(Photo: LetsGoWarriors Instagram account via @instant__nba)
Our Golden State Warriors recap of yesterday’s 124-113 win against the Miami Heat — it was the Dubs’ 7th in a row — with some sights and sounds…
First off, in case you missed it, here’s GumbyWithPokey with the game highlights…
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1TqlrkkVPA?list=UUcN82aNEyn_h5K44YgjNHRQ&w=560&h=315]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZnFEY12bI?list=UUcN82aNEyn_h5K44YgjNHRQ&w=560&h=315]
Post-game, these were some of the better reactions:
LeBron James: “He got more 3-pt attempts than I got field goal attempts.”
David Lee: “Hashtag-#FullSquad” (with a straight face but only for so long):
- Mini-highlights straight from AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami
- Meme: LeBron Making It Splash (Steph: That’s Cute)
- #SplashBrothers: 195 made from downtown. Entire New Orleans Pelicans team: 195
- Stephen Curry graphic edit (vs Heat) from @beyondthebuzzer
- Stephen Curry graphic edit (vs Heat) from @deezydesigns/li>
- Stephen Curry graphic edit (vs Heat) from @instant__nba
From Tom Haberstroh of ESPN.com’s Daily Dime:
“Uhh …,” LeBron James said while grinning. “When you go against a guy who can shoot like that, you just hope that he misses.”
.
“It’s tough, it’s tough,” Dwyane Wade said. “He’s special.”
.
“Um … not the way we did tonight,” Shane Battier said. “That’s for sure.”
.
“You can’t defend that,” Mario Chalmers said.
From Jimmy Durkin of the Bay Area News Group:
“One of the best shooters this NBA will see,” James said of Curry. “I mean, if you can find a better shooter than him right now, especially with the way he handles the ball — and the light that he has, it’s more than green, it’s fluorescent — you just hope that he misses.”
.
The Warriors led by 15 in the third quarter but Miami pulled with four points with 4:28 left in the game. The lead was six points when James missed two free throws and Curry answered by nailing a 3. Within a flash, Golden State had a 13-point lead, and the game was in the bag.
Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle:
The Warriors (21-13) didn’t even play their best ball against Miami (24-8) – they committed 20 turnovers and allowed the Heat to shoot 51.3 percent. Neither stat mattered as the Warriors won their seventh straight game for the first time since 2005.
.
“More than anything, this just keeps the ball rolling,” said power forward David Lee, who had 32 points and 14 rebounds.
…
The Warriors scored at least 27 points in each quarter, shot 56.1 percent from the floor and 51.7 percent (15-for-29) from three-point range, and dished out 29 assists.
.
The Warriors led by 15 points with 3:27 remaining in the third quarter and were still up 103-91 with 9:41 left in the game. But LeBron James scored seven of the Heat’s 10 points during a fourth-quarter run, including a jumper that trimmed the deficit to 111-107 with 4:28 remaining.
.
Then, the Warriors went back to their old reliables. Curry nailed a corner three-pointer sandwiched in between two Lee buckets, and the Warriors found some breathing room at 118-107 with 2:20 to go.
.
Curry had the ninth 30-point and 10-assist game of his career, and Lee added the 12th 30-point and 10-rebound game of his career. It was the second time this season they’ve had 30-and-10 outings in the same game; in the rest of the league, only the Clippers’ Chris Paul and Blake Griffin have done it once.
Add The Sports Daily to your Google News Feed!
