Stephen Curry expects Game 7 kind of vibe as Warriors Clippers meet in NBA regular season finale

SAN FRANCISCO – Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expecting a “Game 7 kind of vibe” when the seven-time NBA (National Basketball Association) champions host the Los Angeles Clippers on April 13 (April 14, Singapore time),the final day of the NBA regular season.

With a 103-86 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on April 11, the Warriors got the victory they needed, but the job is not done yet.

The Warriors (48-33) are sixth in the standings but are tied with the seventh-placed Minnesota Timberwolves. They will need to beat the fifth-placed Clippers at Chase Centre next to secure the sixth seeding and avoid dropping into the play-in tournament.

“I don’t want to be too dramatic,” Curry said of the showdown with the Clippers. “It should be like a Game 7 kind of vibe. You win and you control your destiny on a guaranteed play-off series.

“If you lose, you roll the dice. Good teams find a way to win big games like that, and that’s what we’re aiming to be.”

Curry, who registered 14 points, five rebounds and five assists against the Trail Blazers, aggravated his right thumb injury and did not play in the fourth quarter, but said he will be available for the Clippers game.

Jimmy Butler led the scoring with 24 points, while Buddy Hield finished with 16 points off the bench for the Warriors. Jabari Walker led the Blazers with 19 off the bench. The 86-point tally was a season low for Portland (35-46).

Though the Warriors lost all three of their meetings against the Clippers this season, forward Draymond Green believes they have become a “new team” since the trade-deadline addition of Butler.

Anticipating a “super intense” game against the Clippers, he said: “Two teams fighting for their play-off lives. I expect