Is the NBA Championship Golden State’s to lose?
San Antonio stood no chance against Curry and the Warriors Monday night, no matter who dressed to play.
When Curry wasn’t terrorising the Spurs with shots well beyond the three point line he was carving them up with his ball skills, scoring with floaters and other creative shots.
The Golden State Warriors might not statistically have the best defense in the National Basketball Association, but it showed the number one team on that rankings it’s more than capable on the defensive end which allowed Stephen Curry to have another one of those special nights.
If the playoffs began Wednesday, the No. 2 Spurs would play the No. 7 Rockets in the first round.
Golden State outscored San Antonio 33-19 in the third quarter and blew the game open.
Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points as the Spurs fell 120-90 to the Warriors inside Oracle Arena on Monday night, ending their 13-game winning streak.
The Warriors and their balanced attack lead by Steph Curry who poured in a game high 37pts hitting 6 3’s were able to jump on the spurs early turning them over 9 times in the first quarter leading to easy baskets in transition and of course open threes.
Warriors forward Draymond Green smiled after the team’s win against the Spurs as he brushed aside questions about the record.
Golden State can destroy anyone on any given night with the all-stars they have. When the Spurs host the Rockets at the AT&T Center, Duncan will have played in only one game in a span of 10 days. “He has ridiculous shooting range, and it distorts the whole chessboard”, Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters.
Despite sitting Duncan, Popovich was caught on record stating the significance of tonight’s game and the anticipation his team had to play the 1st place Warriors.
HEAT 89, BULLS 84 Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Miami Heat rallied for an 89-84 win over the Chicago Bulls.
“But I don’t think people go at me as much as they used to”.
Hawks 119, Nuggets 105: Paul Millsap scored 22 points, Al Horford had 18 and Atlanta completed its Western Conference road swing with a win over Denver.
Stephen Curry and the dominant Warriors aren’t just beating teams anymore, they’re throwing staggering knockout punches against the NBA’s best – make that second-best.
We thought we’d be getting an epic clash of legends, a regular season matchup without equal.
CELTICS 116, WIZARDS 91 Isaiah Thomas continued to torment the Washington Wizards with 23 points and nine assists as the Boston Celtics finished off a four-game season sweep with a 116-91 win. When asked how the Spurs have improved defensively this season, Kerr observed, “The biggest change is Tony Parker”. Some declared gamesmanship. Popovich said Duncan needed to rest his knee. “The closer you are to one of these guys, you win and you actually to some degree feel a little bit badly for your opponent, which sounds really unmanly in the macho world that we live in”.