Warriors react to bright lights, brighter floors of NBA Cup

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Warriors react to bright lights, brighter floors of NBA Cup originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

HOUSTON – The slate gray of the Warriors’ NBA Cup floor is reminiscent of the same outdoor courts every player once spent time on growing up. It didn’t have to be iconic venues of Venice Beach and all across New York. At some point, all hoopers have bounced a ball on concrete.

Not too many have done so on a yellow, blue or red court, though. The Warriors’ other locations of the NBA Cup so far – New Orleans, Denver and now Houston – have been a much different sight for sore eyes.

“This one’s not too bad,” Moses Moody said ahead of the Warriors’ road game against the Denver Nuggets earlier this month. “The ones we’ve played on this year I haven’t felt like were too bad. But last year, the first time playing OKC with that blue court, it felt like a lot was going on in my head self-consciously.”

Surrounded by red trim, the Pelicans went with a bright blue hardwood and their logo pushed in several places, both behind and on top of the NBA Cup trophy at center court. That didn’t seem to bother the Warriors too much as they came on top, 112-108.

Neither team shot the lights out. The Warriors shot 44.8 percent overall and 32.4 percent from 3-point range, and the Pelicans were slightly worse at 44.6 percent from the field and 30.8 percent on threes.

It seemed like the yellow of the Nuggets’ home court at Ball Arena wasn’t a problem for the Warriors, until their offense went ice-cold down the stretch, failing to score for the final two-and-half minutes in a frustrating four-point loss.

The color of the court isn’t the reason the Warriors lost that game. The referees missing Christian Braun’s attempt at a timeout call with none left probably isn’t either.

If the mustard yellow of that design is having a moment atop the condiment power rankings thanks to Kendrick Lamar’s literal shout on his newest hit, ketchup is Houston’s choice of sauce, or so that’s what their NBA Cup court shows.

The stands will be decked out in all red Wednesday night at Toyota Center. So will the floor. Inside a black…

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Publish date : 2024-12-11 22:01:00

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