SAITAMA, Japan —
Stephen Curry said the
Golden State Warriors had enjoyed a “productive” pre-season trip to Japan after
the reigning NBA champions beat the Washington Wizards on Sunday for a second
time.
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Curry scored a team-high 17 points in almost 17
minutes on the court as the Warriors downed the Wizards 104–95 in front of a
packed crowd in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in the second of two exhibition games
between the teams.
The Warriors will attempt to win their fifth NBA
title in nine years when the season begins later this month, and Curry believes
they will be ready for the opener.
“I think we made it productive and I think we got a
little bit better as a team, got to know each other a little better,” said the
sharp-shooting Curry, last season’s NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
“I think the bigger thing is the next two weeks that
we have back at home.
“We have three more pre-season games, a lot of good
practice time, and that’s going to be a big chance for us to fine-tune a lot of
things to get ready for the start of the season.”
The Wizards led 85-74 heading into the final quarter
but the Warriors came roaring back thanks to a strong performance from rookie
Patrick Baldwin Jr.
Curry and forward
Draymond Green started for the
Warriors but Klay Thompson again played no part, with head coach Steve Kerr
leaving him out as a precaution against injury.
Curry said the trip to Japan had been an “amazing
experience” off the court as well as on it, with the star player even “squaring
up in the ring” against sumo wrestlers during a visit to a training session.
“I’ve been looking forward to this trip for a while
now,” he said.
“Love Japan, love Tokyo, love this whole area. It
was an amazing four days. I wish it was a little longer.”
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