A focus game in the NBA regular season, the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-104 at home. In this game, the Warriors emerged a big surprise soldier, contributing 22 points + 4 three-pointers, which is the second hero outside Curry, and bluntly said after the game: Not shooting is hurting the team.
In this game, although Cole used a lot of people, only two people really played the role of fixing the sea god needle. Respectively, the number one superstar Curry, he shot 8 three-pointers, cut 46 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and was an absolute contributor to winning. Then there is Gary Payton II, who also started the game, shooting 9-of-16 in 33 minutes, 4-of-7 from three-point range, contributing 22 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, playing the role of Curry's wingman.
Curry's amazing performance, although it is not common, but at least everyone is used to it. Payton Jr. is a record night, scoring a new Warriors career high, and the number of three-point shots is also. Looking at The Little Payton's performance in this game, it can be called the top 3D, not only playing well himself, but also limiting the opponent's number one star Ja Morant to only 6 of 15 shots, which Jordan Pooler can't do, quite a low-end version of Klay Thompson flavor.
This season, although Payton Jr. doesn't average much time per game, he's often impressed. 30 appearances, an average of only 14.9 minutes, can get 7.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals, shooting 64.2%, 40.8% of the three-point shot, and even reached 46.2% in December.
After the game, Payton Jr. said in an interview: "Teammates will find me when I am empty, and then about the empty shooting, Kerr, Curry, etc. have encouraged me to increase my aggression, let me be bold, if I don't shoot, it will hurt the team, I can only try to shoot." "That's the horror of the Warriors system, where everyone can maximize it.