Today's Golden State Warriors lost 82-99 to the Dallas Mavericks, Stephen Curry did not feel good, scoring 14 points on 5-of-24 shooting and 1 of 9 three-pointers in the game, and Curry has experienced shooting lows in the past period of time. Playing 13 seasons in the NBA, Curry has been through a lot, going through multiple seasons of injuries. However, there was one thing he had never experienced before, and that was the shooting trough like this one.
In the past five games, Curry has not behaved like himself. Curry shot 10 of 27 against the Phoenix Suns, 6 of 16 from the Denver Nuggets, 8 of 18 from the Utah Jazz, 3 of 17 from the Miami Heat, and 5 of 24 from the Lone Rangers. Especially in the past two games, Curry has indeed reached a season low, shooting only 2 of 19 three-pointers. Curry has made 8 of 41 in the last two games, including 2-of-19 from three-point range, and has had his worst career in 2 games with at least 20 shots (including the playoffs).
In his last 16 games, Curry has only shot more than 50 percent in his 46-point game against the Grizzlies on Dec. 23, and he has only shot more than 40 percent from four three-point ranges during that time.
Curry said: "I just can't shoot now, I didn't perform so well in the last period, I'm just stuck with this problem now, I'm having a tough time on these nights, it's hard for me to show energy." Curry said he wasn't worried about what was going on, and normally, it was he who was able to continue to focus and needed to concentrate on defending against him.
Curry is still suffering from quadriceps contusions during the game, and the Warriors have a back-to-back schedule tomorrow against the New Orleans Pelicans, and Curry is not optimistic about playing tomorrow against the Pelicans and may not play. Cole said in a post-match interview that Curry suffered a quadriceps contusion during the game as our tight schedule made it worse and could be missed for tomorrow's back-to-back game.
Drummond Green explained how the Warriors helped Curry out of the shooting trough, "I want him to run more without the ball, some of the defenses are trapping Curry, I can't let him dribble against it." It's not just about the coach's tactics, we players on the pitch also have to take note of that and leave him without the ball. Usually, I just need to get him to run more without the ball. ”
Head coach Kerr said, "I think now every team is using the best defenders to deal with him, including the bag clip, trying to make his shots as difficult as possible, he was a little nervous today, he was also trying to get out of the trough, he had a lot of great performances, good shooting options, but the ball just didn't hit and I don't worry about Stephen's performance. ”