On January 24, Beijing time, the Warriors narrowly won the match against the Jazz 94-92, after which the Warriors have been able to have a record of 34 wins and 13 losses so far this season, which is also the second performance in the Western Conference after the Suns. There is no doubt that the Warriors still have the best chance of competing for the championship so far this season, but the biggest problem for the Warriors to do this is the state of the superstar Stephen Curry.
In the game against the Jazz, Curry, who played 35 minutes, had 13 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds on 5-of-20 shooting, including only 1-of-13 from outside the three-point line. In fact, this is not the first time Curry has only made such a shooting performance, he has only hit 35 shots in 115 three-point shots since January, and the three-point shooting rate is only 30.4%, which is certainly not an ideal performance for a shooter of Curry's level.
Curry only had a poor three-point performance against the Heat, Lone Rangers and Jazz in January, when curry only shot 1 of 10, 1 of 9, 2 of 9 and 1 of 13, respectively, and even scored a season-low 9 points against the Heat. There is no doubt that Curry's shooting status in recent times has become a problem for this Warriors.
However, as head coach, Steve Kerr does not seem to be particularly worried about Curry's three-point status, and Kerr is more concerned about Curry's performance of only 6 turnovers in the past 34 assists in the past 4 games.
"Stephen is also human," Cole said.
However, for Curry's poor state on the outside, some fans joked:
"Trade Stephen Curry, we need a shooter."
Even if Kerr pays more attention to Curry's excellent performance in assists and even on the defensive end, the reality for this Warriors team is that only if Curry is good enough outside performance, they are the team with the best chance to compete for the title in the real sense, which is also a reality that Kerr cannot deny.