NBA fans and media alike were incredibly excited for the first meeting of the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors this season, and many expected an uber-competitive game to take place on Monday night. Well, the game was enthralling, but not very competitive. Stephen Curry put on a clinic, and was dribbling circles around the Spurs throughout. Here's some evidence. If that floater wasn't epic enough, in the second-half Curry added this drive in which he pulled the magic out on Jonathon Simmons.
The New York Knicks are having a horrible season, but Carmelo Anthony is still one of the biggest stars in the NBA. This little guy couldn't contain his excitement anymore as he ran onto the court to give Anthony a hug in the middle of the Knicks' loss to the Pelicans.
The Lakers' younger players have shown a lot of potential, but they must get better on defense.
Los Angeles Clippers PF Blake Griffin will return soon from injury, and he must blend in with the team quite quickly.
Maybe Sacramento Kings head coach George Karl just doesn't care any more. That might be the simplest explanation for his willingness to say close to nothing positive about the players on his team. On Friday Karl told media that guard Seth Curry could stick around in the NBA for a "couple years." Curry responded by scoring an efficient 14 points of 4-of-7 shooting in Sunday's victory over the Dallas Mavericks. After the game star center DeMarcus Cousins video bombed Curry's post-game interview seemingly mocking Karl by telling the guard he'd be in the league "a long time."
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Seth Curry got a rare opportunity to do a postgame interview, and DeMarcus Cousins decided to intervene with some comic relief and an assertion about Curry's viability as an NBA player.
Watch Draymond Green finish a strong drive to the basket off a pick and roll with his left hand, and draw a foul too.