Curry relishing 'Game 7 vibe' as Warriors face Clippers
Plenty is on the line when the Golden State Warriors take on the Los Angeles Clippers on the final day of the NBA regular season.
Stephen Curry is relishing a "Game 7 vibe" as the Golden State Warriors ready themselves for a tussle with the Los Angeles Clippers.
There is plenty on the line for both teams in their final regular-season game on Sunday.
Golden State are already assured of at least a play-in spot, but a win over the Clippers would see them secure a top-six berth.
A win could see the Clippers finish as high as fourth, though a defeat could see them finish seventh.
And Curry feels this will act as a de facto playoff game.
"I don't want to be too dramatic. It should be like a Game 7 kind of vibe," Curry said, as reported by ESPN.
"You win and you control your destiny on a guaranteed playoffs series. If you lose, you roll the dice."
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Draymond Green echoed Curry's sentiment.
"[It will be] like a playoff game," Green said. "Super intense. Two teams fighting for their playoff lives.
"Expect [it] to be a very physical, high-intelligent, high-level basketball game."
Curry scored 14 points as the Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-86 on Friday, and the veteran campaigner brushed aside any injury concerns despite aggravating a thumb issue.
"From what I know, just an aggravation," Curry said.
"The same thing [as the earlier thumb injury], but hopefully it wasn't anything serious.
"I'm feeling great. Ready to play Game 82 on Sunday. Excited about it."