We only get much more of these entertaining tests between Stephen Curry and LeBron James. We have to savor them.
Although we can get six or seven others in the first round of the playoffs in a 4/5 match – and if Thursday evening was an indication, it would be an appointment.
Stephen Curry lost 37 points on the Lakers, going beyond Lebron James and his 33, giving the Warriors a 123-116 victory on the road on Thursday evening.
This victory was enormous for Golden State because she moved the top of the seeded n ° 5 in a stripped match n ° 4 in a narrow conference in the west. The Grizzlies and Timberwolves are tied for 6/7 places, just half of the Warriors (one at the back of Golden State in the loss column). The Lakers are only half a match back of the Nuggets for the seeded n ° 3, putting the Warriors 1.5 games, and these teams compete on Friday evening in the Bay region.
As great as Curry is, the Warriors won this match by winning the Non Curry – Golden State minutes was +8 with Curry out of the field. The other Warriors players have also intensified: Brandin Podziemski reached a career summit of eight 3 points on his path at 28 points, while Jonathan Kuminga came out of the bench with 18 points and nine rebounds, and sometimes played a fantastic defense on Luka Dovi, Dorian Finney-Smith and Austin Reaves. Draymond Green also strengthened his file for the defensive player of the year with this performance.
On the other side, as JJ Redick said about Luka Doncic, “Was not his night. “Doncic finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and 7 assists, but it was 0 on 6 on 3 points and simply did not control the game as it recently had in Los Angeles.
The Warriors with Jimmy Butler in the programming continue to look like a real threat to Oklahoma City in the playoffs. Lakers do it as well, but as Redick said, Los Angeles still builds his mentality of qualifying series: “We are not there.”
Lakers will have to get there in a few weeks when the playoffs start, and they could see Curry and these warriors in the first round.
