As soon as there’s an intentional moment or a voice in your head like, ‘Let’s play basketball’. Once the spark is lit and I let the emotions fly, however long that lasts. It’s a grind-it-out type of mode and whatever it takes to get going. “You get into certain situations where it’s like a playoff type of atmosphere. It’s competition, it’s intensity, it’s desire, because I want it so bad,” Curry said. “I kind of laugh afterward because I know what it is. “It’s kind of a miracle that I didn’t get a technical. “It was as upset as I’ve seen Steph in a long time, and it was as upset as I’ve been in a long time too,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. Curry protested loudly - and with good reason - when he didn’t hear a referee’s whistle, and he was hit with a technical foul.
The Warriors’ lead, which was two at the half and 75-68 after three quarters, stood at 79-70 early in the fourth quarter when Curry was shoved out of bounds. That was bad news Sunday for the Clippers, who contributed to their own demise by committing 25 turnovers that turned into 31 points in a 105-90 matinee loss at Staples Center. And then the NBA’s co-scoring leader did more than get even: He went on a spree that lifted the Golden State Warriors far beyond the reach of the mistake-prone Clippers and padded their league-best record to a thoroughly earned 18-2.Īfter two seasons of missing the playoffs, the Warriors are back atop the West - and they’re getting healthier and fiercer by the minute.