In full sprint to finish the season, the Warriors would have liked to end up in the west top 6, just to be able to catch their breath before the start of the playoffs. However, they had to go through the play-in but they are now happy to have avoided an 84th game before the start of the Postseason…
Their game 1 facing the Rockets will start on Sunday evening, which offers them a few days to recover.
“I tried to minimize the importance before the meeting but we desperately needed to win this match and have four days (rest)” Confirms Steve Kerr. “Basically, our guys have played direct elimination matches for three weeks. A high -level match after another. So win this one … It took us 83 games but we are where we want to be. Back in Playoffs, with a chance. But even more important, we have time to rest and prepare, because guys need it. Desperately. »»
“The best time of the season”
Especially since Stephen Curry had to manage a problem with the thumb and Jimmy Butler a concern for the thigh.
From now on, the two leaders will be able (a little) to heal their sores, before a series which promises to be more particularly physical against the Rockets. But for Steve Kerr, this is the best time of the year that begins.
“It's so nice, it's the best time of the season. And you know, it's my 11th year “ recalls the coach. “My favorite day of the season is tomorrow. We meet with the staff, we watch the Houston videos. We establish our game plan. The players rest. We have a few days before seeing the players again. We have to beat a great team in a series in four games. There is nothing better. So I am extremely impatient. »»
| Shots | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | COP | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 70 | 32.2 | 44.8 | 39.7 | 93.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 24.5 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 30 | 32.7 | 47.6 | 27.9 | 87.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 17.9 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 43 | 30.1 | 44.4 | 37.9 | 77.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 17.6 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 47 | 24.3 | 45.4 | 30.5 | 66.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 15.3 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 64 | 26.8 | 44.5 | 37.2 | 75.8 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| Buddy Hield | 82 | 22.7 | 41.7 | 37.0 | 82.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 11.1 |
| Dennis Schroder | 24 | 26.2 | 37.5 | 32.2 | 74.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 10.6 |
| DE'AUTHONY Melton | 6 | 20.2 | 40.7 | 37.1 | 62.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 10.3 |
| Moses Moody | 74 | 22.3 | 43.3 | 37.4 | 79.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 9.8 |
| Draymond Green | 68 | 29.2 | 42.4 | 32.5 | 68.7 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 9.0 |
| Quinten post | 42 | 16.3 | 44.9 | 40.8 | 77.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | 62 | 15.6 | 57.6 | 0.0 | 57.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Gary Payton II | 62 | 15.0 | 57.4 | 32.6 | 71.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 6.5 |
| Lindy Waters III | 38 | 17.2 | 37.1 | 33.1 | 72.7 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| Kyle Anderson | 36 | 15.0 | 45.0 | 36.5 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| Kevon Looney | 76 | 15.0 | 51.4 | 40.0 | 56.6 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Gui Santos | 56 | 13.6 | 45.8 | 33.0 | 69.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| Jackson Rowe | 6 | 8.6 | 47.1 | 30.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| Kevin Knox II | 14 | 6.0 | 50.0 | 26.7 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Pat Spencer | 39 | 6.4 | 40.6 | 22.7 | 73.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Yuri Collins | 2 | 8.2 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Reece Beekman | 2 | 2.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Braxton Key | 3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
