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The season seemed over early for the Warriors final night time. Steph Curry left within the first quarter and walked to the locker room. Golden State followers in all places had been resigned to a irritating season collapsing on itself with out the franchise legend.
But…every little thing was superb. Curry walked again to the bench, checked again in and bid his time on the courtroom till the third quarter. That’s when he began hitting the LA Clippers with waves of scoring, and you knew he wasn’t going away.
Curry — who has been on a minutes restriction since coming again not too long ago from a knee damage — scored 16 factors in a 10-minute stretch within the third quarter, then adopted that with 11 extra within the fourth quarter to erase a 13-point lead by LA. He completed with a game-high 35 as Golden State received 126-121 and ended the Clippers’ season.
Draymond Green additionally placed on a defensive clinic to shut out the sport. He stole the ball on an inbound cross with the Warriors up by three after a Steph triple. Green then ripped the dribble from Kawhi Leonard‘s large arms on the subsequent play, resulting in a Curry free throw. In the center of all that, Al Horford hit an enormous 3-pointer, and Kristaps Porziņģis had a giant 20-point recreation.
Championship know-how may be overblown with regards to sports activities, however watching the Warriors put up 43 factors on the Clippers within the fourth quarter reminds you what that appears like. No, these Warriors cannot go on a fairy story run and be part of the Western Conference contenders. We do not even know if they will beat Phoenix tomorrow within the battle for the No. 8 seed.(And, sure, we’re already enthusiastic about one other Draymond-Dillon Brooks incident.)
However, each occasionally, they will blow up your fourth-quarter lead and finish your season. Then Chris Paul dances in your grave.
