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Spurs Formula to Victory – Attacking Stephen Curry and Stopping the Three Point Shots
It seems that as we approach game 6 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors, the Spurs are coming in confident they have the Warriors figured out. Yes, Harrison Barnes has been surprising after an OK rookie season, but comes down to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson making three point shots. Once you take that away, while forcing Curry to be the on-ball defender as much as possible, and it seems that Mark Jackson doesn’t have too many rabbits to pull out of his hat.
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Golden State Warriors – Klay Thompson Does What Stephen Curry Couldn’t
Mark Jackson has been telling everyone that his young Golden State Warriors are a better team than the one they’re facing in the Western conference semifinals. After the first two games, it’s hard to disagree with him. Their game 2 win was a direct continuation of their dominance in the series opener, with Klay Thompson taking over the role of unstoppable shooter, while Stephen Curry went through the motions and a horde of different players guarding him.
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Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson Break Curses For Golden State Warriors
It’s been 22 years since the Golden State Warriors won a second round playoff game on the road. It’s been 16 years since they last won in San Antonio against the Spurs. But these 2013 Warriors are different. Young, but they don’t play as such, especially not Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, who were simply too much to handle for the favorites to win the Western Conference.
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Denver Nuggets – Andre Miller Better Than Everyone Else For Once
Despite all of their offensive talent that includes Andre Iguodala, Ty Lawson, Wilson Chandler and Corey Brewer, the Denver Nuggets needed Andre Miller to lead them all through the game and especially in the fourth quarter, paving the way for a game winning layup with less than two seconds left on the clock to give his team the 1-0 lead in first round playoff series against the surprisingly stubborn Golden State Warriors.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Loves Ruining Playoff Hopes
For a moment, it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers found the right formula to put their season back on track. But that was only a mirage, and the losing crept back to their recognized pace, despite a healthy and scoring Kobe Bryant. The Golden State Warriors have their own issues and standings to worry about, and Stephen Curry made sure they kept their distance from the biggest disappointment in the NBA.
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Golden State Warriors – Get Their Revenge on the Houston Rockets
After three consecutive wins over the Golden State Warriors, another good game from Jeremy Lin against his former team and an OK one from James Harden didn’t really help the Houston Rockets, who didn’t get anything from anyone else, while the sharpshooting duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson couldn’t miss a shot.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry & Out of Nowhere Defense
Defensive ability isn’t what people usually associate with the Golden State Warriors, for good reason. Their strengths is usually with their outside shooting, and no one presents that ability better than Stephen Curry, who didn’t have the kind of night he had against the Knicks at the Madison Square Garden, but he ended up with a win this time.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Reaching the Next Level
Despite an awful shooting night from beyond the arc, it was his night. Despite Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and the best team in the NBA, it was all about the Golden State Warriors taking down another Western favorite while Stephen Curry cemented his place among the NBA’s best players.
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Golden State Warriors – Klay Thompson Gets His Chance to Shine
David Lee wasn’t playing, and Stephen Curry, back from yet another ankle injury, was far from his best, Klay Thompson doesn’t usually get too much attention, or not as much as he deserves. The New Orleans Hornets regretted that in the end, as the Golden State Warriors shooting guards torched them with his scoring.