Warriors defeat Magic 119-113; Quotes of the Night
Here are the best quotes following the Golden State Warriors’ record-setting home win.
It seems weird to say this, but this felt like a must-win game for the Golden State Warriors.
A day after sustaining their worst loss of the season, a blowout to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Warriors had to defend their home court and their record against a young, hungry team. They sat at 56-6 at the beginning of March and this felt like a game they needed to come out and win. Not for record-chasing purposes, but to keep the boat from sinking.
Fortunately for the Warriors, bouncing back isn’t too difficult when you have the best player in the world. Again, Stephen Curry found himself dominating and making history as he became the first NBA player to hit 300 three-pointers in a single season.
Stephen Curry on having record 301 3-pointers w/20 games left: "2 yrs ago when I broke the record the 1st time, reaching 300 seemed crazy."
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) March 8, 2016
When the greatest shooter to ever step onto an NBA court gets a wide open look from beyond the arc, you generally expect good things to happen. Andrew Bogut sure did on this play, when he started celebrating long before Curry even released the ball.
Bogut on his signal before Curry's open 3: "Yeah, I almost contested his shot. He was joking about it afterwards--he still made it, though."
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) March 8, 2016
Draymond Green has had an up-and-down couple of weeks and was questionable to play in this one as he was under the weather with the flu. His mom. Mary Babers-Green, took to Twitter to give her thoughts on the situation.
But it takes a lot to keep the All-Star power forward out of the game and he suited up anyways. He was clearly slowed down by the illness as he only attempted three field goals, scored one point, and committed seven turnovers. In typical Draymond Green fashion though, he found other ways to contribute, pulling down nine rebounds and dishing out ten assists while finishing second (+19) only to Curry in +/-.
Draymond Green's full quote on how he played: "Awful. Pathetic. Not quite the flu game I was looking for."
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) March 8, 2016
Steve Kerr said of Draymond Green he kept asking "him if he was OK." ... "He gave us everything he had." https://t.co/pXlmI8iyDp
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) March 8, 2016
While the Warriors escaped with a win, it’s hard to call this game a team effort for 48 minutes. Golden State was sloppy and it came down to which team has Steph Curry and which team doesn’t.
Kerr on post ASG stretch: "Steph is bailing us out"
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) March 8, 2016
The Warriors’ turnover woes continued.
Steve Kerr on TOs: "What we have to get back to is the simple, simple, simple. That's good enough. The simple leads to the spectacular."
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) March 8, 2016
Steve Kerr: "46 turnovers in the last 24, 36 hours, inexcusable."
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) March 8, 2016
Kerr on turnovers: "I could rattle off 10, easy, that were just inexcusable"
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) March 8, 2016
This was another historic night for the Warriors as they passed the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls for most consecutive home wins. This was their 45th straight victory at Oracle Arena. After the game, Green addressed the crowd.
Draymond Green on mic after record 45th straight home W: "45 straight home wins is incredible. W/out you all, this would not be possible."
— Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP) March 8, 2016
He’s not lying. Congratulations #DubNation.