Can we give up on this man?!
In the last 5 years (2016-21) of 128 G-League games, Gary Payton II has shot 27% from three points and his defense has been excellent. This year, he hit 39 percent of his bottom-corner three-point shooting, while shooting six three-pointers in both G3 and G5, 75 percent from the field.
Payton Jr. yesterday's stats: 15 points + assists 3 + rebounds 3 + steals 2 + 3 three-pointers
It is the only substitute player to have this statistic in the playoffs
Stephen Curry has the fourth most difficult three-point shot in this year's playoffs
BBall data shows Stephen Curry is the fourth most difficult player to shoot at three points in the playoffs this year.
1. Luka Doncic
2. James Harden
3. Kevin Durant
4. Stephen Curry
5. Nikolai Jokic
Green hits one or more three-pointers when the Warriors are 17-1
An interesting statistic: When Green hits one or more three-pointers, the Warriors are 17-1.
In fact, Green's multiple shooting percentage in the playoffs this year is the highest in his career
Although only five games were played, although Green lost a lot of simple balls yesterday and was said by netizens to be "Ben Westernized", but...
Green has shot 36.4 percent from three-point range so far in the playoffs
In addition, the following three shooting percentages are career highs:
52.9% shooting percentage
58.8% effective hit rate
61.1% true hit ratio
At the same time, Green averaged 7.4 assists per game but only 1.6 turnovers, and the assist-to-turnover ratio was even closer to 5.
Maeddy thinks Curry is undoubtedly among the greatest stars
Speaking on the latest episode of the Dub Talk podcast, Maddy said: "Because of everything he does in basketball, you have to list Curry as one of the greatest players in history. There are only a few people who can have that kind of influence on the league, you know, Shaq O'Neal counts as one, Magician counts as one, and Bird and Jordan counts as one. Curry has completely changed the way it plays now. ”
Maddy cites Curry's precisely guided three-pointers throughout the court as the most important influencing factor: "There's a lot of three-pointers in the league right now that we wouldn't have seen in our time, and these are all brought in by Stephen Curry. He has to be considered one of the greatest players in basketball history, and we're going to compare him to players like Jordan, Bird, Magic. ”
A list of Warriors first-round series plus-minus
Warriors First Round Series Plus-Minus (Playing Time More Than 20 Minutes)
Dream Chase: +75
Curry: +55
Mouth Brother: +41
Clay: +35
Porter: +27
Petton Jr.: +20
Poole: +5
Belitsa: -4
Rooney: -6
A brother: -9
Cuminga: -14
In NBA playoff history, Curry ranks fourth in history for stars who scored 30 points and won games
Splash topped five or more three-point games in the playoffs
Curry and Klay are in the top two in playoff three-pointers of record for five or more games.
Historical ranking of 5 or more three-pointers in the playoffs:
Curry 49 games
Clay Thompson 28 games
Ray Allen 21 games
Green responded to criticism of his pass to Peyton Jr
In the podcast, Green responded to online criticism of his last pass to Peyton Jr.
"The important thing is that I believe he can put in." Green said: "Although it was a terrible pass, he didn't have a chance, he had to give Wiggins, Wiggins passed a terrible ball, but Payton Jr. picked up the ball and threw it in. ”
Yesterday's referee reported that when Payton Jr. hit three points, the referee missed green's basket for three seconds, although this whistle would not blow in the last few tens of seconds.
Since the 2014-15 season, the Warriors have won 19 times in 21 playoff series with a 90.5 percent win rate.
Who is the next round opponent?
"It's hard to get into the playoffs and pass a series and win four games against good teams," Curry said after his fifth game of Thursday's win over the Nuggets. "
In the first round of the showdown, both the Grizzlies and Timberwolves experienced firsthand how tough the series of winning the playoffs can be. They are two teams with multiple young stars and are also inexperienced teams. Like Curry, Klay Thompson and Dream Green, who had to go through six tough games with the san antonio Spurs led by young Kawai Leonard and Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili in 2013, plus playing seven games for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 and then reaching the Finals five times in a row starting in 2015.
If the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves in G6, the Warriors will have to take a flight to Memphis on Sunday and start G1 in the Western Conference semifinals on Monday. But if Minnesota can win the G6, the two teams will continue to play a steal-seven battle on Monday, while the Warriors will play again before Wednesday. The more rest, the better this Warriors team will perform.
The Warriors' record against the Grizzlies in the regular season is 1-3, while the record against the Timberwolves is 2-2. In the first round of the playoffs, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets with three wins and one loss, and the Warriors seemed capable enough to deal with the next opponent.