Stephen Curry spoke at the right time, Golden State interrupted 11 away matches with all losses

After the final whistle blew, the Golden State Warriors won 121-108 over the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.

But instead of the familiar celebratory image, the players led by Stephen Curry just breathed a sigh of relief. It felt like they had just lifted a huge psychological burden off their shoulders.

This victory not only broke the streak of 3 consecutive defeats for Curry and his teammates, it also broke the 11-match losing streak that Golden State has experienced since the end of January until now.

A sigh of relief is also what coach Steve Kerr showed after the game. It took him nearly 7 weeks to bring his players to a victory away from home, the most recent being on March 31 at the Oklahoma City Thunder.

This is the second-longest away losing streak in NBA history by a defending champion. Before that, the Chicago Bulls had lost 12 consecutive away games in the 1998-99 season, when they parted with the legendary Michael Jordan after the club's sixth championship trophy.

The final result was a victory with a 13-point difference for the defending champion against the team at the bottom of the Western rankings. However, this difference did not appear in 3 out of 4 rounds.

The Houston Rockets caused a lot of trouble for the Golden State Warriors, struggling through the first three innings. It was not until the last 12 minutes of the game when Stephen Curry scored 11 in the fourth half alone, that the Warriors were able to break through with a 20-9 run to control the game.

The whole game, "chef" Curry scored 30 points with 7 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.His finishing feeling was not too good with only 5-15 3PT, but Stephen spoke at the right time in the last half to bring it back. about victory.

Klay Thompson was right behind Curry, scoring 29 points (5-13 3PT, 11-21 FG) with 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Jonathan Kuminga left an impression with 17 points, 4 assists and 7-9 FG when coming on from the bench.

After today's important victory, Golden State will have one more away game against the Dallas Mavericks (6:30 am on Thursday, March 23) before returning home, playing 4 consecutive games at Chase Center. .