James Harden minced no phrases when he lavished reward on Steph Curry’s greatness and his contribution to the game. The LA Clippers star stated the four-time NBA champion would be the motive he has but to win his first title.
Whereas Curry and the Golden State Warriors’ playoff hopes hinge on the result of their play-in recreation in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies, Harden centered as an alternative on Curry’s profession accomplishments.
“That’s what it’s about. Yr 16. Steph is clearly Steph. What he’s been in a position to accomplish his complete profession, it’s unbelievable,” Harden stated.
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“We’re all witnessing actual greatness. The battles, the Warriors groups I needed to go in opposition to, it’s in all probability the explanation why I nonetheless haven’t gotten a championship but. What he’s been in a position to do his complete profession is unbelievable. I’m completely happy to be part of one thing like that.”
Curry dropped 36 factors in Golden State’s 124-119 loss to Harden’s Clippers within the remaining recreation of their regular-season marketing campaign. The defeat pushed the Warriors to the play-in match, the place they now have two probabilities to clinch a playoff berth.
In the meantime, James Harden and the Clippers completed because the No. 5 seed, reserving a first-round matchup with the No. 4 Denver Nuggets.
Throughout his time with the Houston Rockets, Harden clashed with Curry’s Warriors in a number of memorable battles — together with a traditional playoff showdown in 2018, when Golden State edged out Houston in a seven-game Western Convention Finals..
Steph Curry appears for his fifth ring in Yr 16
Regardless of their dismal play-in report, Steph Curry and the Warriors stay contenders to make the playoffs and presumably go on a deep run. Barring their off-color video games in opposition to the ultimate stretch, the place they misplaced three of their final 5, Curry and the staff have been a professional menace within the West.
Jimmy Butler’s arrival bolstered the Warriors, who had been combating consistency earlier than he joined. With three seasoned campaigners within the combine — Curry, Butler and Draymond Inexperienced — the Warriors wish to make an impression.
First, although, they have to excel in tonight’s battle for the No. 7 seed in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies. In the event that they win, the Warriors will start their pursuit of Curry’s fifth ring in his sixteenth NBA season.
