Boston next stop on road trip for banged-up Warriors
Among them was former Warrior David Lee, who tallied 12 points and six rebounds in 18 minutes after missing the previous two games with a bruised right heel. The Warriors bring the NBA’s best offense to town, averaging 115.8 points per game, but will face off against a Celtics team that ranks fourth in defensive efficiency.
With a mixture of confidence in themselves, excitement for a big game and respect for their opponents, the Boston Celtics looked forward to their matchup against the undefeated Golden State Warriors.
Shooting guard Klay Thompson scored a season-high of 39 points, with point guard Stephen Curry adding 29 points. Klay Thompson could be.
“When I’m defending someone, I think about their strengths and I think of how I can take them out of [those strengths]”, Bradley said, before saying that he will concentrate on minimizing free throws and layups off of back-cuts tomorrow night. TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, CSN Bay Area (Golden State), CSN New England (Boston) LINE HISTORY: The line and total for this game are now off the board.
Last year, the Warriors outlasted the Celtics at home 114-111 on January 25.
“They may be the most-improved team from last year to this year”, the coach added. Bbut instead of dwelling on a shortened offseason, or letting the fact that Steve Kerr was not strolling the sidelines create an escape clause that allowed them to lose focus and stumble out the starting blocks, they have come together in pursuit of one common goal – winning that second ring. “Previous year when they were making their run, typically you would be upset”, he said. And they still make really tough shots. Why else would I be playing? I’m 100 percent happy for these guys.
In an interview with ESPN the Magazine’s Sam Alipour, Curry was asked: “Is going down as the Greatest of All Time in your mind’s eye, or do you just go in conceding that title due to the presence of one Michael Jordan (MJ)?” “This is a business, and because of the salary cap and things like that, it was time for me to move on, and that’s what I did”, Lee said. “They’re never satisfied. Players with that much talent that are willing to work that hard, good things are going to happen”. He went from 23 wins in one of those seasons to becoming a champion. Usually you’re supposed to completely support your head coach whatever he says, whether he is insane or otherwise. “I thought it was a championship-caliber team and I got ostracized for feeling that way”. Most then would chose the match-ups they think will be most entertaining – Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors are a prime example.