The NBA regular season continued, and today the Warriors traveled to the road to challenge the Thunder, which they eventually won 110-98. Curry tried his hand at this game and had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists. Thompson played 29 minutes and had 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The highest score in the team. Wiggins scored 15 points. The Warriors had five men who scored in double figures.
Today's game was relatively easy for the Warriors to win, and Curry did not turn on his offensive mode, only 12 shots in the whole game. Thompson's return in recent times has been a great liberation for Curry, especially on the offensive end. Now that the Warriors are often in full bloom on the offensive end, Wiseman has been very consistent in every game recently, and there is no need for Curry to cut high scores every game. In fact, fans are very much hoping that the Warriors can enter such a rhythm of the game, which is also a more physically saving way for Curry.
Today we have to emphasize Thompson's performance. Thompson hit two three-pointers in the final moments to help the Warriors take the game away. And Thompson's last three-pointer, who noticed the Thunder's approach to his defense? Many fans were very surprised to see the Thunder's defensive style, and the Thunder players did not tighten their bodies to defend when defending Thompson, but gave Thompson enough space to catch the ball. Defending Thompson was even a step away from him, and many fans thought it was simply an act of sending points.
Remember that In that round Thompson was ready to receive the ball at 45 degrees on the left, and Curry was constantly observing Thompson's position when he dribbled at the top of the arc. Thompson finished his shot immediately after receiving the ball, and it was no longer helpful for the opponent to try to go forward and cover it. And because Thompson's shots are very high, he is completely unable to affect Thompson's shooting. So that round the Thunder's defense was simply disastrous.
The teams that have often played against the Warriors in the past few seasons are very clear about the characteristics of Curry and Thompson, and the players on their team will follow the two of them at all times, and will not let them go half a step. And now some of the new players in the league don't understand Thompson's personal characteristics. So there will be slack when defending, and once it is slack, Thompson will give them a fatal punishment, which is the most terrible thing about Thompson.