($ means leads team in game for points) (: means leads team in assists) Go Warriors!!! After losing by 25 points Golden State comes back to beat the Spurs by 2. After the first quarter the Spurs were leading against a turnover filled Warriors 16-30. After the second quarter the Spurs lead 42-62. Golden State’s rally in the second half gave the Warriors game 1. Stephen Curry scored 40 points ($) as well as 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Kevin Durant had 34 points and Dremond Green had 7 assists (:). Kawhi Lenard, the Spurs best player went down injured and did not return, at the time the Spurs led by 23. Later in the third Curry scored a long 3-pointer in a run in which Golden State scored 21 and the Spurs scored 4. Curry racked up 19 points in the third quarter. In the fourth Kevin Durant Nailed down a 3-pointer to make the Warriors only down by 3 (93-96). Later in the fourth quarter Kevin Durant made a layup to make the Warriors lead 101-100 on his 34th and last point of the game. At 2:27 the Spurs made a jump shot to put them back up by 1 (102-103). The Spurs lead 103-106 with less than 2 minutes, Curry attempted a three and missed, Stephen Curry rebounded and passed it to Durant who attempted a three and missed, on the third try Curry attempted a three, this time it went in tying the game at 106. With less then 1:20 Klay Thompson passed the ball to Dremond Green, Green made a layup to lead 108-106 with 1:15 left. With 10 seconds left Curry made a 2-pointer jump shot to make the game 113-110. With 0.5 seconds left, the Warriors were called for a foul. The Spurs made the first free throw and purposely missed the second trying to get a tip in to tie. The Spurs were unable to get the tip in, thus making the Warriors win for the ninth time in nine playoff games. Here’s what we learned:
Stephen Curry can’t lose.
You can put the Warriors down by as many points you want at the half. Curry, Green, and Durant will destroy you in the second.
And that’s it for this game’s recap. Kawhi Lenard is ruled out for game 2 with a ankle injury.
