Stephen Curry played the Warriors' third game against the Nuggets today, a team-high 27 points, and being the sixth man of the Golden State Warriors is worth encouraging.
But interestingly, in three games since the playoffs, he's only third on the team in three three-pointers.
Three games down, curry pu'er soup three: Clay 31 three-pointers 14, Poole 22 three-pointers 13- and Curry 26-pointers 11-of-26.
61 percent of Curry's shooting in the regular season is three-pointers. Curry's 53 percent shooting in the first two games of the playoffs was three-pointers.
Curry shot 3-of-9 from three-pointers today, but 5-of-6 from the box.
Is it the historical three-point king who feels that the three-point shooting line has no future and decides to turn his talent to the breakthrough line?
After the Warriors' second game against the Nuggets, Dream chased their new death squad - Curry + Poole + Clay (Curry Puer Soup) + Wiggins + Dream Chaser, ending with a bigger Kwawikins.
Who would say that Wiggins averaged 15 points per game in the first two games, what is there to boast about?
Dream chased that Wiggins is the team's inner cut basket threat, but also grabbed rebounds - Wiggins in the first two games 14 backcourt rebounds in the team first, 3 frontcourt rebounds in the team first, sharpening the knife without mistakenly cutting wood, cutting the front board did not forget to score 3 three-pointers in two games.
Even if it is a space lineup, there must be an inside cut basket.
Good lineup, every component works.
Chasing dreams is more to say, the Nuggets' first two games of defense are different. The first game was a partial contraction, with the Warriors shooting 16-of-35 from three-point range. The second game expanded, so Curry gave the answer in the second game:
Two-pointers were 7-of-7, plus 7 free throws in 23 minutes.
Just comeback is still in control of time, he does not mind playing substitutes.
The team needs a surprise, he gives a surprise.
From what the dream said about the inner che said:
General lazy team space lineup: those with baskets all go to the three-point line to queue, and the penalty area gives me the ball to free up. The ball-handling master scores when he is happy, and it is up to you shooters when you are surrounded.
The Warriors' space lineup is not the same.
At the beginning of today, Dream chase gives Poole a three-pointer, and in the next round Clay steadily hits Patton with his back; Poole suddenly hits a three-pointer, and Dreams also joins in a three-pointer; Dream Trailer follows up to see Clay cut out on the left wing, and he has not scored three points yet, give one; in the next round, Clay hit one back.
Without heavy samples.
Okay, Curry came up.
Nuggets expand defense.
Wiggins immediately took advantage of the situation to break through the layup, followed by a wonderful fit: Curry's three-point line led the pinch to give the dream, the dream hit the weak side to Wiggins, and Wiggins suddenly divided the basket to the dream.
Three-point threat, incision threat, weak side breakthrough threat, continuous movement.
The Nuggets defense is extremely diligent, but how do the Warriors follow this set of roads?
After Curry scored a 30-foot shot, Payton Jr. came on the court, and Dream immediately used Curry's threat to give Peyton Jr. a three-pointer on the left, Payton was happy, copied the ball, and Curry fed him a counter-attack layup. Payton Jr. was content, squeezing through cover after a turn to interfere with Hyland's shot.
Every player, especially a diligent defender, has to be fed so that they can defend desperately.
(This article is not specific to Donovan Mitchell)
Then Curry broke through and maintained the Warriors' lead, waiting for the starting lineup to return.
In the second quarter, when the Warriors served curry purr soup again, Curry gestured before halftime, Payton Jr. went to the weak side, and Clay cut out, a breakthrough layup. Campazzo on the weak side of the Nuggets had to watch: he had to talk to Poole on the weak side.
After the space is wide, it is much easier to read on the spot, and I love how to play and how to play.
After that, the Warriors were rhythmic again, Curry looking for Payton's three-pointer, chasing the dream to find Porter's neche; Poole looking for Payton's three-pointer, you come and go.
The most fun was Wiggins' shot at the team's 60th point:
Jokic directed his teammates to patch up Wiggins, and he had to keep the basket; but Curry covered Peyton Jr. on the right wing, and the Nuggets didn't dare to let Curry go.
Incision threat, with an empty periphery. Dream Chaser and Jokic, both master of the organization, can see it. But Jokic couldn't help it: there was Curry in the dream.
Wiggins: I'm so embarrassed, no one is defended!
Then there was Curry scoring eight consecutive points in the last 2 minutes of the first half:
A Wiggins pulled away after the layup, a back pass from Clay back and then turned three points with the Dream Chaser, Wiggins recovered the basket, and Dream gave Curry a counter-attack to play a three-pointer.
There is basically no resampling.
And after the ball, you can see: Denver home fans will also applaud this performance.
After playing 4 minutes in the third quarter today, He dealt his 10 assists in the whole game.
The rest of the game, how did the Warriors get over?
Jokic shook his head, and when the Nuggets led by five points in the third quarter, Curry used gravity to pinch the ball, Curry chased Portrick Ray, and the three-pointer. After Curry and Dream's free throws were tied, Porter copied the ball, and Curry quickly attacked to find Clay.
Then the fourth quarter showdown.
After Wigginsnese cut off a fake move, Iguodala handed it to Clay and hit his last three-pointer of the game.
It is also virtual and real, and it is cut inside and out.
After Jokic returned a three-pointer, Curry used gravity to give Iguodala a breakthrough dunk and hit a three-pointer.
Pur replaces Wiggins, and the curry pu-erh soup is complete. Curry comfortably arced to block three-pointers, 107-103.
Wiggins replaces Iguodala, and the death squad is dueling. 107 flat.
Curry and Poole crossed on one side, and Curry wanted to make a free throw.
Wiggins conceded a three-pointer, when the Warriors were 109-111 behind, Klein curry pulled out on the right wing, chasing dreams to Wiggins to pass the basket, the Nuggets made up the position, Wiggins passed back to the weak side of Poole, cut the bottom line himself, Poole broke through, Wiggins opened three-pointers, and overtook.
- Nuggets There's really no way: Clay, Curry, and Poole are all threatened, don't you just have to empty Wiggins?
Then Wiggins was scrappy and actively pointed to the front court rebound to pass Back to Curry, so a funny scene occurred:
The Nuggets collectively pounced on Curry, and Poole, who had already scored 24 points, was empty when he took the ball in the bottom corner of the right wing.
And such a good thing?!
So Poole made a layup, and Curry finally broke through the layup — not that the Nuggets couldn't defend it, and the Warriors' perimeter was too frequent.
So the series was locked.
Jokic's heroic MVP-level performance is the best in the game, with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists are basically ready-made assists under the basket, and teammates simply have hands.
He has neither been consumed by hand-to-hand combat like a center who is only willing to break through the basket (this article is not specifically for Towns), nor has he always stood as the core of the team, did not let the team have mood swings due to loose communication (this article is not specifically for the Jazz), and has always been trying to play.
But the Warriors can always maintain a threat of possession (Curry or Poole), several three-point threats, weak side cuts, rebounds in the frontcourt, inside and outside, and play tricks.
In a hurry, put curry pu-erh soup.
55% hit rate. 45% three-point rate. 29 assists.
The Warriors' first death squad of that year - Curry + Clay + Barnes + Iguodala + Chasing Dreams - fortunately, the world's invincible ability to change defenses, pass cuts and possibilities.
The 2022 version of the defense is not as good as it was then, and today Poole's defense was also targeted at several; but the space is much wider.
Wiggins fixed-point baskets, pick-and-roll and rebounds, Clay's no-ball threats and occasional back-to-back hits, Poole's ball-holding threats and bursts, Curry can play a little freer:
Two months before Clay's return in the regular season, the Warriors were actually quite short of space, and the team's 1/3 three-pointer was curry alone.
Now the lineup is complete, the space is vast, and Curry is much freer.
Coach Malone said today that the Nuggets are driving Ford Pinto (after all, the team is missing the second and third attacker), and the Warriors are driving Maserati.
Of course, it is estimated that Curry himself is not too much of a concern. It's three-point shooting, breaking through with the ball, starting or subtingting.
The first point he made after the game:
"The team environment is so cute."
Clay said it a little further.
He said it was the atmosphere and environment he dreamed of, but it didn't come out of thin air. His efforts over the past two years have come to fruition for this moment, "I am incredibly grateful to be here and have fun." ”
What happens when the Warriors aren't just content to win, they're trying to have fun, we all know.
The average lazy team is to pick a group of talented players, expect them to develop, grind out a routine on their own, and win by talent (and luck).
A team that is reliable is to polish the right system according to the team routine, rebuild the team, find the right player, establish chemistry, communication, coordination, cultivate habits, build trust, match, pass, attack and defend, respond, establish a comfortable environment for players, and gradually let everyone not care about the outside world, but have fun in winning in the team - this is the words written by Bob Hill, Bobovich's former Spurs coach.
So great coaches love players who are "willing to let coach coaches" coachable.
Popovich praised Duncan so much that in 2003 Cole said duncan meant a lot to the Spurs that "he showed his teammates and he let Popovich teach him." The same applies to Ginobili, who in 2007 smiled at Popovich when he heard that he was going to play as a substitute again, "Come on, I'm waiting for you to tell me this."
Coach K doesn't go around praising players for being obedient, he just reuses players like Seth Curry.
So Seth Curry's big brother Stephen, met Popovich's student Cole, so he squated on the bench with a smile, so the atmosphere of the team was also very good - everything was taken for granted, right?
Clay himself knows that the atmosphere didn't come out of thin air, so he cherishes it — it actually explains the positivity of many of the Warriors' players.
The root cause is that there is a superstar in the team who looks at the needs and situations of the team, let the sudden, let the run run, can not be the historical three-point king of the team's three-point king, and does not mind being a substitute.