On December 24, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 113-104 at home to win two consecutive wins. In this game, Curry shot 13 of 22, including 8 of 14 three-pointers, plus 12 free throws, and scored a game-high 46 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. This is his fifth personal 40+ this season, the most times in the league.
Curry plays well and will naturally be warmly praised by fans. But in the Warriors, there are also players who have been criticized, he is the No. 2 Chiosa. In Iguodala's absence, Chiosa gained 17 minutes of playing time in this game, higher than the team's two lotto shows.
However, Chiosa didn't have many highlights other than dribbling through half. In 17 minutes, he shot 0-of-4, 0 points, 1 board, 2 assists and 1 steal, in addition to sending 2 turnovers, plus-minus of the lowest -13 in the team! With the Warriors winning, Chiosa reached -13 points on plus-minus, showing how his role on the court is?
In fact, Chiosa has always been unpopular with Warriors fans. Rumor has it that he has a close relationship with the Warriors' new assistant coach, Atkinson. During his time with the Nets, Chiosa had contracts with Atkinson. After Atkinson joined the Warriors, Chiosa followed suit.
Chiosa, who is only 1.80 meters tall, is a natural shortcoming of the team's defense on the field. He barely has any specialty other than possession. Kerr used Chiosa also to reduce Curry's pressure on the ball. In the Warriors' second-team lineup, Iguodala generally plays the role of Green. But Iguodala's advanced age, combined with constant injuries, sometimes had to use Chiosa for that role.
As a two-way contract player, fans really can't ask For Chiosa too much. Kerr also has a lot of helplessness to use him, but in the case of the shortage of manpower in the team, it is already very good to have someone to use it.