‘That’s what we used to do to teams’: Warriors’ Stephen Curry praises Celtics after blowout loss
"It’s kind of demoralizing, especially on the road."
Stephen Curry, whose Warriors squad has already accomplished many of the things this Celtics team aspires to do, knows how it feels to absolutely crush an opponent.
That’s what the Celtics did to Golden State on Sunday afternoon. Boston was up by 44 at halftime, and ended up winning by 52. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game that he wanted to “flush” the dreadful performance from his memory.
For Curry, it was a reminder of what the Warriors used to be.
“They’re hitting 10 threes in the first quarter, that’s what we used to do to teams,” Curry told reporters, according to video posted by CLNS Media. “It’s kind of demoralizing, especially on the road. A shot that you’re comfortable giving up or whatever the case is, they’re taking advantage of it.
“Then you feel like you have to play home run basketball on the other end to try to make it up,” Curry added. “And that’s where the momentum shift just kept going their way, and going their way and then it seems like every little play goes their way and you look up you’re down 40. So, just one of those nights.”
Curry was asked if he thought the Celtics brought some extra effort because of the loss they took in the 2022 Finals.
“I don’t know what they talk about in that locker room,” Curry said. “We’ve played them four times since. I’m sure that narrative has gotten old. They’re the best team in the league right now and they play like it. We have a nice gap to try to make up if we want to be that type of team down the stretch of this season. But, give them credit. They played their (butt) off and it was tough to watch on the other side.”
The Warriors had won three in a row and 13 out of 15 before Sunday’s matchup. Sitting in ninth place in the West, Golden State is on the outside looking in of the playoff picture.
“The road up until the 2022 Finals, they had made a couple of Eastern Conference Finals,” Curry said. “They were younger, fell short a couple times then obviously we got them in that Finals. They stayed motivated, hungry. You always take those moments and understand that you have to get better.”
“They’ve done that. They obviously added two pieces with Jrue (Holiday) and (Kristaps Porzinigis),” Curry continued.” “KP didn’t play (Sunday) but the way that they’ve been playing, they seem very sure of themselves and who they are. They came out and whooped us from the jump. It was one of those perfect storms of a rough night on our end and them taking it to us.”
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