Stephen Curry questionable for Warriors’ next game
Golden State can’t focus on chasing the Bulls record at the moment. For the Warriors it seems to create a framing narrative that made a rather routine blowout of a visiting team they were expected to beat even more impressive.
The Nuggets suddenly looked like the aggressor, confidently hitting a couple of big threes, watching the Warriors’ shots suddenly fall short and play as loose as the team that was expected to win.
Footnotes. The Nuggets got the services of injured forward Kostas Papanikolaou back Sunday.
Curry, who had missed the previous two games with a leg injury, played 14 minutes before leaving with a recurrence of the problem with 2:15 remaining in the second quarter.
Draymond was unquestionably the MVP of the week.
I understand that any team playing without it’s best player is going to struggle to win games, and the fact that the team can win without Curry speaks volumes in regards to the talent of his supporting cast.
Brook Lopez scored a season-high 30 points and added 13 rebounds to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 100-97 win over the Boston Celtics, while a 32-point haul from Paul George, who scored 21 in the fourth quarter – powered the Indiana Pacers in a 94-82 win over the Detroit Pistons. When one player makes a attractive pass to another, the recipient will send an appreciative point in the passer’s direction.
Stephen Curry with the 2014-2015 NBA Most Valuable Player trophy at the Oakland Convention Center.
It’s the second time this season Green has recorded back-to-back triple doubles, becoming the first Golden State player to achieve the feat. They were coming off a strong season with a somewhat disappointing result having lost their first round series to the Clippers and firing their head coach.
The Warriors have tightly gripped the National Basketball Association standings, and aren’t letting go. He’s averaging 27 points per game since the Dallas loss, taking 27 shots in each of these games.
Thompson finished with 26 points despite 2-for-9 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc, and backup guard Ian Clark had 15 for Golden State (31-2). SF Harrison Barnes (ankle) and C Festus Ezeli (toe) were among the six Warriors who did not suit up for the game….
Warriors score a lot of first quarter points.
While the year construct can be somewhat unusual for a sport with seasons that run from October to June, it works pretty well here to mark the remarkable transformation of this franchise. Rush said he thinks he could play Monday against Charlotte, but the Warriors have been exceedingly cautious with their injuries, so that’s hardly a given.