![]() ![]() Whether we won or lost, the intentions of how we could give ourselves a chance in the fourth quarter was all we focused on.”Ĭurry is a seasoned playoff veteran with three NBA championship rings to his name. “So just understanding we’ve been here before. “It was just not letting the first three quarters influence the fact that we still had a chance to win the game,” Curry said. In seven shot attempts - and after a mid-game shoe change from his kicks honoring the late TNT broadcaster Craig Sager to the lavender ones he wore in Game 3 - Curry flipped the game’s script. Curry drew Adams on a switch and breezed by him for an and-1 layup. He also hit two key 3-pointers, lighting up the Chase Center fans who had been sitting on their hands all game, waiting for magic.Ĭurry’s first points of the quarter achieved what the Warriors could have been doing most of the game - exploiting Memphis big man Steven Adams, who had just returned from a COVID-forced absence. The Warriors took their first and only lead of the game with 45 seconds remaining in the game on a pair of Curry free throws.Įight of Curry’s 18 points in the fourth came on free throws, a testament to the adjustment he made to challenge the Memphis defense and draw fouls. Without panic, Curry dropped 18 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to lead Golden State to a 101-98 Game 4 win and a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Steph Curry entered midway through the fourth with a reminder: In the playoffs, he always has an answer. And down 10 points two minutes into the fourth quarter, they didn’t seem to have an answer. With coach Steve Kerr out due to COVID-19, the Warriors were listless. ![]() A 30-point win in Game 3 wasn’t the momentum shifter it seemed to be. Grizzlies star Ja Morant, out for Game 4 with knee soreness, wasn’t standing in their way. SAN FRANCISCO - The Warriors were minutes away from a potentially series-shifting loss. ![]()
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