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By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
In the fight for a directly qualifying place for the playoffs, James Harden and Stephen Curry offered a wonderful duel to NBA fans on Sunday. A duel lost by the star of the Warriors, who took the opportunity to evoke his relations with his executioner.
On a Sunday evening when many teams had little more, or simply nothing to play, a poster was necessarily distinguished. Clippers and Warriors stayed in search of their ticket for the playoffs and had the opportunity to win him in the event of a victory in this match that smelled of powder. And not surprisingly, the two teams ripped off to obtain it.
It was indeed necessary to wait for the extension to know the outcome of this meeting, finally won by the men of Tyronn Lue (124-119). The latter can therefore thank Kawhi Leonard, author of 33 points in 47 minutes, but also and above all James Harden. The latter has split 39 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists to offer victory to his family and resist the assaults of a certain Stephen Curry.
Stephen Curry spans his links with James Harden
Unable to avoid a new participation in the Play-In Tournament- which earned him strong criticisms instantlyCurry still did not deserve it. On the contrary, it allowed Golden State to stay alive during this shock with a huge 4th quarter and a total of 36 points registered. Disappointed by the final result, he made sure to greet Harden at a press conference, of which he has known the talent for a long time:
Stephen Curry : I have the greatest respect and the greatest estimates for him as a player and as a person. Between us, it goes back to college. We were both All-Americans. Admittedly, we did not participate in the Final Four but we dragged together in the hotel in Detroit. There were him, me, Jeff Teague and other guys who have been there since 2009 and with whom we have led a lot of battles.
Regarding James, I have a lot of love and respect for everything he has done on the whole of his career and the spheres he has managed to reach. Besides, it is rather cool to still have opportunities to get the flock as we did today in 2025.
Fans do not likely complain.
It remains to be seen for how long the chef and the bearded will be able to offer such duels to basketball lovers. Some may hope to see them again at work during the semi-finals of the west conference to come. However, for that, it will not only have to be called the clippers in front of the Nuggets, but especially that the Warriors access the playoffs and eliminate the Thunder in the first round. Sacred program.
More than fifteen years after their arrival in the NBA, James Harden and Stephen Curry remain able to flare simultaneously and lead thrilling duels for a place in playoffs. Let us therefore try to take advantage of these two monsters as long as there is still time.
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