"Monumental Stephen Curry breaks NBA playoffs record: Golden State Warriors progress to semifinals"

2023-04-30 23:06:18

“Never underestimate the heart of a champion”stated back in 1995 Rudy Tomjanovichthen coach of Houston Rockets when his team clinched the NBA ring for the second year in a row. After being champion in the 1993/94 season, the team from the state of Texas reached the definition of the following year without the same performance and not being a favorite against Orlando Magicbut he still celebrated and the technical director was dispatched with that well-known phrase that is often applied and this Sunday made a dent in her Golden State Warriors con un monumental Stephen Curry.

The Warriors, defending champions in the United States basketball leagueplaced sixth in the West in the regular season and faced in the first round of the playoffs Sacramento Kingsa young squad with a lot of dynamics and several players who will dominate the competition in the short term. After an adverse 0-2 start, they won three straight games and fell within a step of the semifinals, but they could not settle the series at the Chase Center in San Francisco and, since their rival had home field advantage because they finished third overall, They defined the visitor series.

With a lot of personality and courage at key moments, the team led by Steve Kerr solved the key and qualified to the next stage with a 120-100 victory in Game 7 with a monumental Stephen Curry. The point guard, at 35, scored 50 points (seven triples) and became the basketball player who scored the most points in the last game of a playoff series. Thus, he broke the mark of 48 goals converted by Kevin Durant with the shirt of Brooklyn Nets in the 2020/21 season vs. Milwaukee Bucks. In turn, he contributed eight rebounds and six assists in just over 37 minutes in the box.

With the victory, Golden State is among the best four franchises in the Western Conference and in the next stage it will collide with los angeles lakers of LeBron Jameswhich surpassed Memphis Grizzlies 4-2. On the other side of the frame are Denver Nuggets y Phoenix Suns.

So are the playoffs

At the same time that the first round of the NBA playoffs concluded with the victory of the Golden State Warriors over the Sacramento Kings, the semifinals began in the Eastern and Western conferences with two games.

In the East, Miami Heat won the first away game to New York Knicks 108-101. The figure of the winner was Jimmy Butler with 25 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in more than 43 minutes on the field. The downside was that the star finished the game with a sprained right ankle and is doubtful for the next game.

In the West, the Denver Nuggets, number 1 in the regular season in their conference, surpassed the Phoenix Suns 125-107 at home with 34 points and 9 assists from Jamal Murray; 24 goals, 19 rebounds and 5 goal passes for Nikola Jokic; and 23 units of Aaron Gordon.