“That’s gonna bite them in the a** the whole time” - Quentin Richardson believes the Boston Celtics had to capitalize on Steph Curry’s off night in Game 5
Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors find themselves one win away from yet another NBA championship. The Warriors pulled off an impressive road win against the Boston Celtics in Game 4 to tie the series and returned to San Francisco with the momentum on their side.
After an impressive 43-point performance in Game 4, Curry was expected to kick on in Game 5. Curry struggled, finishing with 16 points on 7-of-22 shooting.
Although the Warriors superstar had a disappointing performance, they still beat the Celtics by a final score of 104-94.
Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show, former NBA player Quentin Richardson said the Celtics may regret their failure to take advantage of Curry's poor shooting performance as the 34-year-old is unlikely to produce back-to-back bad displays.
During the NBA Finals, Curry has averaged 30.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.8 steals per game. He's shot 46.6% overall and 41.7% from 3-point range.
Richardson said:
“That’s gonna bite them in the a** the whole time.”
"The Celtics had to win that game with Steph Curry performing like that" ~@QRich
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Richardson said:
"That's like getting struck by lightning. That's never gonna happen to him [Steph Curry] again. ... He's not gonna take nine threes and not make one."
Boston Celtics will look to stay alive in Game 6 against Steph Curry's Golden State Warriors
Many considered the Boston Celtics to be the favorites to win the NBA Finals. After two impressive victories in the first three games of the series, it looked as if Boston was heading in the right direction.
That was until Steph Curry led the Golden State Warriors to an impressive victory in Game 4 in Boston. Now having registered back-to-back wins to take a 3-2 lead, Golden State will return to Boston with the hope of closing out the series.
Draymond Green on Steph Curry: "He was 0-for-9 from 3. He's gonna be livid going into Game 6. That's exactly what we need."
It won't be easy for the Warriors, as the Celtics were in a similar situation before. They had to win an elimination game on the road in Game 6 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the conference semifinals. The Celtics then won Game 7 to advance.