Beijing time on April 22 news, has been confirmed that Stephen Curry in the third game against the Denver Nuggets will continue to play as a substitute, but its appearance will increase!
After the recent shooting training, Curry told reporters, "I hope I have proved to everyone that it is no longer important who starts at the end of the game." In fact, the most important thing is who is in the lineup that has the closest connection with the team, and whether you are ready when you are scheduled to play. ”
"In terms of adapting to the intensity of the game, I now feel that I have gradually regained my pre-injury self, and I plan to play more time in today's game and try to make my increased playing time valuable." Curry continued.
However, neither head coach Steve Kerr nor Curry himself has said exactly how much more playing time Curry will add in the G3 game. In the first two games of the seven-game best-of-three series, Curry averaged about 23 minutes per game on the bench.
Curry mentioned to reporters some of the physical and psychological changes brought to him by playing as a substitute, such as changing his mentality when he warmed up, and he would not be very excited in the first five or six minutes after the game.
"Usually, my pre-match warm-up is prepared for a game right away." Curry said, "That's how I warmed up in the first game, but at the beginning of the game, I was sitting on the bench and I felt my legs shaking and I couldn't control myself a bit. So, in the next game, I have to adjust to it so that I can make sure I'm ready when I come on. ”
Based on the Warriors' current situation, once Curry returns to the starting lineup, Jordan Poole or Wiggins may be moved to the bench.
'We have a lot of players who can play as a starter, and I've actually talked to these young players like Poole and others, and they accept this arrangement because no matter who starts, he will still have a lot of playing time."