6-of-17, 3-of-14, 5-of-15, Stephen Curry has lost his three-point shooting in the last three games, and there is a big gap with his season average of 40.1% outside shooting. But it is not difficult to understand such a situation, on the one hand, as the historical three-point shooting list maintained by Ray Allen is getting closer and closer, as strong as Curry can not avoid some ups and downs in mentality; on the other hand, considering Curry's explosive scoring, each opponent will go all out to guard against Curry, and does not want to become the background board for Curry's crowning of the historical three-point king. For example, Pacers player Brogdon bluntly pointed out: "I know Curry is trying to break the record, but it must not happen in our stadium." ”
As a result, Curry's days of reaching the top have been delayed again and again, but as his career hits have quietly risen to 2972, it is only one step away from breaking the record of 2973 hits held by Junzi Lei, and this day will finally come. Not surprisingly, the Warriors' back-to-back rivals, the New York Knicks, will be forced to witness this historic moment with the Warriors. For Curry himself, it is also of great significance to be crowned the three-point king of history at the Madison Square Garden Arena, the mecca of basketball. At this juncture, however, a sudden situation is likely to change things.
According to The Athletic's Marcus Thompson, the Warriors' charter had a mechanical failure that prevented them from flying to the next away game and staying in New York after playing the Pacers. According to Thompson's follow-up report, the team tried to find another charter flight, but it failed because it was too late. Curry and his teammates had to change their itinerary, spending the night in Indianapolis before getting up early the next morning to head to the City of the Big Apple.
And such a sudden situation will undoubtedly have a subtle impact on Curry's state, and whether the aggravated fatigue will affect his three-point feeling and delay his three-point list is still unknown. Some fans may think that such a statement is a big fuss, but in fact, it is not alarmist.
Back-to-back road trips are extremely draining for NBA players, coupled with the fatigue of the journey along the way, so NBA teams always tend to let players rush to the next away game immediately after playing the first away game and then stay at the hotel, so that the next morning can give players a chance to recover fatigue and breathe.
Indianapolis is about 1143 kilometers from New York, and it takes more than 2 hours by plane, including the time to the airport, check-in time, etc. it takes almost 3 hours to commute. This will require the Warriors to prepare for these three hours of travel on the second day, which will undoubtedly squeeze the time curry originally used to prepare for the game and warm up. To hit more than two three-pointers at New York's Madison Square Garden Arena to overtake the great Ray Allen, Curry had to race against time.
The key basketball is a five-person sport, and the Warriors who have just regained the top spot in the West will certainly not be satisfied with a 24-hour league first experience card; Curry will never hope that a milestone that means something significant to him will become a "mileage sadness" in which he breaks the record but the team loses, so despite the difficulties, facing the New York Knicks, the Warriors must go all out, not only to win but also to win beautifully.
Will Curry and his teammates be able to accomplish this? In the holy land of basketball, can the gods overcome difficulties and crown the three-point king? Let's wait and see.