Warriors go for 24-0, Thompson uncertain

Thompson, who suffered a sprained ankle near the end of a 39-point performance in a 131-123 win at in on Tuesday, told reporters Thursday he was at about “70 percent” and hoped to play against the Celtics. Most players might attribute those type of numbers to being in the zone, but for Thompson he knew it was only a matter of time before he reminded everyone what a lethal scoring machine he can be.

That includes former Celtic Brian Scalabrine, who joined 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher & Rich on Friday morning to break down the game. I was not around when the Bulls were lighting the world on fire winning six championships with the great Michael Jordan. San Antonio is the only decent other team out there. “I just think if we go out there and do the things we’re capable of doing, we’re gonna have a shot; especially here, with the way the building’s going to be”.

The Warriors with a win at Boston would make it 28 straight regular-season wins dating back to last season, giving them the second-longest streak in National Basketball Association history.

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson has revealed that he is still struggling with an ankle injury ahead of Friday’s meeting with the Boston Celtics. The Celtics tried to downplay the importance of a single contest, but know they will be trying to force turnovers against history Friday night. Even without Smart, the Celtics have impressive talent on the defensive side of the ball, which is a key to stop Golden State. “It’s not.” Eight Celtics finished in double figures in a 105-100 victory over Chicago on Wednesday. The problem with the Suns was they did not have a strong enough defense to win championships.

“One of the great things about this team is our guys are confident all the way down the line”, interim coach Luke Walton said after his team’s scrimmage in Boston.

The injury isn’t believed to be serious, but the Warriors could still hold Thompson out with the team playing consecutive nights.

Isaiah Thomas scored all 20 of his points in the second half in Boston’s fourth straight home win. Like Brad said today, we’re just going to focus on ourselves.

“It was one of those nights where I got a lot of great looks”, Thompson said. The idea, naturally, is to keep legs fresh for the postseason, and since the Warriors have virtually assured themselves of a playoff spot even before Christmas, the onus will be on the staff to take all necessary precautions and not push players for the sake of The Streak. They are the best 3-point shooting team at 43.8 percent – 3.6 percentage points better than Indiana. “(We’ve) got a team full of believers. Teams will try to imitate it, but will never come close to what the Warriors have. Shooting comes and goes, but they own one of the league’s best defenses, and they have won three of their last four games.