Curry really fell!
In yesterday's game against the Celtics, Curry and Smart scrambled for floor balls, eventually being crushed to the left leg by Smart, who weighed nearly 0.1 tons, and then left the dressing room to check and never returned.
Later, the Warriors officially announced that Curry would undergo an MRI examination of his left foot after the game, and it is estimated that many people have a premonition at this time, because Curry's ankle has an old injury, and both left and right ankles have been injured, fortunately, it is not the right ankle that has been injured countless times.
Near the wee hours of this morning, Shams finally arrived, and he came with the latest news: Curry suffered a sprained ligament in his left foot.
High EQ: Return date undetermined; Low EQ: indefinite absence.
The good fortune in misfortune is that there is no structural damage, there is a problem, but the problem is not big. If the ligament is only sprained, it will swell and cause pain, which is a first-degree injury, and the normal recovery period is about 2-4 weeks.
According to ESPN, the Warriors are optimistic about Curry's return in mid-April, the early days of the playoffs, which is also in line with Curry's recovery cycle from injury.
Curry was injured, and Smart must be the culprit, which was an objective fact and had nothing to do with whether he was intentional or not.
If you think he's unintentional, look at the Warriors' postgame interview yesterday, where Green, Anderson, and Kerr all say it's a dangerous move, but don't think Smart did it intentionally.
If you think he is intentional, it is also easy to understand. Splash Plus Green waited for 1005 days, and as a result, he only played a wizard Curry and was injured, I was not happy, I just said that it was deliberate.
The two views are not right or wrong, they can be done. But as I said yesterday, don't double standard - don't like the players I like to get hurt, people are dirty, the players I like hurt people, it's iron-blooded, it's not interesting.
After talking about the cause and effect, the Warriors' next main task is to smoothly pass the stage of Curry's absence.
Curry's importance to the Warriors is well known, but how important is it?
In fact, Curry may be more important to the Warriors than most people think. The U.S. media today listed some data to quantify the importance of Curry.
In the past three seasons, when curry was present, the Warriors had 83 wins and 49 losses, or 62.9 percent. Taking this season as a reference, there are only four teams in the league that have surpassed this winning percentage — the Suns in the West, the Grizzlies and the Warriors themselves, and the Heat in the East. The Bucks, the second in the East, only have a win rate of equalization.
Without Curry, the Warriors had only 18 wins and 57 losses, or 24 percent. Also taking this season as a reference, the Magic, who is the bottom in the East, has 18 wins and 53 losses, with a winning percentage of 25.4%, and the Rockets, who are the bottom one in the West, have 17 wins and 52 losses, with a winning rate of 24.6%.
Such a shocking gap, I believe exceeded the expectations of many people. The warriors with Curry and the warriors without Curry are a world apart.
I recently watched a TNT interview with Joe in 2003 all-star, in which he said: "For me, the only important data is the number of games won and the number of rings. ”
Looking at the number of games Curry has won in his absence, it perfectly explains the importance of this superstar to the team.
Before it's over, the second data released by the US media is the comparison between the Warriors' three-point shooting rate and offensive efficiency when Curry is on the floor and not on the court.
Curry played 2211 minutes, the Warriors' overall three-point shooting rate was 37.4%, offensive efficiency was 114.1; off-court three-point shooting rate was 33.5%, offensive efficiency was 103.7, still the gap between the top of the league and the bottom of the league.
The period around Curry's three-point record was probably the worst three-point shooting period of his career, and we wrote an article analyzing the reasons.
It was mentioned that Curry had too many three-point shots, and the overall offensive magic ball led to his better prejudgment. And he had to shoot so many three-pointers because the Warriors' offensive space was almost propped up by his own.
Having said all this, it should be enough to explain the relationship between Curry and the Warriors, but it is estimated that warrior fans feel more finished calves, why is Curry so important?
The good news is that there are not many games left in the regular season, and the Warriors only have the last 12 games to play; the bad news is that there are 8 away games in 12 games and 4 back-to-back games.
But the overall difficulty of the schedule is not large, and the only strong teams are the Heat, the Hawks (a key stage in the battle for play-off spots), the Grizzlies, the Suns and the Jazz.
The Grizzlies and Suns are both at the end of March, and these two teams already have a clear advantage, they will not be too desperate, and the main rotation is not impossible.
So don't look at the Jazz chasing tightly, the Warriors are not without a chance to keep the third.
The Mavericks may have more momentum than the Jazz, and after Dinwiddie killed the Nets, the Mavericks have equaled the Jazz's record. In the state after the Lone Ranger All-Star, it is very likely that the Lone Ranger surpassed the Jazz before he touched the Warriors.
At this time, it depends on what the Warriors think, if the Warriors want to keep the third, then don't do any passing, give the ball to Poole, let him play with Green like Curry in the 19th Western Conference Finals, Clydo plays without the ball; if the Warriors feel that it doesn't matter, then it should be passed, the round is off, and if you want to find feelings, you have to shoot more.
In my opinion, the Warriors in the third is not necessarily a good thing, because the sixth place in the West is likely to be the Nuggets, and with the Warriors' inside situation against the Nuggets who have a teacher, even if they can win, it is an extremely tough battle.
And Murray and Porter Jr. are coming back, although it is not clear how they are in the end, but as long as they occasionally explode and add an inside teacher, the Warriors will be very uncomfortable.
You look at the Jazz and The Lone Rangers in four or five places, and although they are ranked higher than the Nuggets, they are all teams that are mainly outside the line. The Jazz have Gobert, but Gobert's main role is on the defensive end, and on the offensive end he can't bully the Warriors' interior.
The warriors are least afraid of the outside team, and can even constantly use the blocking and positioning cover to bully Gobert. So in four, five or six teams, the Warriors may play best with the Jazz, followed by the Lone Rangers, and finally the Nuggets.
So even if the Warriors lose the ranking will not have a great impact, as for the second round to play the Suns, if you set your goal to win the championship, the Suns can not avoid it.
Even if Curry is not injured, the Warriors should arrange for him to take a break. Curry has played 64 games this season, averaging 34.5 minutes per game, the highest since the 13-14 season, and he is 34 years old.
This month's break may be the foreshadowing of the playoffs.
Thanks for reading it all!