(29-29) GSW closes out PHI with swarming defense and Stephen Curry transcending space and time
Steph also moves into the scoring lead
Box Score Watch
Our intelligence says Beal has been pulled from the WAS game with 30 points. He now has 1492 PTS in 48 G = 31.083 PTS/G. Stephen Curry now has 1570 PTS in 50 G = 31.4 PTS/G. Steph now has the scoring title lead!
DAL is #10 in the league at 30-26. GSW trails by 2 games. If GSW finishes league Top 10, they lose their 2021 1st but keep the 2021 MIN 2nd.
GSW is 3.5 games ahead of NOP at 25-32 for the last play-in spot. SAS will win tonight to go to 28-28.
Apricot's In-Game Notes
These were a bit more incoherent than usual thanks to the wild nature of the ending. Not sorry.
That Looney tip in was like a delicate pool shot
Itâs helpful/painful to remember how bad Looney looked in his first couple of years
After all this time watching Steph, I still involuntarily blurt out stuff like âoh man thatâs ridiculous!!â
Yeah I personally think that Harden 30+ PTS streak looks amazing out of context but will look worse and worse over time. Sorry, I still believe FG% counts for something. Also, not constantly cheating and ruining the game.
We are all ants in a meaningless cosmos
PHI beautifully countered our 2-3 zone, then the surprise double on Embiid. Kind of amazing that Steph can walk down court and chuck in a long one to claw back everything
Q4.3.45. Oooh, Looney and Steph are getting a bit smoother on the pitch back play. Steph had an impossible layup to make but got bailed out with a foul
I count any game thatâs within one possession with 2:00 left as a Random Ending. We are very on track for that.
Okay weâre ahead enough that it would really hurt to blow this
I just blurted out OH MY GOD after the last 3. It still hasnât gotten old and I hope it never will.
I think the angle I saw showed it was off Looneyâs hand last
STILL MATHEMATICALLY BLOWABLE
Apricot post-Steph move noises update: that last one from the logo I just let out a huge groan and smiled at the sky
If Steph is not high on your MVP ballot, I consider you a complete ignoramus
Also: yEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
Obviously the lack of a butt pad has been holding back Steph all these years. The gauntlet is complete
https://www.letsgowarriors.com/p/warriors-eyeing-playoffs-thanks-to 4/20 inspired rantings now activated
Keeping my eyes on Portland as the season comes to a close. They are currently up four games in the standings from us, but:
- they have a six game road trip coming up; Indiana, Memphis, Brooklyn, Boston, Atlanta, Cleveland
- they have three games against Memphis (one game up in the standings from us)
- they are 4-6 in the last ten games
- they have games against the Clippers, Denver x2, the teams up above
- they end the season @Utah, @Phoenix, and vs Denver (although Utah and Phoenix might be resting at that point).
I think Dallas is going to be hard to catch down the stretch, but I would not rule out passing Portland and Memphis and finishing in the 7 spot.