The NBA regular season continues, and today the Warriors traveled to the road to challenge the Jazz. In the end, they lost to the Jazz 85:111. In this game, Curry had 16 points and seven rebounds on 5-of-13 shooting. Jordan Poole came to the starting line-up in place of Thompson. He scored 18 points on 5-of-14 shooting. The Warriors couldn't match the Jazz's firepower on the offensive end after the lack of Thompson. Today they only scored 85 points on the whole game, which is obviously a very unqualified statistic.
After the lack of Thompson, the Jazz's defensive focus was all given to Curry alone. So everywhere Curry went today was hit by a pinch, and even if Curry didn't suffer a pinch, it was difficult to get a good chance when he ran without the ball, because the Jazz focused on Curry when defending the Warriors, and Curry was heavily guarded everywhere he went.
In the past, when Thompson was on the floor, opponents needed to take into account Thompson's outside threats, so they would be a little jealous when defending Curry. But without Thompson they can focus all on Curry, and even if other players can get relatively easy empty slots, the Jazz can choose to put them. Today, the Warriors' bench players were out of control outside the three-point line, and the starting players were not comfortable shooting. Largely because their offensive space has not been opened.
Thompson and Curry can create a lot of easy shooting opportunities for teammates when they cross cover at halftime, and today you'll find that the rest of the Warriors aren't getting as good as they were before. This is the dilemma that the Warriors system encountered after Thompson's absence. The Jazz are also a strong team in the West, so the Warriors can show the importance of Thompson when they play against such a team.
And Thompson's role in the key playoffs is also self-evident, and now Jordan Poole can't replace Thompson's role. Thompson can face defenders to make strong shots, relying on his height and the height of his shots. Jordan Poole does not have such ability at all, so when it comes to really hard battles, when shooting key balls, it is difficult for Jordan Poole to complete those key shots. So when it comes to playoffs, the Splash Brothers are really indispensable.
Of course, the Warriors are not particularly pursuing a winning streak, and their biggest goal this season is to compete for the championship, so they don't pay much attention to the record of the regular season. Now their most important thing is to wait for Green's return. Before the playoffs start, the whole team can run together for a period of time to prepare for the playoffs, which is the most important work they should start preparing for.