In a recently concluded NBA regular season game, the Warriors finally won 113-104 at home to the Grizzlies after four hard fights, ushering in two consecutive wins. The two sides played very hard in the game, with 2 minutes left, the two sides were still tied 102-102, but then the Warriors played a wave of small climaxes to open the score and seal the victory. Curry blasted 46 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and also threw 8 3-pointers, becoming the number one contributor to the win, in the absence of Wiggins and Poole, Curry stepped forward on the offensive end to carry the team, and can win the tough opponent of the Grizzlies, in addition to Curry, Payton Jr.'s play is also great.
Originally, Wiggins and Poole were absent, and Kerr put Curry's brother-in-law Damien Lee on the starting line-up, but before this game, Damien Lee also triggered a health and safety agreement, becoming the third player in the Warriors to be truncated. In this game, Cole chose to promote the losing draft Peyton II to the start, the youngster ushered in the first opportunity of the season, and he finally lived up to expectations and proved his strength with an explosive performance.
In this game, the Warriors only 2 people scored in double figures, in addition to Curry's 46 points, another player in doubles is Payton Jr., he started 33 minutes, 9 of 16 shots, 7 of 3 three points, efficiently bombed down the full performance of 22 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, in addition to still excellent defense, he also brought great help to Curry on the offensive end, and it can even be said that if there is no Peyton Jr. to stand up and share Curry's offensive pressure, the Warriors will have more difficulty in winning this game. It is even possible to lose the game. With 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter, when the Grizzlies chased the score to 102-102, Tuscano Anderson first made a layup to get 2 points to help the Warriors take a 2-point lead, and then Peyton Jr. hit a key 3-pointer to help the Warriors stretch the gap to 5 points, which was very critical and almost affected the trend of the game.
It has to be said that in this game, Payton Jr. became the warrior's number one surprise, and multiple scorers were absent, and he stepped forward in time to rush to Curry's aid, so that Kerr's trust and reuse of him was rewarded. Looking back on the performance so far this season, Peyton Jr. has become another representative of the league's unsuccessful draft counterattack.
As the son of the famous old Payton, Peyton Jr. was not selected in the draft, and has since wandered in the league, and after joining the Warriors this season, he did not get much time at the beginning, but impressed Kerr with his excellent defensive performance and became a stable rotation player for the Warriors. And the first start of this game can contribute such data, which will undoubtedly further lock his place in Kerr's rotation system. It can even be said that today's Little Payton has become an important piece of the puzzle for the Warriors to rush to the championship, because his defensive ability is an important part of the Warriors' defensive system, and this is also the value of Peyton Jr.