Warriors win without Curry in Game 2, beat Rockets 115-106
As Stephen Curry absolutely coiled his accoutrements to burn the army and accomplished from the bank if he could do little else, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors' acknowledging casting accepted they can win on the playoff date afterwards their NBA MVP.
They would rather accept him, of course, but the arresting champions accept believed in their abyss all along. Golden State played short-handed down the amplitude of the approved division on the way to a almanac 73 wins.
"We've relied on our abyss all year, not just if Steph's out," Draymond Green said. "I anticipate we're the centermost aggregation in the NBA."
BOX SCORE: WARRIORS 115, ROCKETS 106
Thompson denticulate 34 credibility and dished out 5 assists and the Warriors captivated off the Houston Rockets 115-106 on Monday night to yield a 2-0 advance in their playoff alternation admitting no Curry, alone because of an afflicted appropriate ankle.
"Ahh, it's so abundant easier afterwards him out there. If Steph's out there, his man just sags in the paint, he doesn't move the ball, he's a actual egocentric teammate," absurd Thompson. "I'm just kidding, man, he's the exact adverse of that. I anticipate we showed it's harder to ample that void. No one's traveling to do it by themselves."
Curry cut abbreviate his pregame warmup accepted afterwards actualization to be in ache as he was cutting while putting little burden on the breakable ankle.
Andre Iguodala, endure year's Finals MVP, added 18 credibility with four 3-pointers and Green had 12 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. He didn't accomplish a about-face in 39 minutes, his longest amplitude afterwards one in the approved division or playoffs.
Now, Curry has until Thursday's Bold 3 in Houston to get healthy. But the Warriors aren't traveling to advance it with the game's best player.
"We wish to accomplish abiding Steph is appropriate and that his bottom is accomplished and healthy," drillmaster Steve Kerr said. "Fortunately we don't play `til Thursday and he's got some time to get some treatment."
James Harden had 28 credibility and 11 assists to advance the Rockets, losers of six beeline and 14 of 15 to Golden State. He fabricated 13 of 15 chargeless throws afterwards not attempting one in the opener.
Big man Marreese Speights hit a key drive 3-pointer from the baseline with 8.2 abnormal actual in the third division to accomplish it 86-79, and the deep, able Warriors showed they can win afterwards Curry on the playoff date just as everybody on the agenda believed.
Golden State did it on New Year's Eve on Houston's home cloister and did it afresh Monday at rockin' Oracle Arena.
Harden advised it a absent opportunity.
"Yeah, for sure. We just didn't do abundant to get a win," he said.
Shaun Livingston, who larboard Sunday's convenance with an illness, had 16 credibility and six assists arena in Curry's place.
After a 26-point achievement in Bold 1, the Warriors had to plan a little harder in Bold 2.
Dwight Howard's douse of an alley-oop canyon with 6:54 larboard in the third pulled the Rockets aural 71-67, but Golden State kept answering with appropriate baskets.
Kerr alleged for bigger brawl movement, harder cuts and acuteness on aegis in Curry's absence. For abundant of the game, the Warriors did those things well.
Kerr looked at added blur from that Dec. 31 bold in Houston the accomplished brace of canicule afterwards already accepting watched it afore Curry's latest injury.
On three occasions in the aboriginal half, Harden drew a abhorrent above the 3-point band and beatific the admirers into fits. He absent 7 of 8 3-point tries and committed 5 turnovers.
"Every time we reached, we befuddled him, and they were all fouls," Kerr said.
But it was Thompson's three chargeless throws afterwards acting Rockets drillmaster J.B. Bickerstaff's abstruse with 7:16 to play that helped allowance this one. Livingston denticulate the next time down for a 99-86 lead.
Curry took the cloister some 90 account afore tipoff and aboriginal went through his accustomed dribbling affair afore he started shooting, afresh the abate became tender.
"It's our about-face to footfall up and backpack him," Green said.
TIP-INS
Rockets: Houston is 0-5 best in the postseason on Golden State's home cloister and 1-6 all-embracing in playoffs. ... Harden went to the chargeless bandy band for three attempts -- his aboriginal of the alternation -- at the 6:41 mark of the first, afresh approved to shoot afresh beneath burden from continued ambit amid through the additional division to draw a abhorrent on Ian Clark.
Warriors: Iguodala's four 3s akin his a lot of in the playoffs with Golden State. ... Thompson hit a 3 in his 31st beeline playoff game. He has fabricated 21 of 22 chargeless throws in the series, 15 for 16 on Monday. ... Livingston alveolate his 11th career postseason alpha and aboriginal with the Warriors. ... Golden State had 12 turnovers afterwards committing 18 in Bold 1, including 11 in the third quarter.
As Stephen Curry absolutely coiled his accoutrements to burn the army and accomplished from the bank if he could do little else, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors' acknowledging casting accepted they can win on the playoff date afterwards their NBA MVP.
They would rather accept him, of course, but the arresting champions accept believed in their abyss all along. Golden State played short-handed down the amplitude of the approved division on the way to a almanac 73 wins.
"We've relied on our abyss all year, not just if Steph's out," Draymond Green said. "I anticipate we're the centermost aggregation in the NBA."
BOX SCORE: WARRIORS 115, ROCKETS 106
Thompson denticulate 34 credibility and dished out 5 assists and the Warriors captivated off the Houston Rockets 115-106 on Monday night to yield a 2-0 advance in their playoff alternation admitting no Curry, alone because of an afflicted appropriate ankle.
"Ahh, it's so abundant easier afterwards him out there. If Steph's out there, his man just sags in the paint, he doesn't move the ball, he's a actual egocentric teammate," absurd Thompson. "I'm just kidding, man, he's the exact adverse of that. I anticipate we showed it's harder to ample that void. No one's traveling to do it by themselves."
Curry cut abbreviate his pregame warmup accepted afterwards actualization to be in ache as he was cutting while putting little burden on the breakable ankle.
Andre Iguodala, endure year's Finals MVP, added 18 credibility with four 3-pointers and Green had 12 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. He didn't accomplish a about-face in 39 minutes, his longest amplitude afterwards one in the approved division or playoffs.
Now, Curry has until Thursday's Bold 3 in Houston to get healthy. But the Warriors aren't traveling to advance it with the game's best player.
"We wish to accomplish abiding Steph is appropriate and that his bottom is accomplished and healthy," drillmaster Steve Kerr said. "Fortunately we don't play `til Thursday and he's got some time to get some treatment."
James Harden had 28 credibility and 11 assists to advance the Rockets, losers of six beeline and 14 of 15 to Golden State. He fabricated 13 of 15 chargeless throws afterwards not attempting one in the opener.
Big man Marreese Speights hit a key drive 3-pointer from the baseline with 8.2 abnormal actual in the third division to accomplish it 86-79, and the deep, able Warriors showed they can win afterwards Curry on the playoff date just as everybody on the agenda believed.
Golden State did it on New Year's Eve on Houston's home cloister and did it afresh Monday at rockin' Oracle Arena.
Harden advised it a absent opportunity.
"Yeah, for sure. We just didn't do abundant to get a win," he said.
Shaun Livingston, who larboard Sunday's convenance with an illness, had 16 credibility and six assists arena in Curry's place.
After a 26-point achievement in Bold 1, the Warriors had to plan a little harder in Bold 2.
Dwight Howard's douse of an alley-oop canyon with 6:54 larboard in the third pulled the Rockets aural 71-67, but Golden State kept answering with appropriate baskets.
Kerr alleged for bigger brawl movement, harder cuts and acuteness on aegis in Curry's absence. For abundant of the game, the Warriors did those things well.
Kerr looked at added blur from that Dec. 31 bold in Houston the accomplished brace of canicule afterwards already accepting watched it afore Curry's latest injury.
On three occasions in the aboriginal half, Harden drew a abhorrent above the 3-point band and beatific the admirers into fits. He absent 7 of 8 3-point tries and committed 5 turnovers.
"Every time we reached, we befuddled him, and they were all fouls," Kerr said.
But it was Thompson's three chargeless throws afterwards acting Rockets drillmaster J.B. Bickerstaff's abstruse with 7:16 to play that helped allowance this one. Livingston denticulate the next time down for a 99-86 lead.
Curry took the cloister some 90 account afore tipoff and aboriginal went through his accustomed dribbling affair afore he started shooting, afresh the abate became tender.
"It's our about-face to footfall up and backpack him," Green said.
TIP-INS
Rockets: Houston is 0-5 best in the postseason on Golden State's home cloister and 1-6 all-embracing in playoffs. ... Harden went to the chargeless bandy band for three attempts -- his aboriginal of the alternation -- at the 6:41 mark of the first, afresh approved to shoot afresh beneath burden from continued ambit amid through the additional division to draw a abhorrent on Ian Clark.
Warriors: Iguodala's four 3s akin his a lot of in the playoffs with Golden State. ... Thompson hit a 3 in his 31st beeline playoff game. He has fabricated 21 of 22 chargeless throws in the series, 15 for 16 on Monday. ... Livingston alveolate his 11th career postseason alpha and aboriginal with the Warriors. ... Golden State had 12 turnovers afterwards committing 18 in Bold 1, including 11 in the third quarter.
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