At the end of a very intense and close game, Atlanta got the better of Golden State on Saturday (141-134) despite Stephen Curry’s 60 points in 41 minutes. But it took longer to decide between the two teams, which were locked together for almost the entire match (64-64 at halftime, 89-89 at the end of the third quarter).
The Warriors leader was unfortunately alone on the mark of victory. He led Golden State with 22 points in the 4th quarter, scoring 8 of his team’s 11 points in overtime. He didn’t come up too far from a new career high, but his game-winning shot from the buzzer didn’t go 54″. Along with him, Andrew Wiggins played just 19 minutes (2 points) and Klay Thompson was clumsy (4 of 10 points) on 3-pointers. 2/13 including /19).
“Steph was amazing, outstanding… what a performance. I feel terrible for him and for our guys, because they’re fighting.”Responded coach Steve Kerr, whose team continues to struggle near the bottom of the Western Conference (12th, 21-25).
In front of him, Jaylen Johnson was valuable (21 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists), Onyeka Okongwu (22 points, 16 rebounds) and Clint Capela (17 points, 15 rebounds) behind the excellent performance of Trae Young (35 points and 6 assists). ) ) established himself in the paint and Dejonte Murray, who offered an overtime 4″6 from the buzzer, scored 7 straight points during overtime that stunned the Warriors. “That’s what we want from him… he brings a lot to the team, he’s full of talent”Young commented on that.
