• Stephen Curry finished with 17 points and six assists on 7-of-22 (.318) shooting from the field, 1-of-5 from three… For the preseason, Curry averaged 16.0 points and 4.7 assists while shooting .364 from the field, .356 from three.
• Klay Thompson scored 16 points on 8-of-20 (.400) shooting to go with five rebounds… For the preseason, Thompson averaged a team-high 16.9 points on 44.5 percent shooting from the field, 36.6 percent from three.
• Andre Iguodala finished with nine points, four rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes… For the preseason, Iguodala averaged 8.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 31.3 minutes.
• Damian Lillard scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-16 (.438) shooting to go with five assists.
• LaMarcus Aldridge finished with a double-double, totaling 16 points and 12 rebounds in 32 minutes, returning from a two game absence.
• Nicolas Batum also notched a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds in 37 minutes.
On Having A Strong Game On The Glass:
“I’ve been trying to work on that. It’s part of my game that I’m trying to improve and stay consistent with. The last two games I’ve rebounded well defensively. The bigs are working hard inside and if I’m able to rebound well it’s good for us.”
On Tonight's Defensive Effort:
“In all of their pick and rolls we were able to pursue over the top. We got through their ball screens and we stayed attached. We made them take tough shots and we cleaned up the glass. I remember seeing LaMarcus [Aldridge] and Nico [Batum] getting every rebound. Outside of us playing hard and pursuing over the pick-and-rolls and staying attached, we cleaned up the glass. We didn’t let them get second chance shots. We took it at them. We got some foul calls and got to the line and that’s when the game started going in our direction.”
On Tonight's Game:
“I thought we played an exceptional defensive half in the second half, particularly the third quarter. We had it marked as 17 consecutive stops or something like that. Nicolas Batum was terrific guarding Steph Curry. He chased him around, made it difficult for him. We rebounded the ball well. We took a lot of pride in our defense, and on a night when offense wasn’t very good we were able to pull away because of our defense.”
On Their 22-0 Run:
“Well, we knew we were playing good defense. We keep track of each possession, so we knew how many consecutive stops we had. It just got contagious. The players out there took a lot of pride in each possession and so did the bench. I mean, we were getting into it. To be honest I didn’t know what the run was. I just knew about the consecutive stops."
On Defense In The First Half
“Well, the first half was a good defensive half. I think there were 0-for-10 at the rim, and they just shot the mid-range shot really well. You kind of live with that, but we continued with it. Again, it was a team effort. Our pick and roll coverage is a team effort. You give a team like Golden State—I think they only had like three or four points in transition in the first half, so we were not giving up a lot of easy baskets which is one of our priorities.”
On Nicolas Batum's Defense And Rebounding
“Nick has the ability to impact the game in a lot of different ways. Tonight you saw his rebounding and defense. Obviously he can score. He can pass. One of the things we talked about is on a given night it’s going to be one thing it’s going to be another and embracing that challenge every night—to have an impact on the game and not necessarily knowing how that impact is going to play out. Tonight it was pretty obvious, his rebounding and defense were terrific.”
On If He Had Any Concerns During The Preseason:
“Back-to-back nights we did not play the same way in the second half. We have to work on that and be better. For some reason the ball stopped moving and we stopped pushing it. Part of the reason was because the pace was slow because we were fouling and they were shooting foul shots. I’m glad the preseason is over with and now we move on to the regular season.”
On If He's Satisfied With The Preseason:
“Yes, because for the most part we are healthy.”
On If He Thinks The Team Was Too Anxious To Start The Season:
“We are a no excuse basketball team and I’m not going to tolerate that type of basketball in the preseason, practice or what – that’s how you develop bad habits. That’s unacceptable.”