Stephen Curry’s words were honest and direct, just what the Warriors needed. He could not see how influential his Sunday sermon would be, but there was no doubting his intent or determination to embody it.
One day when I urged Warrior playing more focused.
He powered the comeback by scoring a game-high 41 points, including 12 points, in the final seven minutes of Monday afternoon. Warriors win 127-118 above the wizard.
After Monday’s win, Curry said on NBC Sports Bay Area’s “Warriors Postgame Live,” “You can do whatever you want at this point.” “We will try to get the ship right, have good momentum and good energy around the team and figure out how to win games away.”
It was after my heart was stolen Lost 132-118 to Bulls Curry stepped onto the podium Sunday afternoon in Chicago and encouraged himself and his teammates to do better. His tone was peppered with frustration, but his mood expressed conviction with a splash of defiance.
In short: if we don’t get serious, we’re not competitors.
message stuck. The Warriors brought attitude to the Wizards’ chin when it mattered most in the fourth quarter with the game at stake. Golden State defended with fiery intensity, with Draymond Green as the catalyst, but Curry and Green attacked.
“Steph and Draymond led the way,” said coach Steve Kerr. “Steph was incredible in shotmaking all the way through and Draymond was terrific in defense and playmaking. In the fourth quarter, everyone was fighting.”
Green’s 11 points on a 4-for-4 shooting that included two triples represented a man on a mission. He was inspired by the nagging fans sitting near the bench, but he was the beneficiary of Curry’s presence.
“The team always helps me out, so it was nice to see the two 3s go down,” said Green. “They were all worried about Steph, so I took an open layup, a wide open layup, then dove into the paint and dove when fouled. That’s the weight Steph carries. .”
Aside from a two-minute stretch in which Curry scored eight points, his first half was rocky. He scored 21 points mainly because he was 9/10 from the line. He was 5 of 13 from the field. Keeping the Warriors from being buried was Jordan Poole, who scored 26 points in the first half on 10 of 13 shots from the field, including his 5/8 from the deep.
“JP really helped us stay in the game in the first half,” Kerr said. “And he carried us home, as Steph used to do.”
The clear moment for Curry and the Warriors was with 9:31 remaining. The Wizards started the fourth quarter on a 13-5 run and led 106-98. For Curry and Green, well aware of their 4-17 road record, it was “go time” or fold time.
they chose the former. The Warriors, who took the lead on Curry’s step-back jumper with 5:54 left, closed in a rush to outscore the Wizards 29-12 with the final 8:40. Golden State committed his two turnovers and from Washington he forced five turnovers.
“Draymond was incredible in the fourth quarter, two big threes,” Curry said. “In the first half Jordan kept us alive with a great time and hit some big shots in the stretch.
“Overall, we were a little more chilled out in the closing stages, a little more intelligent about how to win and how to finish the match, and not rattle when they ran.”
Intelligence. finishing ability. Calm down. In his final nine minutes, the Warriors followed the script of Curry’s sermon the previous day. His words reached their ears, and he himself.
Despite the success of the day, coming back behind a mediocre team to come out victorious is not a sustainable formula.
“This was a big win,” said Kerr. “With the .500, every win is a big win.
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The Celtics (NBA-best 33-12 record) are next in Boston on Thursday, followed by the Cavaliers (28-17) in Cleveland on Friday.
The Warriors won’t be able to capitalize on the energy they showed Monday, but if their performance was enough to reinforce the point of Curry’s script. will give you
