Golden State Warriors - Team Highlights vs Clippers | November 19, 2015 | NBA 2015-16 Season
EL SEGUNDO On Thursday night, Byron Scott was just a fan of good basketball, settling in to watch the Clippers and Warriors on national television.
He watched as the Clippers jumped out to a big lead, and as the defending champion Warriors stormed back behind a barrage of 3s to win 124-117 and remain undefeated.
Even when they were up 23 in the second quarter, something like that, I said this game is far from over, Scott said.
The Lakers host the Toronto Raptors on Friday, but soon the Warriors will be the coachs concern. They travel to Golden State on Tuesday, a night the Warriors could potentially be in position to set the NBA record for wins to start a season.
If the Warriors beat Chicago on Friday, and win at Denver on Sunday, they will be 15-0, tied with the 1994-94 Houston Rockets.
Unlike Clippers coach Doc Rivers, who has been restrained in his praise of the rival Warriors, Scott heaped it on the defending champs.
By far, right now, theyre the best team in the league, he said.
He said Stephen Curry has taken his game to another level and marveled at Draymond Greens defense.
To me, Scott said, it looks like theyre better now than they were last year. They dont have that championship hangover. I think they want more. Its scary, because theyre not living on last year.
He added: I just think they got so much more confident and its not just one or two guys, it seems like their whole team is that much hungrier.
It reminds Scott of one season in particular from his 14-year playing career: 1988. The Lakers had just won a championship and at the parade and celebration, coach Pat Riley guaranteed they would repeat.
I was like, OK, we really got to come ready for next year, Scott said. And I thought we came back that year even more focused to try to do something that hadnt been done in 20 years at that time.
These days, the Lakers seem a long way from being involved in any games the caliber of Thursdays Clippers-Warriors tilt; a game that meant so much to both sides, that was so gripping.
Scott participated in games like that as a player, but its been a long time since hes seen that as a coach.
I miss that a lot, he said. I love that. Thats the best form of competition right there, when you see two teams that dont like each other very much anyway. Kind of reminds me of Lakers-Celtics type things.
"When I look at that it brings back a bunch of memories."
Source: http://www.ocregister.com/lakers/team-693057-nba-warriors.html
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