Curry stars for Warriors
los angeles — Stephen Curry sparked a second-half comeback to inspire the Golden State Warriors to victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday, but suffered a late ankle injury to take the shine off a dramatic win.
Curry rolled badly on his right ankle in the final minute of the Warriors 125-115 win in New Orleans, limping off the court and later leaving the Smoothie King Center on crutches.
X-rays taken after the game however indicated no serious damage although Curry was taking nothing for granted having already suffered an injury to his right ankle earlier in his career.
“I sprained my ankle and I’ll see how it feels tomorrow and kind of go from there,” said Curry, who scored 31 points in the win.
“Obviously, it’s the second situation, but ... this is more on the concerned side. I’ve been through this before on this ankle, and knowing Dallas San Antonio Atlanta Boston Utah Chicago Memphis New Orleans Charlotte Indiana Philadelphia 122 Denver 105 96 Detroit 93 90 Brooklyn 110 111 Milwaukee 100 116 Washington 69 91 Cleveland 113 95 Minnesota 92 115 Golden State 125 104 Orlando 94 115 New York 97 101 Phoenix 115 the surgical repairs from like five or six years ago are fine, I should be able to bounce back.”
Earlier, the reigning NBA champions had overturned a 69-49 halftime deficit to grab a victory which improved their record to 19-6.
It was the second time this season that the Warriors had come back from 20 points down or more to claim victory. No other team in modern NBA history has posted 20-point halftime comebacks in the same season. Warriors coach Steve Kerr however was unimpressed that his team had once again been required to dig themselves out of a hole of their own making. —
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