What we learned as Waters plays hero in Warriors’ preseason win

What we learned as Waters plays hero in Warriors’ preseason win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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HONOLULU, Hawaii – After four days of training camp at BYU-Hawaii, the Warriors ventured over to the University of Hawaii on Saturday and brought fireworks to their preseason opener, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 91-90 on a game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Lindy Waters III.

“What a great way to finish a great week,” coach Steve Kerr said after the win.

Outside of Waters, shooting wasn’t the Warriors’ strong point. Leading 53-49 at halftime, the Warriors shot 37.3 percent from the floor through the first two quarters and only 20 percent (5 of 25) behind the 3-point line. The numbers got worse as the game went on, too. Overall, the Warriors shot 33.7 percent and 22.9 percent from three (11 of 48).

Steph Curry, who sat the entire second half and played a total of 14 minutes, couldn’t give the fans the type of the show they came to see. He scored nine points to lead the Warriors in the first half, but was 2-of-8 shooting and missed all four of his 3-point attempts. At the free-throw line, Curry was a perfect 5 of 5.

The Warriors are pushing to become a top defensive team again, and there were flashes of that for spurts. By halftime, the Warriors already had nine steals and had scored 20 points off 14 Clippers turnovers. They finished with 14 steals and seven blocked shots while holding the Clippers to 38.5-percent shooting and 22.9 percent beyond the arc.

Waters was the hero of the day, making five 3-pointers, including four in the fourth quarter.

“Man, shout out to Lindy Waters,” De’Anthony Melton said. “I knew from the jump that Lindy was going to hit some big shots tonight. I told him I need at least four threes tonight. … Lindy came out there shooting and I’m proud of him.”

Kerr added: “He’s a really good shooter, but he’s more than just a shooter. He’s got good size, he’s not just a spot-up guy. As you saw on that last one he came off a pin-down. So he’s a good shooting off movement, but he also understands the game well. We’re really thrilled to…

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Publish date : 2024-10-06 03:31:26

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