Steph analyzes emotion behind ‘ugly tear’ of ’22 final win originally appeared nbc sports birea
Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals happened nine months ago, but Warriors star Steph Curry remembers it like it was yesterday uphill battleLast seconds and of course, tears.
In an exclusive interview on the latest episode of “Dubs Talk,” Curry explained to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kerith Burke and Monte Poole what went through his mind as he celebrated Golden State’s championship victory over the Boston Celtics on the floor of TD Garden. Had been.
Curry told Burke and Poole, “It was releasing the pressure that we put on ourselves, the work that went into it, the patience that went into it.” “… leading up to this three years ago, just the emotional rollercoaster we were on.”
From Kevin Durant’s departure to injuries after the 2019 NBA Finals loss, the Warriors experienced a lot in a three-year window core of Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Curry, and even ranked last in the Western Conference. The ups and downs made him, and Curry himself, cherish his fourth NBA championship in eight seasons more than ever, he explained.
Curry said, “You understand how hard it is to win a single regular season game in this league, let alone a playoff series, let alone win a championship.” “So it all added up to that, and the fact that Boston was a hell of a team made every game feel like the most intense, grueling competition ever.”
And when it was over, Curry let go feelings flow through him,
“When you get to the finish line it all comes out, because you want it so bad,” Curry said. “You put a lot into it, it means a lot and you want to be the team that stands on that podium. Until you get there, there is a lot that remains in you that you take away. “
“I didn’t know it would turn into ugly tears and flow in that moment, but it was special. I could just put myself there, and it’s a beautiful feeling.”
When Burke assures Curry that she doesn’t have an ugly cry face, she jokes that her family has made fun of her for months.
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for curry? The moment is always in the back of his mind.
“From the end of Game 6 and until now, those thoughts still cross your mind, ‘Yeah, we really did it,'” Curry said.
