As Klay Thompson recovered from injury, the Warriors also regained their former selves, and although the Warriors' core players are getting older, they have not yet reached the stage of significant decline in form. The Warriors swept the First Round by beating the Nuggets to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals again after two seasons, and the Warriors are still considered a championship-level team.
Descending from the temple of the Dynasty, the Warriors fell into the muddy swamp, injuries made the Warriors' three-game winnings a bubble, and Durant's departure changed the face of the Warriors Dynasty a little. In the midst of the chaos, the figure of the Warriors gradually became clear, shaking off the heavy dust that had fallen on their bodies for two years, and they rushed to the temple that was both familiar and strange.
However, something is wrong in some respects.
In fact, the Warriors' performance in this series is very good, which has something to do with the Nuggets' lineup is not in order, without Jamal Murray and Michael Potter jr., the Warriors' defense has reduced a lot of pressure. But that's not the only reason the Warriors beat the Nuggets, the Warriors' own offensive power is good, which is the key to their easy promotion.
Stephen Curry played only one starter and the remaining four games were played off the bench, so why did Steve Cole dare to line up like this? Jordan Poole's firepower output is strong, of course Stephen Curry's self-sacrifice is more important, and the Warriors' small lineup offensive efficiency makes the Nuggets unable to match.
You have to admit that the gap between Jordan Poole and Curry's influence is still not small, and it can be seen in the last two games of the series that Curry's stability is far from being comparable to Jordan Poole. This comparison is unfair to Jordan Poole, who is already a successful player — and it can now be concluded that he is a future Hall of Famer.
Curry averaged 28.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game in the Series, shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 40.4 percent from three-point range. Curry means a lot to the Warriors, and his willingness to play as a substitute is highly praised, which sets a good example for his teammates, Wiggins said, "Curry can play as a substitute, let me do whatever I want."
However, Curry still has a little bit of abnormality, well, the free throw shooting rate is relatively low.
You know, Curry's free throw shooting percentage is historical, and continuous and uninterrupted free throws are his best play. But curry didn't behave normally in this series, scoring only 29 of the 39 free throws in five games and shooting just 74.4 percent from the free throws — for comparison, Curry shot 89.6 percent from the playoffs in his career and 90.8 percent from the free throws in the regular season.
It is precisely because of this situation that Curry's free throws have also received attention. Warriors player Kevin Looney was interviewed, and he was asked about Curry's misalignment of the free throw, and Looney laughed and said, "I think there's something wrong with basketball or the basket." ”
Not to mention, this series really ran into a basket problem, jordan Poole mentioned this matter. Commenting on the nuggets home game, Poole said: "The basket at Denver's home stadium was tilted to the right, and the first game on the road was the game we played under that circumstance, and we didn't ask that question until after the game. Then when we started shooting training in game 2, the staff at Denver's home court solved the problem of the basket tilt. ”
But it's interesting that Curry made 6 of 8 free throws in the G3 game, while G4's 14 free throws and 10 of them were not as high as the one with problems with the basket. Back at home, Curry conceded a free throw for the fourth consecutive game, which also made Curry feel incomprehensible.
(Text/Yan Wujun)