. The Jazz will take on the Orlando Magic and Pacers at home in their next two games.
Golden State Warriors at Charlotte Hornets (+9, 211.5)The next stop on the Golden State Warriors’ march to history is a visit to Stephen Curry’s home state.
Utah was led by Derrick Favors, who had a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds and Gordon Hayward, who had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
– Gobert had a strong showing with 13 points, 11 rebounds and a block. And Trevor Booker gave the Jazz some energy in his 19-minute outing.
If they win, they’ll tie a 131-year-old record for the longest season-opening winning streak by any professional sports team, which was set by the St. Louis Maroons baseball team in 1884.
Nevertheless, the Jazz still had a chance to win in the closing seconds.
“They’re the best team in the National Basketball Association and we played them down to the wire but they won the game”, Favours said. “They won the game”.
Utah may have pulled it off if not for a big shot by – who else?
In Salt Lake City, with a Jazz team that’s great on defense and has the size and talent to match up with the Warriors on defense, it was possibly their biggest challenge yet. “Gotta tip our hat to them”. You know, they’ve played 19 games. Below is a breakdown of Golden State’s road trip.
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The Golden State Warriors’ streak just keeps on going. Can this team be that good? With two traditional bigs it will also be hard for Hayward, the team’s best perimeter offensive option, to get space to operate when attacking the basket.
