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Curry on his cloud

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Signed Klay Thompson, about Stephen Curry.

All is said.

The double MVP put in an exceptional performance on Friday night, on the floor of the best defense in the League and in a must-win game, with the threat of leaving San Francisco down 1-3.

All while being targeted in defense and being guarded closely with the ball in hand.

43 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, with 14/26 on shots and 7/14 from afar for "Chef Curry", boiling from start to finish, returning more difficult baskets than each other while some of his little ones comrades were in the tough, Draymond Green in the lead (see elsewhere).

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during Game 5, underlines Thompson.

Friday, Stephen Curry (almost) needed no one to snatch victory (97-107).

Bright.

Wiggins, precious lieutenant

Andrew Wiggins will never evolve to the level expected of a first choice of the Draft, it is obvious.

That doesn't stop him from being a valuable player for the Warriors.

And even the second best player in Golden State since the start of the series, the most consistent behind Curry anyway.

Friday, the Canadian signed a double-double with his career record for rebounds (17 pts, 16 rbs), while struggling in defense, especially on Jayson Tatum.

His athletic qualities are good for these Warriors.

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Poole and Looney, good picks

Holder since the start of the series, Kevon Looney came off the bench on Friday, in favor of Otto Porter Jr. That did not prevent the Warriors pivot from finishing with a +/- at +21, the highest score of his team behind Wiggins (+20).

Only 6 points (3/4), but 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Big impact, like Jordan Poole, in another style: 14 points at 6/13 on shots, including important points while Stephen Curry was blowing on the bench.

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Draymond Green, still not

No confidence in attack, no impact, more fouls (3) than points (2, 1/7)… Draymond Green continued the momentum of his first three matches in this series.

Unrecognizable.

Off topic.

Steve Kerr understood this and drew conclusions by putting him on the bench for long minutes in the last quarter.

However, he came out of his box in the "money-time" with a big offensive rebound and an assist that were very expensive.

And he still finished with 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals.

Tatum like a grown-up… for three-quarters of the time

Jayson Tatum was simply exceptional for three-quarters of the game, attacking the last 12 minutes with 21 points.

He only scored 2 then, to finish at 23, the highest total for his team ahead of Jaylen Brown (21), Marcus Smart (18) and Derrick White (16).

Tatum especially lacked skill at 2 points, finishing with an ugly 8/23 on shots (4/8 at 3 pts).

Boston needed him to thwart Stephen Curry's plans.

He did not respond present.

11 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 interception and 3 blocks to his credit, with all the same 6 ball losses.

Boston has lost track

Certainly, the Celtics fell on a diabolical Stephen Curry, with the Warriors who raised their voices in all areas at the end of the game, especially defensively, and Steve Kerr who made the right choices.

Nevertheless, Ime Udoka's players failed in the home stretch, conceding a scathing 17-3 (94-90, 97-107) to end the game, being crunched on rebounds (42-55) and losing their pace in attack (40% on shots, against 44).

Stampede.