The Warriors have officially stopped chasing history and are now the ones being chased. With 51 games played they’re now ahead of the 96 Bulls in terms of record and the Golden State Warriors can thank the Houston Rockets for the recent overtake in historical terms.
Speaking of the Houston Rockets, they blew it again. They had a chance to beat the Warriors and get the ultimate boost but of course they let Harrison Barnes of all people to kill them off. James Harden and JB Bickerstaff reflect on the loss.
“We had several opportunities. First quarter hurt us, losing Steph a little bit, and we kinda recovered from that,” Harden said. “Just that fourth quarter, man, the beginning of that fourth quarter, we gave them two 3s to give them confidence. Their bench, that’s tough, that’s tough against a really good team, especially at home.”
“At the end of the shot clock, that first Iguodala 3, instead of going over the top of it, we go under, and he makes you pay,” Bickerstaff said. “Harrison Barnes in transition comes down, open at the top of the floor, 3. Against this team, the reason they’re so good is they make you pay for mistakes. You can’t afford to make mistakes against this team, whether it’s their first unit, whether it’s their bench; they’re deep, and they’re that good. So you can’t have those types of mistakes.”
I saw a play where Harden helped double team Klay Thompson, (when there wasn’t much reason for it) only to leave open Steph Curry alone behind the three-point line.
I mean, just end the game there if you’re going to do that.
