Curry ripped out his mouthpiece and hurled it across the court then approached Phillips complaining about the call.
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They now face the uncertainty of a Game 7 with the National Basketball Association championship on the line after the Cavaliers tied the Finals at three games apiece with a 115-101 win Thursday.
She was referring to the sixth foul that was called on her husband, which resulted in his disqualification – his first since December 2013 – and then his ejection. “I don’t want to be a prisoner of the moment and say Game 5 was a direct reflection of who we are as a team and who I am as an individual, as a player, as a leader”, Curry said. “But I immediately kind of started thinking about Game 7, and just the opportunity we’ve got – one game to win it all – and we’ve got to take advantage of it”.
The Warriors followed up last year’s championship season by going 73-9 in the regular season.
Cleveland was led by yet another dominant performance by LeBron James, who scored 41 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and passed out 11 assists. “He’s the MVP of the league”. Surely, win or lose, they can’t fault him now – right?!
“Yeah, when they had a chance to celebrate in our locker room … that left a bitter taste in our mouth”, Cleveland Coach Tyronn Lue said ahead of time.
Andre Iguodala will start Game 6 for the Warriors, taking the spot that opened up when center Andrew Bogut was lost for the remainder of the series with a left knee injury. Harrison Barnes was scoreless.
Shaquille O’Neal was the last person to score more than 40 points in back-to-back finals games 16 years ago, with James also picking up 11 assists, eight rebounds, three blocks and four steals.
According to Curry, folks on the Cavs’ side of things wouldn’t let her or any of the families of the Warriors’ players into the arena on time, but instead made them wait on the bus in the parking lot.
LeBron James was unstoppable, dominating play at both ends and finishing with 41 points for the second consecutive game.
Stephen Curry is up to 13 points, but Draymond Green has been whisper quiet in his return from a suspension in Game 5.
The black-shirted fans’ attire was as sinister as the Cavs’ intentions as they raced to a 22-point first quarter lead in The Q’s Black Hole, which threatened to swallow the Warriors’ energy and poise.
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Stephen Curry argues with an official while being held back by Klay Thompson and Shaun Livingston after getting ejected. Warriors went on a 10-0 run as Thompson hit threes and the Cavaliers slowed down and isolated on offense, allowing the Warriors to defend and get stops. Tristan Thompson had 16 rebounds and went 6 of 6 from the floor…. On the other end, James blocked Curry’s shot and did some trash-talking to the MVP.
