Game Links #39: Golden State Warriors 99 vs Boston Celtics 97 - Tired Warriors scrape by the Celtics, get 4 days off

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Recaps

Associated Press: Curry's shot lifts Warriors over Celtics, 99-97 | Photo Gallery
Sports Network: Curry's late bucket lifts Warriors over Celtics
Rusty Simmons: Iguodala ignites road-weary Warriors to win over Celtics | (Mobile)
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Jimmy Durkin: Weary Warriors hold off Celtics 99-97 | (Mobile)
Jimmy Durkin: Game 39 rewind: Warriors find a way, and that’s all that matters
Monte Poole: Instant Replay: Curry's jumper lifts Warriors over Celtics
Monte Poole: Rewind: Warriors' mental toughness on display against Boston

Pregame News

- Previews of the game.
Monte Poole: Fast Forward: W's can't lose focus against reeling Celtics

- Maybe Nedovic is finally NBA ready to keep Curry from playing 48 min a game.
warriors.com: Warriors Recall Nemanja Nedovic from Santa Cruz Warriors of NBA D-League

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Postgame News

- No postgame news.

Postgame Videos

- Postgame quotes and stuff from warriors.com recap:
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Mark Jackson
On tonight's win:

“First of all it was a great win. Our mindset is to put them in the bank. We are playing in the Western Conference – a couple of teams lost tonight and we had an opportunity to win. Playing in this league I know how tough it is coming off of a long road trip. These guys responded and did whatever they had to do gut out a win against a team that had didn’t quit is well coached and work extremely hard. We found a way to execute offensively and did a great job of taking care of the basketball.”

On Stephen Curry's final shot:

“We were prepared, we were prepared. Whether they tried to trap him, or tried to show or help – we were prepared to make the adjustment. Steph (Stephen Curry) did a good job of reading it and D-Lee (David Lee) did a great job setting the screen forcing them to make the decision and switch. I’ll take my chances with Steph (Stephen) Curry on the floor against a power forward on the perimeter. Kris Humphries did a good job of trying to keep him in front and Steph (Stephen Curry) did what he does best, made a play and hit a big time shot.”

On Andre Iguodala:

“I thought he was great. I loved the fact that he was more aggressive offensively tonight and a night where some of the other guys didn’t have it. He carried us for a great stretch of that game by making plays. There’s no secret that is why we brought him in. The things he does night in and night out basis– can’t put a price tag on that.”

On if Andre Iguodala is closer to 100% after his hamstring injury:

“He got it going early, but I don’t know if he is 100% yet. We’ll still be keeping an eye on him and we are going to be patient. He’s a guy that does so many good things on the floor. I thought early on he got it going and hit some shots and switched on him putting (Jared) Sullinger on him and he was aggressive. He’s a big time playmaker. Some nights he’s going to be making plays for himself and some nights it will be for other guys. He did a great job of knowing when to be aggressive offensively and when to be a playmaker tonight.”

On asking Andre Iguodala to be more aggresive:

“He’s got the green light just like everybody else. It’s funny that people early on talked about LeBron (James).turning down shots. He’s the greatest small forward to ever play the game. He’s a mixture of Michael (Jordan) and Magic (Johnson). He’s a playmaker. To tell Andre (Iguodala) to be more aggressive is trying to tell him to do something that he’s not. He’s a playmaker and I want him to pick and choose when to look to score and when to make plays. I trust that he knows his body and he’ll do a great job of reading situations. Tonight he was very aggressive offensively and when he does that he’s another weapon on the floor and makes us even tougher to guard.”

On getting a win with the next few days off:

“It’s huge. I was tired today so I know my guys were physically drained before the game. These are the games that the good and great teams find a way to win. Then you can tell your body we can relax tomorrow and Sunday. It’s an opportunity for us to put one in the bank. Now it’s recovery time. Time for guys to do whatever they need to do in order to get ready for the next game.”

Stephen Curry
On getting a win the first game back from a long road trip:

“It’s a big win for us. You go through a season and you come off of a long road trip and its tough the first one back at home no matter who you are playing. This is big for us. We get four days off now and I can spend time with my family and get rested up before Denver.”

On if this shot will give him confidence moving forward:

“I never lose my confidence. Everyone on the team we tell each other that no matter how bad we are shooting we are good enough to hopefully be in ball games late to be able to make plays down the stretch. Teammates are talking to me and I’m talking to them. We’ll be alright as long as we stick to the system that Coach Jackson has put into place.”

On the fact that he may not get to rest during the All-Star break:

“I hope I don’t get to rest. That’s a good problem to have.”

Andrew Bogut
On playing at home after a long road trip:

“It’s always going to be a tough game no matter who we play. Whether it was Boston, or the worst team in the league, or one of the best teams in the league or a middle-of-the-road team, it didn’t matter. We were playing more against ourselves tonight than an opponent.”

On Andre Iguodala:

“We had big contributions from everybody. Andre played great for us. I think most players did a great job off the bench, but Dre is a great player for this team because he doesn’t worry about scoring or stats. He’s quite happy, kind of like myself, making sure we’re winning games and we’ve been doing that a lot lately.”

David Lee
On tonight's win:

“It was great to get the win. I think part of it probably ends up being mental. It’s always talked about, but for us, we got in after a grueling trip out east, got in and basically had one day of just rest and came in here and played against a team that, the strength of Boston’s team is they play hard and they really force you to work. We knew that we were playing on fumes, especially the starters that played a bunch of minutes, but we knew we had a break coming up so we just had to get through this one. I’m very proud of our guys for finding a way to win.”

On if recent success has put the team back on schedule:

“Yeah, I think most importantly we’re playing the kind of consistent ball that we’ve been looking for. All you can do each game is come out and try to play to our identity. Like you talked about to start the year, we had a couple of stretches where we didn’t do that and now I feel like we’ve put together some pretty good performances. Even tonight, we didn’t shoot the ball particularly well. We were, I think, a little bit of a tired basketball team, but our defense kept us in the game and we grinded one out. That’s the way we have to play. We got contributions from a bunch of different guys that came to play.”

On the final play of the game:

“The play was diagramed for Steph [Curry] and me to be in a screen and roll. We assumed that they were going to trap the screen and roll and that he was going to throw it back to me and we would have a four-on-three advantage on the backside. I think everybody was pretty surprised, including Steph, that they switched the screen and roll, and at that point that’s a no brainer with Steph getting iso on a five man. If he happened to miss, which I didn’t expect him to, I had Avery Bradley on the block for a tip in so it played to our hands and of course Steph made a great move and an unbelievable shot.”

Notes

- No interesting notes tonight.

What's next?

- Rest, rest, rest, rest, rest. We'll deal with the Nuggets and how much their fans hate us later. Rest, rest, rest, rest, rest.

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Santa Cruz Warriors

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