Warriors fans must remember the First Halftime difference since the Warriors moved from Philadelphia to Oakland on Jan. 13 of this year, when they played the Bucks for the first time in the season, with an exaggerated 77-38 score in the first half, and the 39-point difference in the half was also the Warriors' biggest half-time score difference since moving from Philadelphia to Oakland.
The same team competing for the championship, the Warriors are naturally holding a momentum to avenge the snow hate at home, on March 12, the Bucks were in a game away from the Chase Center, Klay Thompson, who had been in a mediocre state before, suddenly broke out in the second quarter, hitting 4 three-pointers in a row, the whole game felt bursting, and the three-pointers cut down 38 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 8 of 14 three-pointers, becoming the team's number one contributor to the defeat of the Bucks.
Clay's life wasn't going well.
In the days after his comeback, he was frequently singled with the ball, and the shooting rate was somewhat dismal, and many Warriors fans and the media questioned whether Klay was eager to prove that he still had the strength to do after a serious injury, forcing too many shots that were not good opportunities. In the face of doubts, in addition to Klay himself, who has always maintained self-confidence, the greatest encouragement and support comes from his good brother Stephen Curry. After the Warriors' victory over the Clippers on March 9, Curry told reporters: "I told Klay that you have to keep being aggressive. Because you're Klay Thompson, never forget that. ”
After the vengeful Bucks game, Clay said: "No player is going to be caught in two or three people like Curry, which also allows me to get more space on the court." He attracted defensive attention and I appreciated him. Poole also said something similar to Klay: "Once Curry is wrapped up, it is a local 4 to 3 for us, which is actually a big test for the defender." We have Thompson and Wiggins to pull out the space, and we have a golfer Rooney who will make it easy for us to finish the attack. ”
As we all know, Curry broke the NBA's three-point total record against the New York Knicks this season. But his biggest threat on the court is not even his own three-point shot, but his running position all the time, when Curry is on the field, he can always easily attract the opponent's best defensive resources, releasing enough offensive space for his teammates.
A reporter once asked Clay, what is the biggest difference between Curry and other stars? Clay said: "If there is only one word, it is selflessness. Curry certainly wants to hold the ball a lot, of course, because he has great ball handling skills, but he doesn't do that. He gave the ball to his teammates so that everyone could touch the ball, and he could satisfy himself by usurping the ball like some stars and making his stats look beautiful. But he didn't do that, he gave me the ball, Green and the other teammates, he could have wasted his energy in the no-ball position all game, but he did it anyway. ”
Curry's selflessness and super personal ability have made the Warriors prosperous for nearly a decade, and the Warriors have never had such a long peak in the history of the team, reaching the Finals for five consecutive years, lifting the championship three times, and the team's market value has tripled thirteen times, moving from the small city of Oakland to San Francisco next to Silicon Valley. In the first fifteen years that Curry was drafted by the Warriors, the Golden State Warriors were the worst team in the league: In fifteen years, they had only made the playoffs once in 2007 as eighth in the West. Yes, that year they completed the Black Eight Miracle, which was the only bright spot for the Warriors in fifteen years.
After entering the NBA in 2009-2010, Curry revolutionized the Warriors and the league with his three-pointer. There have been great goalscorers like Reggie Miller and Ray Allen in history, but neither of them can be the top stars of a championship team like Curry. In Curry's 09-10 season in the league, the NBA averaged 18.1 three-pointers per team. Last season, the Spurs, which had the fewest three-point shots in the NBA, also shot 28.4 three-pointers per game.
In the past, the league was dominated by giants such as Chamberlain, Abbabal and O'Neal, and Jordan and Kobe Bryant were also defenders with perfect athleticism and physical fitness. The point guard has never been the protagonist of the league. Curry was just a mediocre defender, from childhood to adulthood, he had been ridiculed countless times, when he was 13 years old, he was only 1 meter 66 tall, weighed less than 100 pounds (45.3 kg), although he performed well in high school, no one still favored him, even Curry's father's alma mater, Virginia Tech, rejected him.
Curry used the contempt of all those who looked down on him as fuel for his own progress. He had recounted himself on "Star Stand" that he had memorized the comments that scouts had given him at the time, and "Sports Stand" tweeted that six point guards were better than him in the same year. He had always believed that he could accomplish tasks that outsiders seemed impossible for him to accomplish. From the age of 13 to 34, Curry's basketball career has actually been doing is to subvert tradition, create miracles, and break through his own limits.
He's too skinny and short to get into the NBA!
He's just a short-lived player, a jerk shooter like Rauf!
How can the Warriors trade Ellis, who is seventh in the table, to correct Curry? They're crazy! That's even more outrageous than the mistakes they've made in the last fifteen years!
Look, David Lee is the All-Star for the Warriors first, and he said that the team still has to play around the inside!
Curry is indeed a good regular season player, but can he eat it up against the fierce confrontation of the playoffs?
The Warriors are already the strongest team in the regular season under Curry, but can they beat James' Cavaliers?
Don't look at the Warriors' five-year triple crown, without Durant, Klay is injured again, and the 33-year-old Curry is definitely going downhill!
Clay didn't play for two seasons, the Warriors were at a disadvantage, and they certainly couldn't do it!
For thirteen years, the skepticism surrounding Curry has never stopped. He always smiled charmingly while turning into a ghostly elf on the pitch. He transformed the entire NBA in his own way, creating a Warrior dynasty with him as the absolute tactical core and a sexy and charming style of play.
The guard, who was once questioned for not being able to play the NBA, became the 12th Lianzhuang MVP in NBA history, and he was unanimously elected in 2016. He rewrote the NBA's three-point record, and he also had the highest free throw shooting percentage in NBA history. Curry's career true shooting percentage is 62.3%, ranking sixth in NBA history, and he is the only player in the top ten who is less than 1.96 meters tall. According to StatMuse, Curry+6.6 has the seventh-highest career total plus-minus. Duncan is +6.4 and James is +5.3. When Curry is on the pitch, the shooting percentage of each of his teammates increases.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said: "Curry looks arrogant on the court and very modest off the court. He's tim Duncan of this era, the best teammate in the league. ”
This is the more enigmatic part of Curry. He unleashed his personality on the pitch, but off the pitch was a good man who was loved, humble and courteous. Cousins, who once had a well-behaved personality, joined the Warriors after the tendon rupture, and he did not perform well in the Warriors for more than half a season, but after leaving the Warriors, he said in an interview: "People used to say that Curry was a good person, and I was half-convinced, because superstars have some privilege in the team, which is not surprising. But in the Warriors, Curry has no shelf at all, and he is even nicer than others. ”
The infectious smile and the positive atmosphere that makes the people around him like a spring breeze have become another symbol of Curry in addition to the logo shot. Chinese fans like to call Curry a "schoolboy", and in Kobe's words, Curry has a serious tranquility. Curry on the court may be a focused killer like Kobe, and Curry on the court will be replaced by a bright smile that people love.
Unconsciously, this baby-faced killer is also 34 years old.
He became an epoch-making basketball player, like The Magician, Bird in the '80s, Jordan in the '90s, Kobe Bryant, James in the 21st century, and became a symbol of basketball in the 2010-2020 decade.