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Sacramento Kings podcast Jeremiah Salmonson Fri Mar 7, 2025: Kings need to line up wins if they’re going to make post season

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Sacramento King forward Keegan Murray center tries to squeeze between Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (left) and forward Michael Porter Jr (right) in the first half at Ball Arena in Denver on Wed Mar 5, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic scored 22 points and had 14 rebound and teammate Russell Westbrook had 25 points and the Nuggets came back from behind to overcome the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at Ball Arena 116-110.

#2 The Kings defense had a tough time defending the Nuggets Jamal Murray who scored 24 point and the Nuggets with the win had won the first three games against the Kings this season.

#3 Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan had scored 18 of 35 points that help give the Kings a 93-84 lead towards the end of the third quarter. Westbrook however beat back the tide scoring seven points in a row.

#4 The Kings Zach LaVine scored 12 of 20 points and had two 3 pointers that were deep outside shots, and it kept the Kings in the game by three points.

#5 The Kings are now ninth in the Western Conference behind the Clippers, Minnesota and Golden State for a shot at a playoff spot. The Kings tip off against the San Antonio Spurs at Golden 1 in Sacramento on tonight at 7:00pm PST. The Spurs are 13th in the Western Conference and lost four of their last ten games. Crucial game for the Kings if they plan to make that climb to sixth place for that last playoff spot.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the Sacramento Kings podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro Fri Mar 7, 2025: Utah’s Veimelka 31 saves shutout Red Wings 3-0; Bjorkstrand scores game winner for Bolts 6-5 win over Sabres; plus more news

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Utah Hockey Club goaltender Karel Veimelka saved 31 shots for a 3-0 shutout against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Thu May 6, 2025 (AP file photo)

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro Fri Mar 7, 2025

Len before we start just a quick run down about the NHL trade deadline and the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin’s run at the all time goal scoring record.

#1  Karel Veimelka stopped 31 shots for the Utah Hockey Club and Utah scored three unanswered goals against the Detroit Red Wings for a 4-2 win at Little Caesars Arena Thursday night in Detroit. Vejmelka just signed a five year extension before the game for Utah.

#2 Jake Guentzel had a big night for the Tampa Bay Lightning picking up a hat trick that helped the Bolts edge the visiting Buffalo Sabres at Amailie Arena on Thursday night 6-5. Oliver Bjorkstrand ended a 5-5 tie in the third period in his Tampa Bay debut with a goal. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves.

#3 Florida Panthers Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots as the Florida Panthers picked up their fifth straight game in a shutout over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 at Amerant Bank Arena Thursday night. Bobrovsky picked up his 433rd career win which tied goaltender great Tony Esposito for the tenth spot on the NHL all time list.

#4 Winnipeg Jets Mark Scheifele scored a goal and had two assists as the Jets got a convincing 4-1 win over Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday night. Gabriel Vilardi picked up three assists teammate Kyle Connor scored a goal and got an assist. The Jets snapped a three game losing streak with the win.

#5  Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis scored a key goal with 19 seconds left in regulation to get the Canes a 3-2 win against the visiting Boston Bruins at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Thursday night. Jarvis scored his goal from the short side at the left hash marks after defenseman Nikita Zadrorov broke his stick in an attempt to clear the puck in the right circle.

Join Len Shaprio for the NHL podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors game wrap: Warriors just get by Nets 121-119 at Barclay Center

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Golden State Warrior guard Stephen Curry (30) led with 40 points against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclay Center in Brooklyn on Thu Mar 6, 2025

By Jessica Kwong

BROOKLYN, NY. — Stephen Curry scored 40 points against the Brooklyn Nets for the first time in 25 career games against them and led the Golden State Warriors to a 121-119 victory at Barclays Center on Thursday night.

It wasn’t until after the Warriors got the win that put them 4-1 in the five-game road trip that Curry realized his accomplishment – one that puts him one step away from a new personal record.

“Naw I didn’t know until after. When I had 38, two people came up and said, get a layup or something, but they didn’t say why,” said Curry. “I found out after.”

Golden State trailed 27-5 early on and Curry changed the tide by making a fadeaway buzzer-beater from the Nets’ half court logo at the end of the first half. Some of his teammates were only slightly surprised that it went in.

“He just had one in Orlando, so I think every shot’s going in anyway,” said Gary Payton II. “So let’s head into the locker room, regroup, let’s come back out for the second half. And you know, he gives us those sparks at the end of the half. And we needed that win so, it’s nice.”

The Warriors started the second half only five points behind and outscored the Nets 31-29 in the third quarter and 35-30 in the fourth. Head coach Steve Kerr called it a “very professional win to come back from 22 down right out of the gates”.

“I give them credit, they were just amazing that first quarter,” Kerr said of the Nets. “They took it to us and so for our guys to get settled and make a good comeback and take control of the game late, it was a hell of an effort and a great trip.”

Jimmy Butler contributed 25 points and six assists. The Warriors are 10-1 since he joined the lineup, and the chemistry they had with him in their 114-102 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden continued at Barclays Center.

Brooklyn trailed 97-91 with 7:30 to go in the game and were unable to close in. The Nets (21-41) suffered their sixth straight loss as the crowd chanted “MVP! MVP! MVP!” for Curry, making it feel like a home game for Golden State.

The Warriors (35-28) head back to Chase Center for a seven-game homestand that starts on Saturday hosting the Detroit Pistons. That happens to be the only team in the league that Curry has not scored at least 40 points against.

“He’s got one more, one more on the hit list and then he has everybody,” Payton said. “So hopefully we get that done for him.”

Asked if he will aim to get the job done against Detroit, Curry answered humbly.

“You know – maybe you don’t know me. I don’t ever think that way. I play the game the way I want to,” he said. “Obviously it’s on my mind so I won’t shy away from it, but you don’t sabotage a game just to score 40. You try to win, no matter what it takes.”

Asked if Curry will make the milestone on Saturday, Draymond Green laughed and said: “Let’s not piss the Pistons off.”

Tip-off on Saturday is at 5:30 p.m. PT.

Headline Sports with Jessica Kwong: Mavericks Irving out for season ACL injury; Magic’s Suggs out with knee injury; plus more news

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Dallas Mavericks Naji Marshall (left) and Max Christie (00) stand by Kyrie Irving (center) after Irving took free throw shots and was in pain from an ACL injury which turned out to be a season ending injury in a game against the Sacramento Kings in Dallas on Mon Mar 3, 2025 (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports with Jessica Kwong:

#1 Dallas Mavericks Kyrie Irving is out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee. Irving 32 was playing against the Sacramento Kings in the early minutes of the game when the injury occurred. What does mean to lose a player like Irving?

#2  Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs who left the game with back spasms on Jan 3 was out until Jan 25 in a game against the Detroit Pistons when he had discomfort in his knee and after further tests show Suggs will need mosaicplasty to repair the trochlear joint surface. His full recovery is expected.

#3 Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says that the officials need to call more traveling calls. Kerr got a technical foul on Monday night in a game against the Charlotte Hornets which the Warriors had won 119-101. Kerr observed traveling by the Hornets were not being called. Kerr pointed to the fans who were screaming for a travel call and Kerr was hit with the technical.

#4 The Dallas Mavericks fans feel like they’re be left holding the bag. First fan favorite and team star Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. Davis is now injured after suffering abductor strain. Davis could miss the rest of the season. With that disappoint to add insult upon injury the Mavericks announced that they will be raising ticket prices and increase of about 8.6% for next season. Since the Doncic trade the fans have express their dissatisfaction on how the Mavericks are conducting business decisions.

#5 Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome was hit with a whopping $25,00 fine for speaking out against the officials after the Cavs 133-129 close margin win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Jerome disputed that the Cavaliers were called for 53 fouls and that a total of 70 free throws 35 for each team. On average the an NBA game has fewer than 40 fouls. Jerome was upset that the teams were called for a combined 53 fouls and shot 70 free throws Sunday, which included 35 fouls for each team. Jerome was fined for saying “I thought the refs were really bad tonight, especially Natalie (Sago), she was really bad,” Jerome said. “Stuff like that happens. They kind of lose control of the game, and you just got to keep your head. I thought that first half was ridiculous. Third quarter was horrendous.”

Jessica Kwong does Headline Sports podcasts every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson: Cardinal and Cardinals face off in Louisville Saturday in regular season finale

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Stanford Cardinal Maxime Raynaud goes up for the finger roll against three Notre Dame Fighting Irish defenders at the Purcell Center at Notre Dame (Stanford Cardinal X photo)

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson:

#1 It was a tough, tough loss for the Stanford Cardinal (19-11) who got edged by a very competitive and competent Notre Dame Fighting Irish club (13-17) 56-54 at the Purcell Center at Notre Dame.

#2 Stanford’s Maxime Raynaud led with 20 points and every one of those points made the difference in a tight game like this despite the two point loss.

#3 Stanford Jaylen Blakes followed up Raynaud in scoring with 13 points he’s had a great season and has been key for some of the Cardinal wins this season.

#4 Stanford’s Benny Gealer was third in scoring with 11 points and was valuable when you consider the Stanford nearly came back to win the game and getting outscored by the Irish in the second half 35-30.

#5 The Cardinal next up face the Louisville Cardinals in Kentucky this Sat Mar 8th for a 11:00AM PDT. Louisville are third in the ACC at 24-6. 13-3 at home and have won eight in a row. The Cardinal are seventh and are struggling on the road at 3-7.

Michael Roberson is a Stanford Cardinal beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kings Fall to Nuggets 116-110 After Late-Game Scoring Drought

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Jake LaRavia shoots against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. (Photo Sacramento Kings on X)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

DENVER–The Sacramento Kings were back in action on Wednesday night in Denver, Colorado. They entered the game riding a four-game winning streak, having most recently defeated the Dallas Mavericks on Monday by a final score of 122-98. Meanwhile, Denver was coming off a four-game road trip in which they went 2-2, most recently falling to the Boston Celtics on Sunday, 110-103. In their last 10 meetings, the Nuggets had won six of those matchups against the Kings.

On Wednesday, the Kings were without Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk, sidelined with a hamstring strain and a toe sprain, respectively. The Nuggets were also dealing with a slew of injuries, including Aaron Gordon, who was out with an ankle sprain. However, Nikola Jokić was cleared to play shortly before tip-off.

Tip-off was set for 6 PM PST at Ball Arena in Denver, where the Nuggets defeated the Kings 116-110.

The Kings started hot in the first quarter, jumping out to an early 16-8 lead, prompting Nuggets head coach Mike Malone to call a timeout. Keon Ellis made an immediate impact, scoring seven points while starting in place of Malik Monk. The Nuggets responded with a quick run to close the gap, but the Kings finished the quarter strong, bolstered by 11 points from Jake LaRavia. Sacramento outscored Denver 42-29 in the opening frame.

The Nuggets opened the second quarter with an 8-0 run, quickly pulling themselves back into the game. However, the Kings answered right back, extending their lead to 53-39, leading to another timeout from Malone. Sacramento maintained control throughout the half, carrying a 65-55 advantage into the break. LaRavia led the Kings at halftime with 15 points, while Jamal Murray paced the Nuggets with 11. The Kings shot 52% from the field and 50% from deep in the first half, while the Nuggets shot 40.9% and 31.6%, respectively.

The third quarter was a battle of runs, with both teams exchanging bursts of momentum. The Kings started strong, followed by an 8-0 Nuggets run, before Sacramento regained control. Neither team could fully seize momentum, but the Kings managed to hold off Denver and took a 93-84 lead into the final quarter. Sacramento’s defense, which had held Dallas to just 66 points through three quarters on Monday, limited the Nuggets to 84 points through three quarters in this contest.

The fourth quarter was up for grabs. Early on, the Nuggets seized the moment, storming back to take a 96-95 lead after a Zeke Nnaji three-pointer with 8:17 remaining. From that point on, the Kings went ice-cold offensively, managing just nine points over nearly nine minutes. This scoring drought proved costly, as Denver ultimately secured the victory, 116-110. It was a tough loss for Sacramento, which had played disciplined basketball for most of the night but faltered down the stretch with costly defensive lapses and offensive struggles.

DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 35 points, while Russell Westbrook paced the Nuggets with 25. The loss dropped Sacramento to 32-29 on the season, while Denver improved to 40-22.

After the game, the Kings did not hold back in their criticism of the officiating. DeRozan expressed his frustration bluntly, stating, “The refs were terrible. Terrible as sh*t. Simple as that.”

Doug Christie also weighed in on the officiating, particularly the free throw disparity, saying, “The free throw discrepancy… I thought the guys attacked the rim, and I think they played a solid game.” Later in the press conference, when asked about the team’s three-point defense, Christie responded, “I have to go look and see if they were fouled because I’m not exactly sure. We do not want to foul three-point shooters.”

The locker room was filled with frustration postgame, but the team remained focused on bouncing back at home.

Up Next: The Kings return to Golden 1 Center to face the San Antonio Spurs on Friday at 7 PM PST.

NBA G League: Warriors Stampeded by Herd 116-98 inside KPA Wednesday Night near Boardwalk; Santa Cruz on 4-game losing streak.

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Read em and weep: Santa Cruz Warriors go down to their fourth straight loss at Kaiser Permanente in Sant a Cruz on Wed Mar 5, 2025 (Santa Cruz Warriors X photo)

Michael Roberson

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Warriors (12-11) lost their fourth straight game, after a 116-98 loss to the Wisconsin Herd (12-13) on a cool evening in Surf City.

The Warriors got on the board first with a floating jumper by Seth Maxwell. The Herd tied it at two, then went on an 11-0 run to produce their largest lead. The Herd made a charge and cut the deficit to two. However, Santa Cruz was able to move the Herd back, and stay in front after 12 minutes of game action.

After one quarter, the home squad held a five-point advantage, 28-23. Braxton Key led the Warriors with ten points and five rebounds, while Henry Ellenson not only led the Herd in scoring (13) after one stanza, he led both teams, in addition to his five rebounds.

The second quarter had the Warriors double their lead and control most of the period. As the Herd did in the first quarter, they stampede around the two-minute mark of the second block. They tied the game at 43 at seconds over two minutes. Then they took their first lead (46-45) of the contest at 1:49 on a made free throw.

The Warriors overcame their four point deficit, and managed to be tied at recess, 49-49. Key led SCW with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Ellenson topped the Herd, also with 21 points and seven rebounds.

The third period had the Warriors get out to a four points lead, but midway through the quarter Wisconsin retook the lead and increased it to ten by the end of 36 regulation minutes. The Herd led 90-80 after three competitive quarters. There were three lead changes and nine ties during that time frame. Wisconsin seemed to be in prime position to totally take over the game at that particular point.

In the final quadrant, the Herd actually increased their lead to as many as 18 points. That also was the margin after 48 minutes, 116-98. Four straight losses for the Warriors, with an immediate revenge opportunity less than 48 hours later. The KPA faithful missed out on ice cream, because the Warriors failed to eclipse triple digits.

Key led the Warriors with 30 points and 13 rebounds, while Javan Johnson added 22 points and Blake Hinson chipped in 17 points, with 5 rebounds.

Three Herd hoopers tallied 28 points: Ellenson also gathered 18 rebounds; Thompson grabbed 10 rebounds and James Akinjo delivered 6 assists. One other player made the double-figures plateau, Justise Winslow scored 14 points and snatched five rebounds.

The two combatants will play Game 2 of this miniseries on Friday, March 7 at 7:00 PM PT inside of the friendly confines of Kaiser Permanente Arena

Carpenter’s overtime winner helped Gulls escape San Jose with 5-4 win

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San Diego Gulls defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka beats San Jose Barracuda forward Donovan Houle to a loose puck during the Gulls 5-4 overtime victory over the Barracuda at Tech CU Arena on Wednesday MAR 5, 2025. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Ryan Carpenter came back to San Jose to haunt his former team.

Carpenter scored the game winning goal in overtime as the San Diego Gulls defeated the San Jose Barracuda 5-4 in a game that went back and forth all night long on Wednesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

A bad change by the Barracuda led to a two-on-one odd man rush. Former Cuda forward Justin Bailey skated down the left wing before finding Carpenter who wired in a one-timer past Cuda goalie Gabriel Carriere for his 16th goal of the season at the 1:04 of the extra session.

San Jose with the loss finished 2-2 on their four-game homestand. San Diego has won seven of its last 10 games.

San Jose (28-20-3-3-62 points) drew first blood late in the first period seconds after a four-minute power play expired. Nikita Nesterenko went to the sinbin with a double minor for high sticking Luca Cagnoni. Ethan Cardwell led a rush into the Gulls zone. Cardwell dished the puck over Walker Duehr near the blueline. Duehr skated from right to left, maneuvering around Ryan Carpentar. Duehr beat Gulls goalie Ville Husso with a wrist to the short side for his 12th goal of the season and first in a Cuda uniform at the 19:12 mark.

Duehr made his Barracuda debut after clearing waivers two days ago after being released by the San Jose Sharks. Duehr, who also scored in his Sharks debut when he was claimed off waivers after being released by the Calgary Flames, was on the second line with Danil Gushchin and Rem Pitlick.

San Diego (21-25-5-3-50 points) despite having a power play opportunity near the halfway mark of the opening frame, weren’t able to generate many scoring chances as they were outshot 11-7 by San Jose.

The Gulls evened the contest with an even strength goal early in the second period. A fortunate bounce off the boards led to an odd man rush for San Diego. Coulson Pitre’s shot was kicked out by Cuda goalie Gabrielle Carriere. However, Judd Caulfield cleaned up the rebound into an open net for his sixth goal of the season at the 5:06 mark.

The Barracuda regained the lead exactly 60 seconds later. A faceoff win by Pitlick led to Duehr sending the puck back up to the point. Braden Hache sent a shot on net that deflected off of a Gulls defender skate to the far side of the net for his first career AHL goal at the 6:06 mark.

San Diego scored its second equalizer of the game with a power play goal at the halfway mark of the middle frame. Nico Myatovic centered a pass from being the Cuda net out to an unmarked Yegor Sidorov who beat Carriere with a wrist shot for his 14th goal of the season at the 9:56 mark.

San Jose earned its third lead of the game just over three minutes later. Hache kept the puck inside the Gulls zone on a clearing attempt. Andrew Poturalski picked up the puck along the left boards and danced around in the slot before releasing a wrist shot that beat a screened Husso for his team leading 24th goal of the season at the 13:05 mark.

Jan Mysak scored the third equalizer goal for San Diego and its third goal of the period with a four-on-four goal. Sidorov gave Mysak the puck at the left point. Mysak skated down the wing and rifled a wrist shot off of the far post and into the back of the net for his 14th goal of the season at the 16:48 mark.

Ethan Cardwell gave the Barracuda its fourth lead of the game near the halfway mark of the third period. Thomas Bordeleau gloved down a clearing attempt in the left slot. Bordeleau found Poturalski down low to the left of the crease. Poturalski threaded a pass between his legs over to Cardwell who buried a point-blank shot past Husso for the ninth goal of the season at the 7:47 mark.

Once again like a broken record, the Gulls tied it up at four goals apiece just past the halfway mark of the period. Nesterenko picked up the puck along the right boards. Nesterenko skated down below the goal line before centering a pass with one hand over to Mysak who beat Carriere with a quick one-timer for his second goal of the game and 15th of the season at the 11:42 mark.

Husso (10-5-0-3) stopped 30 of 34 shots he faced to earn his 10th victory of the season. Carriere (5-4-1) made 23 saves on 28 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-3 on the power play. San Diego also went 1-for-3.

Bordeleau, who picked up the secondary assist on Cardwell’s goal, recorded his 100th career AHL point.

Poturalski has nine points in his three games and leads the AHL with 60 points.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Mysak (2G,0A) 2) Cardwell (1G,1A) 3) Poturalski (1G,1A).

UP NEXT: San Jose begins a four-game road trip with a weekend series against the Abbotsford Canucks on Friday 3/8 at 7:00pm at Abbotsford Centre.

Golden State Warriors podcast with David Zizmor: Curry leads Warriors with 28 pts in win over Knicks; Golden State are in Brooklyn Thursday

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Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) passes the basketball away from the New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) from floor level in the first quarter at Madison Square Garden on Tue Mar 4, 2025 (AP News photo)

On Golden State Warriors podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry led with 28 points and nine assists and ran his personal record against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden to 12-1 in the Warriors 114-102 win on Tuesday night.

#2 The Warriors Jimmy Butler and Bradin Podziemski each had 19 points and the Warriors are now 3-1 on this current five game road trip. The Warriors are now 12-2 in their last 14 games when playing at Madison Square Garden.

#3 Next up for Golden State they tip off against the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn on Thu Mar 13 for a 4:00pm PST tip. The Nets are a struggling bunch who have lost five in a row and are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference at 21-40.

Join David Zizmor for the Golden State Warriors podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors game wrap: Curry leads Golden State with 28 in win over Knicks 114-102

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) takes the ball up the floor in the first quarter against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tue Mar 11, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK, NY. — The Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 114-102 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden led by Stephan Curry, who notched his 10th consecutive victory and a 12-1 record at the historic venue.

Curry, who returned to the floor despite right ankle soreness, finished with 28 points and nine assists in 33 minutes.

Golden State’s shots were not going in for much of the first half, but they fought for possessions and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr credited the win in large part to Jimmy Butler.

Butler scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half. The Warriors are 9-1 in 10 games that Butler has played with them.

“I give him and all of our guys a lot of credit because they’re finding a new identity and it’s fun to watch them find it,’ said Kerr.

The Warriors and Knicks were even throughout the first quarter, with the Knicks finishing ahead 26-25.

The defining moment of the game was when Curry and the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson re-entered the game with 6:33 left to go and Golden State went on a 11-0 run in four minutes, to boost their lead up to 105-93 with 2:30 left in the game.

Brandin Podziemski also scored 19 points and Draymond Green had eight points, nine rebounds and eight assists on the day he turned 35.

“The energy and camaraderie I think is essential, I would say it looks different because we’re winning a lot more,” said Podziemski. “Jimmy is a different player than what we had and so he just adds a different element to our group that we didn’t have.”

Golden State (34-28) won their second straight game after beating the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, and snapped the Knicks’ (40-21) three-game winning streak.The Warriors are 3-1 in their five-game trip and have won 12 of their last 14 games at the Garden.

Curry relished in the moment of his new milestone at MSG.

“It’s Madison Square Garden, it speaks for itself. This is a place that naturally has great, unique basketball energy and like the fans are unreal like the who’s who’s celebrity row all that, but just everybody’s anticipating great basketball and from my first game here in college to now like it’s always delivered,” he said.

“So for us in the Western Conference we only get once chance here, so we try to make the most of it.”

The Warriors continue their road trip on Thursday facing the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Tip-off is at 4:30 p.m. PT.