Warriors Collapse Without Steph Curry
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"The series changed with Steph’s injury,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said after Game 4. "Steph’s a guy who breaks the defense down for us and creates that offensive flow. I think the result is that shots are more difficult for every single guy.”
Teams losing key players during the NBA playoffs is not uncommon. But it still hurts each time someone goes down.
Bryant twice scored 100 fourth-quarter points in his first 10 playoff games, back in 2001 and 2003, and then added a 99-point run to open the 2008 playoffs. Stephen Curry likewise scored 99 in the first 10 games of the 2023 playoffs, but Brunson's fourth-quarter scoring pace has moved him past those two legends.
The Golden State Warriors are in grave trouble. Even though they won Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, they lost Stephen Curry in that game to a hamstring strain. He hasn't played since, and as a result, the Warriors have lost the last three games of the series and now trail three games to one.
Former New York Post writer and TV pundit Peter Vecsey tells the Bay Area News Group: “I (expletive) hate injuries.”
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The video also shows how Edwards celebrated his half-court shot during warm-ups. After knocking down a shot right on the Warriors' logo at mid-court, the three-time All-Star decided to bust out Steph Curry's famed "Night Night" celebration.