Curry defends Warriors jewel and vents about loss to Lakers

Stephen Curry came out in defense of Jordan Pooleone of the main jewels of Warriors. The boy missed a three-pointer in the last seconds of the match against the lakers and could not avoid defeat by 117 to 112. At the opportunity, if he had been right, he would have left the team even closer to a draw or even victory. The criticisms of the young man were heavy, and Golden State’s main leader came to his defense.

“It was a shot that he was open and free. Considering how they were defending on that play, you know, trapping me in the middle, and Draymond playing for him, it was kind of a mandatory shot. I’m sure he felt really good about doing that. That’s why he pitched. There are no regrets of any kind. It’s just a ‘make or miss’ situation. I have a lot of confidence in him and his ability to put the ball in the basket.“, said the Warriors ace.

In addition to Curry, who also spoke about Poole’s mistake was Steve Kerr. He kept the same speech as the leader of the Warriors and assessed the young man’s participation in the match against the Lakers as good. Even so, he acknowledged that Jordan could have hit the shot that could have changed the course of the Lakers-Warriors game.

“I thought Jordan did a really good job. I saw him pairing up with Steph in the middle of the court, so I knew someone would be open if we could get the ball back. Steph did a great job. He got the ball out of the trap and Jordan was wide open and well positioned and you know, that’s a shot he could hit.“, he explained.

In addition to commenting on Poole, Curry spoke about the play that almost gave Golden State a lifeline in the match. According to Stephen, this style of play can be decisive in winning a victory against the Lakers: “If we can recover the ball it will be an advantage for us. There’s probably three, four possessions where you can see we got the rebound, we got the push. Someone was open. This is how we like to play“.

Meanwhile, LeBron James celebrated the Lakers victory in the NBA!

We’ve been playing kind of the playoffs for about 2 and a half months just to be able to play in the postseason now. We were very resistant tonight. … We know how great they are at home, so putting up with that is another good step for our team”said the Lakers ace about game one of the semifinals against the Warriors.