Harrison Barnes of the Golden State Warriors drives past on Kyle Korver of the Atlanta Hawks during …
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Curry twisted the ankle after an awkward landing in his 46-point outburst against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, but remained in the game.
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry cheers a basket in 1st quarter against Atlanta Hawks during National Basketball Association game at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.
Incredibly, with still 24 games to go in their season, it is now impossible for the Warriors to miss out on the play-offs. However, his biggest offensive contribution came when he followed in a Draymond Green miss in overtime, extending a one-point lead to three rather than allowing Atlanta a possession that could have given the Hawks the lead.
Heat 129, Bulls 111: Hassan Whiteside scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Miami set a franchise record by shooting 67.5 percent on the way to rolling past Chicago.
Without Curry, the Warriors hung on to win 109-105. The former college player of the year finally got in for the final 3:13 and finished with four points (see full recap).
Phoenix Suns suffered a 16th successive away defeat as Kemba Walker’s 26 points helped Charlotte Hornets to a 126-92 victory, while Dallas Mavericks recorded a third straight victory as Wesley Matthews scored 21 points in a 121-108 win against Orlando Magic.
Golden State is unbeaten at their home court in Oakland, and the Warriors want to keep it that way when they play the Hawks on March 1. They scored eight straight points, including back-to-back 3-pointers from Mike Scott and Dennis Schroder. In a live interview after the game, Green said that Kerr told him that he’s a bad (expletive).
“They were so afraid of our three-point shooting that they kind of stretched their defense out”, Bogut said.
Kerr put Green in position to facilitate most of the offense.
Lillard reached the 30-point mark for the eighth time in nine games and had 14, almost half of them, in the final 4:25 of the first half. However, the Hawks didn’t score again until Korver’s 3-pointer with 1:45 left, a drought during which Golden State scored eight straight points to regain a 95-90 advantage.
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The Trail Blazers have now won 18 of their past 22 games. The decision to hold out Warriors PG Stephen Curry (strained left ankle) and SF Andre Iguodala (tight left hamstring) was made about 75 minutes before tipoff. They played a tough, tight game that went into overtime before Steph miraculously re-entered the game – after inhabiting the body of Draymond Green for a moment.
