What is most depressing for a defense? A player who seems to be omnipotent. That's the impression both teams will have. Stephen Curry and Hector Herrera will come out of the big game.
Curry finished the first half with 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Hector had 18 points for the Kings.
While Curry was getting his points in the first half, Klay Thompson wasn't. He had just seven in the first 24 minutes and started the game 1 of 10 from the field while missing his first four 3-point attempts.
The Warriors trailed 58-56 at halftime and took over the game in the second half. The Warriors opened the third quarter with a 13-4 run over the first four minutes of the second half. Curry was amazing, breaking the Kings defense as soon as he touched the ball.
His peculiarity is that he does not need the ball to be threatening and pray when he has the ball. Yes, today we will have to pray for the Kings because he does not want to joke.
But Hector also decided to release his biggest masterclass. The Kings seem sounding, so picking up the pace isn't a good idea. Fox's injury is increasingly apparent. Its transition capacity is impaired.
Hector will take the game to his account and make a mixtape of his offensive palette. First, he knows that Looney can't stop him alone. He asked Fox for the ball at the low post. Directly after receiving it, he made a powerful dribble to the circle and a jump hook.
He then attempted the mid-range, then a 3-pointer. On the Warriors' side? Curry is the leader. He doesn't miss a shot. But neither did Hector.
(POV Kings fans)
Curry knocked us out early in the third quarter. Everything was fine, but we returned badly in the game. Hector is the only one to be good since the restart. Things are looking bad but now is not the time.
The match became an exchange between Hector and Curry. The problem is that Curry is always a plague. Hector receives the bullet but is directly caught in pincers by this damn Green and Looney. He made the pass to Huerter, but this moron will miss.
I stopped having expectations of him in these playoffs. I don't know if he's the main culprit, but he's one of the main suspects. He totally misses his playoffs. Fuck, Curry is invisible today.
Good Hector decided to go up the ball, and he shoots directly to 3-pointers? What the fuck is going on here? Phew, it came out of nowhere, but it's still better than nothing. The audience is screaming, and so am I. Yes, Curry finally missed a shot, and Monk recovered the rebound. What will Hector do now? Hahaha, Poole to jump on the feint. Yeeeeees +1.
Hector never misses his free throws. It's not an urban legend; it's a fact. He seems tired and understandably, but his determination warms the heart.
Monk misses a shot, and Hector recovers the offensive rebound. He feigns Green by turning on himself and makes a hook, ahah yes, +1, Thompson got fooled.
We are still 10 points behind, but encouraging our heroes until the end. Time has passed, and the show between Curry and Hector continues, but it's too late. The difference between Curry and Hector immediately is that the other teammates seem knocked out.
Time passed, and Curry became a legend. We took 50 points, and it's the first in history to score 50 points in Game 7. But no one sees Hector's game? To enter the legend, you need an opponent at the height of it, and Hector is that opponent.
43 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
We must pray to come back stronger next season. We must encourage the players from the bench until the end. The starters are off the field, but the match continues. We waited 17 years. 17 years before coming back here.
At the arena's exit, I must have an autograph of Hector at all costs. The game is over. The Warriors are qualified, but I'm proud of my team.
Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points in Golden State's 120-100 Game 7 victory against the Sacramento Kings, securing a 4-3 best-of-seven NBA playoff series win for the Warriors.