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Riley, 13, has been there for every step of Curry’s NBA career, which now is in its 17th season. She and her mother, Curry’s wife Ayesha, made it to Crypto.com Arena to watch Golden State’s 1191-09 win on Tuesday night, and it reminded the two-time MVP of his own childhood watching his father Dell in the NBA.
The Golden State Warriors entered their opening night contest against the Los Angeles Lakers with some uncertainty about what the season could look like. While
Last year’s Celtics used coach Joe Mazzula’s penchant for 3s to attempt a mind-boggling 48.3 triples a night, three more than the 2019 and 2020 James Harden-led Rockets. The Warriors have led the league in volume only twice, once in 2015-16 and the other in 2022-23, when they averaged 43.2 attempts, good for fourth all-time.
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Why Seth Curry isn’t playing for Warriors after signing contract to join brother Steph in Golden State
And this offseason, the Warriors signed Seth Curry, Steph's brother. It seemed like it'd be a chance for them to play together in the league for the first time. But on this night, and on the nights in the near future, Seth won't be playing.
The Warriors ran away with a 16-4 third-quarter run, eventually beating Luka Dončić (43 points) and the Lakers 119-109 to cap our opening night doubleheader.
The Warriors ended up mounting a 23-9 run to start the third quarter, and Luka Doncic was the only Lakers player to score during that stretch before Marcus Smart finally hit a free throw to end their dry spell. The Warriors have got a 78-64 lead now with 5:29 left in the period.
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Warriors writer suggests 6-foot-7 NBA champion, Stephen Curry reunite via Jonathan Kuminga swap
Warriors writer suggests 6-foot-7 NBA champion, Stephen Curry reunite via Jonathan Kuminga swap originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Golden State Warriors are itching to capture one more NBA title before Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Jimmy Butler ride off into the sunset.
After a tough stretch in the offseason, the Golden State Warriors look like a more complete team heading into this one. It was not all that long ago that an injury to Stephen Curry slowed down their momentum.