The Golden State Warriors are worse without Stephen Curry, but Monday's 115-106 Game 2 win over the Houston Rockets proved that's a relative term.
Worse, in this case, was still good—good enough to take care of business against a fragmented Rockets squad and good enough to extend the Dubs' series advantage to 2-0 without the MVP on the floor.
Curry tweaked his right ankle in Game 1, gave pregame warmups a go and didn't feel good enough to suit up Monday. So his teammates set about reminding us of all the things Steph's brilliance so often makes us forget.
Andre Iguodala, always a steadying influence, proved he could be more when necessary. After watching his early outburst, which included four made triples in his first five attempts and the ridiculous end-to-end-to-end sequence below, a sudden jolt of realization hit: Iguodala isn't in a bench role with Golden State because he's no longer capable of being a star.
He's in that spot voluntarily, because head coach Steve Kerr liked what he brought off the pine and asked him to make the switch last year.
He finished with ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Grant Hughes
Warriors Proving They’re More Than Just Stephen Curry in Quest for NBA Title
April 19th, 2016 by Grant Hughes Leave a reply »
Advertisement