As of 2022 All-Star Weekend, Stephen Curry has hit 3,083 three-pointers from 42.8 percent of the 816 regular-season games he has played. Arguably, a season of 40% three-point shooting is a normal situation for Curry. But there were two special seasons, one was the 19-20 season, in which Curry played a total of five games and shot 12 three-pointers with a 24.5 percent shooting percentage. The other is the 21-22 season, and he currently shoots 37.9% from three-point range.
The 19-20 season was a real surprise for Curry, who was plagued by injuries and only played 5 games, which was a small sample of data without any reference. This season, Curry has maintained a good personal state, averaging 4.6 three-pointers from 37.9% per game, but for Curry, who has a career three-point shooting rate of 40%+, the 37.9% shooting rate seems to be a bit out of hand.
There is no doubt that Curry has entered a career trough in terms of three-point shooting rate today, especially in the 15 games in January 2022, Curry's three-point shooting rate is only 32.9%, and the feel is extremely low. Born on March 14, 1988, Curry is about to turn 34 years old, and he is called a primary school student, in fact, he has also reached the inflection point of his career, and his state may decline at any time.
Judging from the overall performance of this season, the inflection point of Curry's career has not actually come, after all, he is still in quite good form, but today's Warriors still lack a "medicine primer", he is Drummond Green. Since Jan. 12, Dream Green has missed 20 games due to a back injury, and Curry has played in 18 games during dream green's absence, and in these 18 games, Curry has shot 67 of 188 three-pointers, shooting 35.6 percent from the field. This season, Curry's three-point shots totaled 251 of 663, and through conversion, we can know that before Dream Green was injured, Curry's three-point shots were 184 of 475, shooting 38.7%.
The 38.7 percent three-point shooting percentage is still a bit different from Curry's career three-point shooting percentage, but it is at least above the season average and 3.1 percentage points higher than dream Green's absence. It can be seen that the impact of Dream Green's absence on Curry is still relatively obvious. In fact, when we talk about the best duo in NBA history, Michael Jordan and Scott Pippen always come to mind for the first time, and Curry and Dream Green are much more underrated. Dream Green is definitely a champion league presence in terms of covering for Curry and passing the ball, because they are so familiar with each other.
This season, 21.8 percent of Curry's passes came from Dream Green, and after receiving Dream Green's pass, Curry shot 63 of 162 from three-point range, shooting 38.9 percent from the field. However, during dream green's absence, Kevin Rooney, Otto Porter, Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Cuminga became the main players to pass to Curry, of which Rooney gave Curry 17.3% of the balls, but Curry received Only 35.9% of the three-point shooting rate after receiving Rooney's pass, 3 percentage points lower than dream green, and the three-point shooting rate after receiving Cuminga's pass was only 28.6%. Fortunately, after receiving passes from Wiggins and Porter, Curry's three-point shooting rate can reach 50% and 44.4%, and can also pull up the average level.
Without Dream Green, Curry also had to increase the number of ball-holding attacks, in the past 18 games, Curry has only received 38.6% of assists on goals, but his season goal assist rate has reached 47.6%, and before Dream Green was injured, Curry's goal assist rate reached 51.6%. There is no doubt that when Dream Green is absent from the game, the Warriors' passing system simply cannot reach its best state, and Curry's state will be affected.
We usually use the word "cold lips" to metaphorically have close interests and stakes, in fact, Curry and Dream Green also have a bit of a taste of cold lips and teeth. Without Curry, the role of Dream Green, the arc top dealer, will be greatly reduced, and without Dream Green, the cover and passing that Curry needs will also be affected. Therefore, Curry's current trough has a lot to do with the absence of Dream Green. It seems that Curry still needs to chase the dream Green in time to "save" himself.
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