WARRIORSTALK

Warriors Close Trip with Win Despite Poor Shooting

On a roadtrip of down-to-the-wire affairs, Wednesday was no different.

This time, however, instead of frantically picking up two technicals, Draymond Green calmly knocked down a pair of foul shots with seven seconds left to ice the game.

The Golden State Warriors (18-15) took down the Indiana Pacers (15-15) 111-107 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, ending Golden State’s time away from the Chase Center at 2-2. The contest was Indiana’s first game in a week after winter storms and COVID-19 protocols from other teams prevented it from playing.

Breaking Down Center-less Numbers Ahead of Big Men’s Returns

Saturday’s double-technical crunch-time collapse didn’t just come from Golden State’s veteran leader Draymond Green – it came from the only player on the Warriors’ roster that has logged minutes in multiple seasons at the center spot.

Centers Kevon Looney and James Wiseman have one combined appearance in the month of February, with the former nursing a left ankle sprain and the latter missing time with a wrist injury.

Oubre Quietly Turning into the Player the Warriors Thought He Would Be

It was no secret that Kelly Oubre Jr. struggled to start the season. Oubre was brought in to start alongside Andrew Wiggins on the wing in order to replace the injured Klay Thompson. After a career year with the Suns in the 2019-20 season in which he averaged 18.7 points per game, 6.4 rebounds per game, and shot 35.2% from three (all career highs), the Warriors took a shot on Oubre in order to keep their postseason hopes alive.

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No More Excuses—It's Time to Consider Steph Curry a Top-MVP Contender

While the NBA’s MVP award is one of the highest honors a player can receive, it’s an award that tends to come with inconsistent criteria. One year, the “best player on the best team” is the automatic shoo-in, while the next year the player with the most eye-popping stats gets the MVP nod. Truthfully, whoever the media wants to win MVP before the season starts is usually who ends up with the trophy at season’s end. So, what will it take for a media outsider to take this prestigious award?

Enter Stephen Curry.

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Shorthanded Warriors Take Down the Miami Heat in OT Thriller

Despite missing one of their cornerstone players in Draymond Green, the Golden State Warriors impressively defeat the Miami Heat 120-112 in overtime.

Almost nothing about this contest looked like the regular Stephen Curry performances we have been accustomed to as he shot only 32% from the field and a depressing 5-20 from three… but in spectacular fashion, he did sink a breathtaking step back three-point dagger to decide the game and scored a total of 25 points tonight.

Game RecapEmilio MancolFebruary 18, 2021miami heat, golden state warriors, stephen curry, kent bazemor, kent bazemore, andre iguodala, overtimeComment

Green Sounds Off On Player Treatment

In the ramp-up to March’s trade deadline and an NBA All-Star game in the middle of a pandemic, the priorities of the players and management are front and center.

And after the Golden State Warriors’ (15-13) 129-98 win over the visiting Cavaliers on Monday, Draymond Green took to the podium to address Cleveland’s purposeful sitting of center Andre Drummond as the team tries to find a trade for the big man.