On February 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Warriors against the Nuggets, this battle, the Warriors from the beginning of the game to establish a lead, once led by as many as 16 points, the follow-up Nuggets in the leadership of Jokic counterattack, once equalized the score. But Steven Curry hit a 2+1 key shot with 5.9 seconds left before the game ended, and the Warriors now led 116-114.
Curry key 2+1
And the last round of regular season time, the Nuggets ball, Jokic low to the ball back single, after attracting Curry to pack the defense, Jokic eyes fast, magic pass ambush in the outer line of the empty Morris, the latter received the ball shot, the ball should be sounded into the net, three-point hit, the Nuggets three-point kill warriors to win, the final score of 117-116.
Morris scored three-pointers
According to the live replay footage, Morris was after the shot, and the 0.2 second timer remained to zero, which means that Morris did not time out the shot, and the three-point kill of the Warriors. Morris scored 13 points throughout the game and hit just two three-pointers, including this three-point shootout.
After the game, the Nuggets were all party-in-one, and all the players ran together to celebrate, and it was clear that the Nuggets were happy to win the game. On the other hand, on the Warriors side, Curry looked helpless, encountered a 16-point reversal at home, or in the way of being killed by three points, the Warriors home fans were silent.
In the whole game, Curry's outside three-pointers are not good, 1 of 7 in three points, but with the ball in a singles and efficient, reaching 9 of 12, a total of 19 in 10 cut 25 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds, and also hit the key 2+1 round, it can be said that Curry did his best to help the team win, but finally lost, which is a pity.
But at the same time, it should be noted that the Warriors' three-point feelings for the whole team are not good, and the starting lineup of 5 people has shot a total of 26 three-pointers, only 6 shots, shooting 6 of 26, this efficiency is difficult for the Warriors to win. Among them, Curry and Thompson's Splash brothers are 4 of 17, and the sluggish three-point feeling is the main reason why the Warriors lost this game.
After losing this game, the Warriors have lost four of their last five games, the second place in the West is shaky, and as the second half of the season approaches, the team is getting worse and worse, and Kerr needs to seriously sum up.
However, for Curry, entering the second half of his career, Curry has begun to harvest various historical records, shooting 7 three-point shots in this game, and more than 7200 career three-point shots, which is the second player in NBA history to achieve such an achievement, the other is Ray Allen. In addition, Curry played 39 minutes in this game, playing more than 28,000 minutes in his career, the second most players in the 2009 NBA Draft, after Harden. These achievements all show that Curry is a good player in history and continues to set records.
Of course, the current Curry still has the goal of impacting the championship, as a leader, you need to quickly lead the team out of the trough, the results of 5 wins and 4 losses are very dismal, only wins can stop the decline, Stephen Curry, is still an important guarantee for the Warriors to impact the championship.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)