Steph Curry ‘relieved’ after leading Golden State Warriors to play-in win

Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry breathed a sigh of relief after his team defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 121-116 on Tuesday night. Curry scored 37 points, whereas Jimmy Butler brought his best game for Golden State with 38 points.

“Just a sense of relief that we have something to look forward to now,” Curry said.

This was the Warriors’ first win in four play-in games. With this win, the Dubs secured the seventh seed and have set up a first-round clash against the second-seeded Houston Rockets.

Head coach Steve Kerr said it was a much-needed win for his team.

“We desperately needed to win this game and get four days [off],” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said. “Our guys have basically been playing knockout games for about three weeks. One high-level game after another.

“So to get this one, it took 83 games, but we are right where we want to be. Which is back in the playoffs and we got a chance.”

In the last decade, the Warriors have won the previous four matchups against the Rockets in the postseason, but Curry expects a different challenge this time.

“I was just telling Draymond [Green], ‘It’s wild,'” Curry said. “We’ve been in a playoff series in Houston for a decade. It’s crazy to think about. I know this is a brand-new version of the Rockets team, but we’re excited for the challenge.”

The Warriors had lost their previous play-in game against the Sacramento Kings in last season.

“It’s just a reminder that it’s not guaranteed,” Curry said of making the postseason. “I don’t care how talented you are. You look around the league, you could argue more talented teams that we have that are on the outside looking in.

“So you appreciate the moments. That’s why we have been talking for the last two months [about] how important it is to play meaningful games. And now we have a series that’s going to be full of meaningful games.”