Yesterday, the Warriors lost 96-101 to the Pelicans in the West, who were second-to-last in the West, suffered the first consecutive defeat of the season, and the throne of the first place in the West was ceded to the Suns. Even more worrisome than the loss of the first throne in the West is Curry's state. Curry has shot just 42 percent from the field this season, lower than Westbrook (45.2 percent), struggling to keep up against his opponent's close defense, shooting just 37.1 percent, down 17.4 percent from last season!
Previously, it could be explained by breaking Ray Allen's three-point record in order to catch up, and there were many unreasonable three-point shots that led to a decrease in the shooting rate, but after breaking Ray Allen's three-point record, Curry's state still did not pick up. In the eight games after breaking the record, Curry shot only 38.3% from the field and only 34.6% from three-point range. In the last two games, Curry shot only 8 of 41, setting a record for the worst shooting rate in two consecutive games of his career.
Today the NBA officially released the latest issue of the MVP list, curry's ranking is expected to decline again, from the third place to the fifth place! If Curry can't adjust back to the state in time, it will drift away from the MVP! Last season Curry played a crazy personal performance, became the MVP candidate, and eventually passed the MVP because the team's record was too poor. This year, the Warriors have played the second record in the league, and if Curry misses the MVP due to his poor personal performance, it will undoubtedly be a great pity.
Speaking about his recent poor performances, Curry said in an interview: "It's just not shooting goals... I guess it couldn't have been worse, probably the last 10 or 15 games, usually there are technical problems that I can solve, but now I have to deal with the swarming defense and the shots that I should have made. ”
However, Curry's poor performance did not affect the team's record, unlike last season, the Warriors' role players this year performed very well, and new signings Porter, Bjlitsa, and Peyton II, the team's last place, all played a performance beyond expectations. Curry's defensive strategy of being able to stand up and punish opponents in the face of crazy pinch attacks this season may be to reduce some unreasonable shooting choices.
The good news is that, according to Woj, there are signs that Klay will return in the next Warriors home game against the Cavaliers, and the Splash Brothers are together again, a moment that fans have been looking forward to for too long. Speaking about Clay's return, Curry said: "Clay is ready for the cheers of the fans, this is a moment he has been waiting for for a long time and I can't wait to see him prove to the world once again how great he is. ”
With Clay as a wingman, pulling the opponent's defensive attention on the weak side, curry's defensive pressure is bound to be greatly reduced, which is conducive to helping him get back to form, let's wait and see!