![]() "When he delivered that speech, I can’t say I knew he was going to come out and get 50, but I knew he was going to come out and do something incredible, and I knew there was no way he was going to allow us to lose that game," Green said.Ĭurry isn't the loudest Warrior, and pregame speeches typically don't come from him. The team as a whole was up to the challenge, holding the NBA's most potent offense to 42 points in the second half. Kevon Looney grabbed 21 rebounds for Golden State - 10 offensive - and every Warriors starter finished plus-25 or better in plus/minus rating. The defending NBA champions stunned Sacramento on its home court, with Curry becoming the first player in NBA history to score 50 points in a Game 7. Embrace the moment."Īnd embrace the moment they did. We have an opportunity to play in Game 7 - they’re rare, they don’t come around. I don’t care how many minutes you play, I don’t care if you don’t play a single second, I don’t care if it’s points, rebounds, whatever it is, but if you’re getting on this bus, you are saying, ‘I am going to do whatever it takes as far as my preparation goes, to win this game. "If you’re getting on this bus, you’re making a commitment to this team. We got embarrassed on our home floor with an opportunity to close out a team, and we never showed up," Green recalled Curry telling the team. "Listen, we just got embarrassed last night. In fact, he wouldn't let it - and he needed everyone else to be all in. ![]() ![]() Curry's message was simple, yet forceful: Game 6 was an embarrassing defeat the Warriors couldn't let happen again.
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