Warriors level up and are contenders to the NBA title
The Warriors won their fifth consecutive game on Friday and Stephen Curry said the team is playing with “sense of urgency in the final stretch.”
San Francisco – Stephen Curry divided two defenders of the Denver Nuggetshe led a six -meter suspension shot while receiving a foul and let out a cry while kicked.
Curry and the Golden State Warriors They continued to speak on Friday night, winning their fifth consecutive game for 118-104 about the Nuggets at the Chase Center.
“There is a feeling of urgency in the final stretch,” Curry said. “The feeling of where you are in the classification, that each party matters. And the idea that the chess game of ‘How do we win this particular party?’
Curry added: “That drives us. That’s why we have been so successful for so many years. Because as the bet increases, the lights become brighter and we tend to level up.”
Curry has risen its level. He scored seven triples and 36 points to overcome Nuggets. In the last three games, Curry has scored a total of 125 points, only surpassed by LeBron James In the largest number of points in a period of three games for a 37 -year -old player, according to AM850 Research.
“In three different cities at 37,” said the Warriors coach, Steve Kerr. “He was very quick tonight, and I think that perhaps the most underestimated part of his game is his conditioning. It is simply incredible what he does, especially taking into account the attention that attracts defensively, the pressure they put on him, and handles him night after night and shines.”
Since Golden State acquired Jimmy Butler before the deadline of transfer, the Warriors have been a completely different team, with a record of 21-5 since Butler debuted in Chicago on February 8.
Draymond Green He proclaimed during the weekend of the stars that the Warriors would win the championship with Butler. This week, they left a clear mark. The Warriors won three consecutive games that have felt as playoff matches, beating teams that were or are currently above them in the classification of the West Conference.
Golden State (46-31) won a crucial match in Memphis on Tuesday to get the tiebreaker against the Grizzlies. They defeated the Lakers in Los Angeles on Thursday and then returned home after 14 days passed and won Denver in the second game of a consecutive match. Friday’s victory broke a streak of nine consecutive losses against Nuggets (47-31). Curry, whose three -point play gave Golden State a 15 -point advantage with 2:30 to play, was asked if the Warriors are playing as a championship team.
“We played like that,” Curry said. “We have a lot of work ahead. I have been saying it since this streak began. We still have a lot of work to do to finish the year. Two months ago.
“So that we can reach a series of playoffs, we know what we are capable of, and either predicting, predicting it or whatever, trust is there. So simply take advantage of that wave.
The Warriors are taking advantage of the impulse they have had since Butler’s transfer. Curry and Green are rejuvenated, and role players like Brandin Podziemski, who scored 26 points against the Nuggets one night after scoring 28 against the Lakers, they are shining next to Butler.
On Sunday, the Warriors face the Houston Rockets, seconds at the West Conference. The goal of Golden State is to stay in the top six and not qualify for the Play-In tournament.
“We have impulse right now,” Kerr said. “Memphis’s was probably the most important to start this three -game streak. So chaining these victories against three teams that were ahead of us in the classification at that time, tremendous!
“We have five games left. We know that we have to win four of them to ensure a position among the top six, so we simply have to move on.”
