Stephen Curry stated he “felt good” in his first sport again after lacking greater than two months, despite the fact that the Golden State Warriors fell 117-116 to the Houston Rockets on Sunday night time at Chase Middle.
“I felt good,” Curry stated after scoring 29 factors in 26 minutes. “Some good nerves going into it. And clearly coming off the bench is you’re making an attempt to tempo your self bodily, mentally to prepare in your your runs.”
Curry stated the hardest half was not the shot-making, however the grind of getting again into sport form. “It’s not as a lot rust because it’s the endurance,” he stated. “You’re type of selecting and selecting a bit little bit of your spots to keep up.”
That rhythm improved because the night time went on, particularly after a tough opening. “After I traveled and acquired my shot blocked the primary two possessions, I type of settled in good,” Curry stated. “You do all of the coaching and scrimmages and all that kind stuff. It’s extra simply getting again aware of the velocity of the sport, the physicality, and simply embracing it.”
Curry additionally stated the Warriors nonetheless have work to do with their lineups, significantly alongside Kristaps Porzingis. “I believed we’ve much more to show on the market,” he stated. “These extra of these reps shall be nice for not simply me and him, however for all of us to proceed to construct chemistry.”
The closing lineup gave Curry a well-recognized really feel. “That group that we had down the stretch, it felt like outdated occasions,” he stated. “Draymond’s discovering guys, getting guys within the pocket. It was superior.”
The Warriors had an opportunity to tie or win on the ultimate possession, however Curry stated the spacing broke down. “We didn’t have a play name as a result of we thought we have been going to get a cease,” he stated. “It appeared like there was a wall on the three-point line and I couldn’t work out precisely the place to go.”
Even with the loss, Curry left inspired by the way in which the night time unfolded. “No regrets,” he stated. “You just like the matchup with their lineup on the market considering which you can get a great shot with 11, 12 seconds left.”
He additionally stated the plan now could be easy: hold constructing towards the play-in. “Be sensible and do the precise issues for the precise causes,” Curry stated. “I believe subsequent sport will look similar to this one.”
The return had an added layer for Curry, who shared the ground with Seth Curry for the primary time in a regular-season sport. “That was particular,” he stated. “It was a dream come true to be trustworthy.”
