Stephen Curry had the equalizer at his fingertips. But visibly intimidated by the presence of Nikola Jokic near the circle, the Warriors leader sent a left-handed layup too long. The Nuggets ended up winning by a small possession, inflicting the Californians with their second defeat in the last three games.
“ Playing the reigning champions away, at the end of a long road trip, was quite a battle. Our guys really fought and gave themselves a chance to win. It was tough to finish like this, but I couldn’t be more proud of them and excited about our team “, formula despite everything Steve Kerr.
His team was in fact finishing a series of trips over six days, to OKC (two-point victory), Cleveland (11-point defeat) and finally Detroit (11-point victory). Their performance last night is all the more positive as the 2022 champions had to do without Draymond Green (personal reasons) and Gary Payton II (illness).
Result: Stephen Curry didn’t have too bad a defeat. “ We don’t feel so bad after this defeat, being aware of the steps to take, that they are the reigning champions, at home, with the schedule we had. We have a spirit of competition and solidarity that it is pleasant to see develop so early in the season », Appreciates the leader of the Warriors, according to whom his team could have been a little more organized in attack.
Six games in a row at home
“ We were there. We gave ourselves a chance to win in a room where it is very difficult to do so. And yes, this series of trips was long and trying. But when we return home, we can’t wait for this six-game home series to begin so we can get back on our feet. », Adds Klay Thompson, author of 15 points.
The Warriors will successively host the Cavs, the Wolves twice, the Thunder also twice in a row and finally the Rockets. Not an easy schedule but the opportunity to confirm a generally successful start to the season. Defeated against the champions, they remain in the Top 4 of their conference with six victories for three defeats.
“ We got off to a great start. When you start the season with so many away matches, it can quickly go sour if you lose a few, especially with the back-to-backs we had », greets Kevon Looney.
Knowing that the Warriors have already played 7 of their 9 matches away from their bases. Which is not nothing for a team that traveled so poorly last year (11 wins – 30 losses). They had to wait until… November 20 to win for the first time away. This season, they already have five “on the road” successes under their belt.
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 8 | 31.8 | 53.0 | 47.5 | 91.3 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 30.9 |
| Klay Thompson | 7 | 31.5 | 46.4 | 36.5 | 100.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 16.6 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 7 | 20.3 | 43.8 | 23.5 | 72.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 12.7 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 8 | 25.3 | 41.5 | 17.6 | 53.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| Draymond Green | 6 | 26.0 | 46.7 | 42.9 | 87.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 10.3 |
| Chris Paul | 8 | 27.8 | 36.0 | 13.8 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 8.8 |
| Dario Saric | 8 | 18.7 | 41.4 | 40.6 | 80.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 8.6 |
| Gary Payton II | 8 | 19.8 | 46.9 | 38.1 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| Moses Moody | 8 | 18.0 | 45.5 | 32.1 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| Kevin Looney | 8 | 22.9 | 64.7 | 0.0 | 85.7 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| Lester Quinones | 1 | 4.7 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| Tracey Jackson Davis | 5 | 7.3 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 3 | 10.5 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Cory Joseph | 3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Jerome Robinson | 1 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
