The Warriors ushered in a game against the Celtics on March 17, Beijing time, and before this game, Celtic veteran Marcus Smart told the media that he was ready to meet the challenge of defending Stephen Curry:
"If you're not ready for a fight, don't step into the pitch, you know he's going to keep you running on the pitch."
Smart is one of the best defensive players in the league and the best backcourt defender in the Celtics team right now. Of course, limiting Curry is no small challenge for Smart.
On the other hand, warriors interior star James Wiseman officially announced the recall of Wiseman after playing in three games for the Santa Cruz Warriors and averaging 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game:
Of course, Wiseman won't play against the Warriors against the Celtics, and the exact timing of his debut this season is unknown.
Finally, ESPN analyst Stephen A-Smith recently responded to Draymond Green's remarks about his ability to win the best defensive player, Smith said that Green will not win the defensive player of the year in the absence of 32 games, this title will belong to the Suns' Mikal Bridges:
However, Green disagreed with such a statement, and Green retorted to Smith on social media:
"When you play 52 games to win the best defensive player, will you vote for one of them? I just want to make sure I'm not on the same track as hypocrites. ”
In 2018, Jazz center Rudy Gobert won the defensive player of the year after playing just 56 games.