The Athletic’s Nick Friedell added that Kerr knew how the quote might come off considering this wasn’t even a true playoff game. But Kerr didn’t care. <\/p>\n
The Warriors roared back with four fourth-quarter threes from Al Horford and a Stephen Curry go-ahead three with 50 seconds to go. <\/p>\n
Then Draymond Green sealed the game with two steals in the last 50 seconds. <\/p>\n
Some Vindication for Curry Returning<\/p>\n
Over the last two weeks, there have been plenty people who have questioned why Curry returned after missing 27 games with runner’s knee. <\/p>\n
After all, the Warriors were under .500, facing a tough road just to make the playoffs, and from there they would play the defending champion Thunder. <\/p>\n
The sentiment from these people makes sense. Risking reinjuring the knee could be considered reckless, though I’m no doctor, and it’s not clear how much risk there really is. <\/p>\n
Nonetheless, had Curry shut it down, nobody would’ve questioned it. <\/p>\n
By authoring another clutch performance with stakes, Curry just put juice back into the whole franchise. <\/p>\n
You have to believe this performance has all of their free agents more likely to return. I’m not saying it’s guaranteed to be a deciding factor, but it will at least be a factor. <\/p>\n
Kerr offered his thoughts on Curry’s return after the game.<\/p>\n
“This is why Steph came back,” Kerr said<\/a>. “Everyone out there who thought Steph should take the rest of the year off\u2026*bangs table*\u2026this is what he does.”<\/p>\n Kerr’s Future Continues to Be a Storyline<\/p>\n Kerr is not under contract for next season, and he hasn’t tipped what he’s planning to do. He might not even know what he’s going to do. <\/p>\n He has previously said<\/a> that he “will never leave Steph Curry,” and considering Curry is under contract for one more season, it stands to reason that Kerr will come back for one more year. <\/p>\n But it’s also possible he’s ready to move on, in which case his reflective quotes would make even more sense. <\/p>\n
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