San Francisco – The Warriors ended up completely on Saturday evening to open a homestand of seven games of a season with a 115-110 victory against the Pistons de Detroit.
It is not every evening that an fire alarm – a false alarm – delays the beginning of a second quarter and orders the evacuation of the closed windows of Chase Center, which around 20% of fans did before the light signal is given.
And it is not every night that Steph Curry is honored for an important step – isn’t it? – But it became the 26th NBA player to cross the 25,000 points threshold during the third quarter on Saturday.
The crowd burst into a song of “MVP” while Curry overthrew four free throws in the last seconds for the last points of the Warriors, caping his return to 32 points and postponing his momentum from a 4-1 road trip.
The two teams entered with 35-28 records, so it should not have been too shocking than a tight and going business takes place on this scene.
“It was physical. It was trying. Many thrusts and thrusts, ”said Warriors coach Steve Kerr. “To win a match like that, while clearly we were tired and try to put our legs under us out of this trip, it was a big victory.”
It was their 11th victory in 13 games since the arrival of February 8 of Jimmy Butler, via an exchange that Kerr again congratulated the director general Mike Dunleavy Jr. for his manufacture.
The result of Saturday was in doubt throughout, as much as the home crowd hoped that the 3 -point curry step with 3:25 remaining would put the warriors in mind. This is not the case, but it was a positive sign for Curry which, until that time, had made only 4 of the 15 attempts of 3 points but held 25 points.
It was only 35 seconds of time when the Warriors obtained an insurmountable advance: Butler made the ball at Draymond Green, who struck a 35-second pointer to play for an advance of 110-108. Green made 1 of the 2 free throws with 24 seconds to play for a cushion 111-108, then Cunningham dribbled Green for a dunk with 17 seconds to go for a match of 111-110.
Butler made his own clutch bucket with 1:22 to play, hitting a 12 -foot traction jumper to put the warriors opposite. This gave him 26 points for the most in a Warriors uniform, exceeding his 25 in his beginnings on February 8 against Chicago as well as Thursday’s victory in Brooklyn.
“It’s part of Jimmy dynamics. It is designed for this kind of games, ”said Kerr. “He will have a shot, he will arrive on the line and he will take big blows. Jimmy playoffs are a real thing, and in some ways, it looked like an eliminatory match with physicity.
“It was a kind of rock fight, frankly,” added Kerr. “Guys like Jimmy thrive in games like this.”
The Warriors opened the evening with an advance of 9-0, but they led only 22-20 after the first quarter, that is to say at the time that the fire alarm died out and has thrown curious looks over everyone inside the 6-year-old house, Bayfront.
“Someone just told us to stay there. This is the first time that I have been part of something like this in my NBA career, “said Kerr. “It was a few weird minutes. Fortunately, it was a false alarm. »»
The players of the two teams stayed on the field and strolled around their respective benches, the Warriors in advance of 22-20 after the first quarter. A message on the read videos (in all the ceilings): “Please note: a fire alarm was reported in the building. Go to the nearest exit and leave the building. Do not use elevators. As the game resumed, the system and music of Chase Center were silent for about 15 minutes.
The pistons and the warriors then exchanged their heads throughout the second quarter (and the third and the fourth). Curry was aimlessly for eight minutes after the false alarm; He collected seven points at the first quarter to take a momentum from his sensational road show, which opened its doors with an explosion of 56 points in Orlando nine days earlier.
Curry was only 1 out of 6 on 3 points attempts before half-time, and his teammates were not much better from there (4 out of 20 in total).
The Warriors outperformed 32-12 in the painting in the first half, but this was subsequently balanced up to 24-24.
Butler opened the scoring of the third quarter with a 3 -point pointer equally – his first of the night and only his fourth in 12 games with the Warriors. He struck another 3 pointer in the quarter -end minute
The dream scenario of coach Steve Kerr for this family property: “The same things we have just seen on the road: bidirectional basketball, win the battle for possession, take care of the ball, hang offensive rebounds and be solid. … Jimmy changed our team because he’s playing simple and again. Our other guys must follow suit.
Notes
The return of Jonathan Kuminga of a sprained straight cycle “should be soon and we are delighted to recover it,” said Kerr, noting that the young striker had just appeared in a scrum as it felt positive. … Trayce Jackson-Davis registered in the match at the end of the first quarter, after Kevon Looney drew his third fault. Jackson-Davis fell from the Warriors rotation and should play the Chase Center for the Warriors of Santa Cruz of the G League against Mexico Capitans (12:30 p.m.) on Sunday. “Tomorrow is to get pace,” Kerr said. “We are here in Chase, so he will have a very good race. … I would bet almost anything in these last 19 games, he will find his way in the rotation at some point and he is just ready to prepare for this. »… The goalkeeper Brandin Podziemski (lower pain) was excluded after pre-match training.
Originally published:
California Daily Newspapers
