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Green had 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, willing the Warriors to a win that improved their record to 26-1. And hopefully, it was all just a warm-up for Friday’s grudge match.
The Warriors beat the Suns 128-103 with another huge third quarter explosion, and overall outscoring the Suns 79-37 in the third and second quarters. “It was a good statement on their progress and they went out and backed it up”. The zip returned to the Warriors’ ball movement – and with it the daunting explosiveness of their offensive capabilities.
Curry called Thompson’s first half unbelievable.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 points and Manu Ginobili and Patty Mills each had 11 for San Antonio. Curry also had a pair of two-point baskets. He fell one assist shy of a triple-double.
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors shoots against Cory Joseph of the Toronto Raptors. Whereas last season the team earned the end-to-end coast session, this year has added a lot more character and color to the painting. But mostly, we have great passing bigs. Tonight, they stood and cheered when the Warriors were struggling and needed a stop.
The completeness of the Warriors’ resurgence showed in the box score.
A Khris Middleton three extended the Bucks lead to 75-60 early in the third, but then the Warriors finally woke up.
The lockout began on July 1 and lasted until December 8. and the league played its first game of the season on Christmas Day. For an entire half, the Warriors repeatedly blew defensive assignments, allowing backcuts, blow bys on individual defense, and failing to right the ship with incredibly stagnant bench lineups.
Over the past few seasons, he has developed into an elite player for the Warriors. “Although it’s not playing traditionally small, they can get out on the perimeter, they can make those plays, and that’s what allows our team to run”.
In other games, Tobias Harris and Nik Vucevic each scored 25 points as the Orlando Magic downed the Portland Trail Blazers 102-94, the Indiana Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-97, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 97-88, the Phoenix Suns overcame the New Orleans Pelicans 104-88 and the Utah Jazz were 97-88 winners over the Denver Nuggets.
Green pushed away Mayo’s arm before getting into a bit of a shoving match with the Bucks’ Khris Middleton. This type of play takes familiarity, focus and energy.
However, the Warriors charged back on the back of Draymond Green, and they finished the job with clutch play after clutch play down the stretch.
Ultimately, while the Warriors played the Suns on Wednesday, they seemed in a sense to be battling the fallout from their Saturday night loss. But the real answer will come Friday, as the Bucks come to town. It was a big game for them. But, the Warriors, as painful as it was the loss for them, quickly bounce back like a real champion would do walloping and just venting out every frustration on the hapless Phoenix Suns which visited the Bay Area on Wednesday.
“We thought at the time they could have won with a little more class some of those guys, but I’d have been fired up, too, so we definitely remember that”, said Thompson, who was held to 4-for-14 shooting in the loss in his first game back from a sprained ankle.