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Golden State coach Mark Jackson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday for making public comments in an attempt to influence the officiating in the Warriors' playoff series with Denver.
The Warriors star point guard is expecting another physical a game on Thursday as the team looks to close out the Denver Nuggets at home.
Mark Jackson said what he said, and there's no taking it back now. Whether you agree or disagree, the goal has been accomplished: All eyes will be on Stephen Curry in Game 6 between the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets.
Denver Nuggets coach George Karl lashed back at Warriors coach Mark Jackson on Wednesday after Jackson said the Nuggets had sent "hit men" at Golden State guard Stephen Curry during Tuesday night's Game 5 in a pre-meditated attack with intent to injure the thin shooter.
Kicks in the ankles. Forearms to the throat. Elbows at the head. Illegal screens. Hard shoves. Bloody lips. Puffy eyes. Body bruises. Even "hit men."
Coach Madden said he didn't see the same "dirty play" that was referenced by Mark Jackson after the game, that it was just playoff basketball.
Whether the contact Denver forced on Stephen Curry was legal or not, the one thing the Nuggets did for certain was attack Curry in the best way they have all series.
And all of a sudden, the series that was all about Stephen Curry's fire and the Warriors rising to the clouds has become about trash, dirt, and hit men. Welcome to the street fight noir, authored by Denver and Golden State after the Nuggets' Game 5 win.
Warriors coach Mark Jackson said the Nuggets "tried to send hit men on Steph Curry."
People are going crazy over the shooting display that Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been putting on during his series against the Denver Nuggets.
The Denver Nuggets left behind a hole in the wall just inside the visiting locker room at Oracle Arena, courtesy of frustrated forward Kenneth Faried's size 16 sneaker. Escaping the hole they're in against the Golden State Warriors won't be so easy.
Even making the playoffs was a big deal for the team this year, but to be a probable first round winner at this point - who would have thought?
Stephen Curry shook off a sore left ankle to score 22 of his 31 points in the 3rd quarter, leading the Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 115-101 on Sunday night for a commanding 3-1 series lead.
The Nuggets know they need a win, and they need a win now.
Stephen Curry is a superstar. That much is undeniable at this point. Warriors won Game 3 on Friday night because they have Curry.
Point guard Stephen Curry is in Golden State's starting lineup for Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night despite a sprained left ankle.
After rolling his left ankle against the Nuggets in Game 2, Stephen Curry will be a game-time decision for Game 3 on Friday night, according to Warriors' coach Mark Jackson in a Tweet from the team on Friday afternoon.
Whether the pain in Stephen Curry's sprained left ankle will subside enough for him to be on the court when the Golden State Warriors host the Denver Nuggets is not something the point guard could say for sure.
The Golden State Warriors have returned to the Bay Area calm and confident that their Mile High City masterpiece will be no fluke. The Warriors wrestled away home-court advantage by dominating Denver.
The Golden State Warriors weren't given much of a chance in their playoff series against the Denver Nuggets after losing David Lee to injury in the Game 1 loss.
The Golden State Warriors got a double dose of bad news leading up to Tuesday's Game 2 in their playoff series against the Denver Nuggets.
Stephen Curry laced up his shoes before practice without so much as a soul around him. As soon as the Golden State guard was ready to step onto the Pepsi Center floor, he was swarmed by a pack of reporters. These days, Curry's never left open on the court.
Game 1 between the Nuggets and Warriors was ... weird.
When the sixth-seeded Warriors begin their first-round series at third-seeded Denver on Saturday, it will be uncharted territory for most involved, including second-year coach Mark Jackson.
The Denver Nuggets secured the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs by routing the Phoenix Suns 118-98 on Wednesday night behind 21 points from Wilson Chandler and 20 from Andre Iguodala.
