Warriors’ supporting cast helps Steph in well-rounded win vs. 76ers

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Warriors’ supporting cast helps Steph in well-rounded win vs. 76ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry has been and always will be the torch-bearer for the Warriors’ offense. Throughout his magnificent NBA career, the two-time NBA MVP has often done it while shouldering the load basically by himself.

Against the Philadelphia 76ers, Curry went off again and got plenty of help in a balanced display that coach Steve Kerr has been hoping for.

While Curry put together another fantastic night with 30 points and 10 assists, he got a lot of support from his supporting cast that repeatedly came up big and paved the way as Golden State waxed the Philadelphia 76ers 139-105 on Thursday at Chase Center.

A lot of that came from the usual suspects like Jonathan Kuminga (20 points), Draymond Green (15 points, seven assists) and Andrew Wiggins (15 points), but the Dubs also received significant combined efforts from Dennis Schroder (15 points, six assists), Lindy Waters III (10 points) and Moses Moody (12 points) in what was one of Golden State’s most well-rounded games of the season. Waters and Moody shot a combined 6-for-9 behind the arc.

Coming on the heels of an 18-point loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier in the week, this was exactly the type of bounce-back effort that the Warriors needed after a dismal 4-7 record in December.

Curry pointed to the Warriors’ season-high 41 assists as an example of how the game flowed for Golden State.

“(That’s) indicative of good ball movement or good organization, taking care of possessions, finding the open guy,” Curry said. “My game was indicative of how we all played, and it was a beautiful brand of basketball. It seemed like everybody who stepped foot on the floor had conviction about what they were trying to do.”

Philadelphia went into the game with plans to at least try to slow Curry. They packed the paint early and tried to limit his shots. Once the Warriors’ other players started connecting, the 76ers had to change their plans.

“They had to stop being as aggressive as they were on him to start the game,” Draymond Green said….

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Publish date : 2025-01-03 16:06:00

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