Portland – With the Specter of the dreaded game tournament Benefit on the Warriors, the Golden State match in Portland on Friday evening was a essential game in everything except the name.
There was therefore a doubt that the veterans of the Warriors – with their inheritances of the renowned temple forged in the games of the highest issues – would take care of business Against the seriously united Blazers?
Against a portland team missing its six best scorers, the Warriors have rout the team at home 103-86.
Jimmy Butler paved the way with 24 points and carried out his 10 free throws, while Steph Curry put 14. Draymond Green only scored three points, but contributed seven rebounds, five assists and four interceptions. Buddy Hield scored 16 on the bench and joined the 200 3 points made in a seasonal club.
Golden State improved at 48-33.
Elsewhere, Minnesota (48-33) beat the unfortunate nets to follow the rhythm of the Warriors. Memphis (47-34) lost against Denver (49-33), guaranteeing that the grizzly guys will be in the game tournament.
With a game to play, Golden State will not finish worse than seventh and no more than fifth.
“We are in this swamp of all these other teams,” said coach Steve Kerr. “We are where we are, and we are in a good place. We are delighted with what awaits us, and we have to do it. ”
If the Warriors beat the clippers in the bay region on Sunday, the lowest that the Warriors can finish is sixth, a place above the game niche.
The warriors rebounded on Wednesday surprising the loss of 114-11 against the spur visitingS, who saw the former Golden State champion, Harrison Barnes, hit a 27 -foot buzzer facade on Jimmy Butler.
Gary Payton II and Quinten Post, who had both missed the last two games, returned to rotation.
Even if the final score was unbalanced, it did not mean that the game at the Moda Center was missing drama.
The Warriors underwent a brief fear in the first quarter when Curry returned to the locker room with 1:59 remaining in the period after hitting his thumb on the knee of the defender of Portland Justin Minaya on a journey.
Curry returned halfway from the second quarter with an envelope around his right hand. The 37 year old man previously treated with an inch injury in January.
“I feel good and ready to play the 82 match on Sunday,” said Curry, whose post-match x-rays have returned negative.
Golden State led 26-20 after a quarter and 50-37 at halftime.
The Warriors used a race of 17-3 in the third quarter to withdraw. The Blazers obtained it under 14 at the end of the third, but an inverted Ponger Butler and 1 stopped bleeding.
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California Daily Newspapers
