On December 12, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Warriors lost to the 76ers 93-102, and were overtaken by the Suns in the league rankings, losing the first position in the league, but compared with the change in the record, the performance of Warriors star Stephen Curry in this game is more eye-catching.
Prior to this game, Curry had 2,964 career regular-season three-point shots, nine short of Ray Allen's three-point record of 2,973, which means that as long as Curry hits 10 more three-pointers, he can surpass Ray Allen as the first three-point king in history. This is undoubtedly a very gold-bearing honor, everyone knows that with Curry's ability, the creation of this miracle should be between 2-3 games, after James said that he hopes to see Curry break the record on the spot, and the Warriors team, including Curry himself, is also very much looking forward to this moment.
But on the basketball court, the glory of one side is the shame of the other, no matter which game Curry sets the record, the team that is his opponent will become a background board, which is unacceptable for many players and teams, they can allow Curry to set records, but definitely do not want Curry to complete this achievement on himself. It is precisely because of this mentality that the 76ers have made a very crazy defense against Curry this game.
In the 76ers' chase and interception, plus Curry himself also had a certain mental imbalance, the whole game, Curry played 36 minutes, 6 of 20, 3 of 14 three-pointers, 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and failed to break the record in this game. In fact, from the perspective of Curry's shot, he should also hope to complete this achievement as soon as possible, but the more Curry cares, the less the opponent will let him. Curry also admitted after the game: "I still have to hit the shot, and at the same time, I have to be clear that the opponent does not want to be a background board on their court." ”
The 76ers also admitted that they struggled not to be Curry's backstage, talking about Curry not breaking the NBA's all-time three-point shooting record today, Embiid said: "This is not going to happen on my court, this is not going to happen in Philadelphia, this is my city." 76ers player Sable also said: "It's no secret that Curry is now chasing this record. Joel (Embiid) and I talked about it in our pre-game shooting session today and he told me that we can't let Curry reach the record and this happened at our home court and I wanted to make sure it didn't happen. ”
It is because of this mentality that Sebel's defense against Curry this game may be his best performance so far this season, and even Warriors head coach Kerr is amazed by this, Kerr said: "I have to praise Sebel, his defense is great, he is one of the few defenders who can combine his arm span, athleticism and brain so well." I haven't seen him defend so well against Curry in a long time. ”
Of course, it is only a matter of time before Curry breaks the three-point record this season, but the problem is that now the NBA has been hyping this up, causing everyone to look forward to this matter, and the next Warriors game is believed to receive higher attention, such a situation may further stimulate the Warriors' next opponents, even with more brutal defense and ferocious fouls, but also to prevent Curry from breaking the record on them, which may increase Curry's consumption and even bring unnecessary injuries.
In fact, for the Warriors and Curry, the best way is to go with the flow, waiting for that moment to come, the opponent may not care so much, but now whether it is the Warriors or Curry, in fact, they are a bit of the NBA hype to the pit, and they are a bit difficult to ride the tiger.