With Jimmy Butler out and no timeline for his return, Golden State will play through Stephen Curry and rookie Yaxel Lendeborg, Steve Kerr said: "We want to play through Steph. We want to play through Yax." He counted about 10 Lendeborg mistakes on tape.
Stephen Curry is the plan until Jimmy Butler returns, Golden State's Steve Kerr said, giving no timeline for Butler: "we want to play through Steph." Denver sold out on Curry early, so the second half opened with screens to make them chase him: "he got hot right away."