On April 19, Beijing time, the Warriors ushered in the second round of the first round of the playoffs with the Nuggets, and in the first game Kerr made a bold change, putting Curry on the bench, and let Jordan Pooler continue to start, this change also allowed the Warriors to win the Nuggets 123-107 in the first game, taking the lead, so today's game, Kerr, in order to be safe, still used the same lineup as the first game, so that Curry continued to serve as a substitute, and the Warriors were able to win again 126-106. The aggregate score was 2-0 ahead of the Nuggets.
In two consecutive bench games, Curry unlocked a milestone and was willing to sacrifice himself for the team
Although he played as a substitute again, Curry did not skimp on his shooting power, and in the only 22 minutes of playing time, he shot 12 of 17, 5 of 10 three-pointers, and won a team-high 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and this game also allowed him to break through 3,000 total points in his playoff career, becoming the first person in Warriors history. However, it is estimated that Curry did not expect that completing this milestone was actually as a substitute player.
Throughout the 114 playoffs of Curry's career, only 4 substitutes have played, and this season has accounted for 2 times, as the core of this Warriors, curry can play as a substitute, I have to say that it still needs some courage, although it is playing as a substitute, But Curry has played very efficiently in these two games, in only 22.5 minutes of playing time, the average game can deliver 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and the three shooting rates are 56.7%, 50% and 80%, respectively, In fact, curry's position in the Warriors team, as long as he has a word, he can regain the starting position in today's game, but for the sake of the team, Curry still chose to sacrifice himself, achieving another efficient play of Poole today (10 of 16, 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists).
Not all stars accept substitutes! During his time with the Lakers, he fell out with the German coach because of this incident
As a superstar, not all big coffee can be as willing to self-sacrifice as Curry, the time goes back to the 12-13 season, Paul Gasol, who was still playing for the Lakers at the time, was also demoted to the bench by then coach D'Antoni in some games this season, and was replaced by Earl Clark at the time to replace his starting position, which also made the previous team starters very dissatisfied, since joining the Lakers in the 07-08 season, Gasol before this season, It has always been a thunderous starter, but the coach suddenly asked him to sacrifice, and how could he give up after playing the big plus of the starter.
In the 12-13 season, Dajia played a total of 49 games for the Lakers, including 7 bench games, averaging only 13.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in 33.8 minutes of playing time, shooting as low as 46.6%, of which the scoring and shooting percentage hit the worst of the Lakers' career, and then Dajia also attributed the season's struggle performance to D'Antoni's failure to use himself.
Anthony Wester has explicitly rejected the bench, and the Warriors are too lucky to have Curry
In fact, in addition to the big plus, including Cameron Anthony, who played for the Lakers this season, also clearly said at the press conference when he joined the Thunder, he would not accept the status of a substitute, and another star of the Lakers this season, Wei Shao, also showed that he could only play the starter and would not accept the idea of a substitute, so it was really not easy for the Warriors to have a superstar like Curry who could understand the team and was willing to take the initiative to sacrifice!