The 49ers blew out the playoff-bound Rams 34-13 to beat a team that sat most of their star players for the post season run. For the 49ers, it was their fifth straight win.
Steph Curry dropped 21 points in the first half, and caught fire again in the third quarter. With Kerr eager to pull him off the floor and keep Curry’s minutes in check, Curry was feeling so strong that he told Kerr there was no way he was coming out of the game.
Solomon Thomas had an unusual rookie season with a late start, a knee injury and learning all the different defensive-line positions. He’s hoping for more production next year.
For the San Francisco 49ers, Jimmy Garoppolo looks like the gift that could keep on giving for many years to come. The new 49ers QB has given the organization and fanbase a real sense of hope for the first time since the Harbaugh era, and will look to finish the season on a five game winning streak when San Francisco faces the Los Angeles Rams this weekend.
For the last couple weeks, the Hot Stove League has been unseasonably cold. Following the trade of Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees and the Angels’ signing of Shohei Ohtani, all of Major League Baseball appears to be in a waiting period, in the hopes that the market value of a number of high priced free agents will dwindle as we approach Spring Training.
No one really knows for sure why the typically stingy Patriots allowed themselves to be fleeced by the 49ers, but longtime beat writer Matt Maiocco presented an interesting theory when he joined Murph & Frandsen on Thursday morning.
The Golden State Warriors officially updated Stephen Curry status on Tuesday, saying that the two-time MVP has “continued to make good progress overall” as he recovers from a right ankle sprain sustained on Dec. 4, and that he will be re-evaluated on Friday after missing 10 games with the injury.