In the past 5 games, he averaged 25 points and led the team to 5 consecutive victories! Who said he was not worth 40 million? The Warriors wanted to renew the contract for 15 million
On December 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and today the Warriors sat at home to welcome the challenge of the Trail Blazers, the two teams had a recent battle, and finally the Warriors defeated the opponent, the Trail Blazers also wanted revenge, and the Warriors wanted to win in a row, they had won 4 consecutive victories. A tough battle is inevitable, so let's talk briefly about the game and then talk about the players' performance.
Contest Recap:
At the beginning of the first quarter, Brogdon scored two points for the Trail Blazers to take the lead in opening the situation, Curry and Looney combined for 5 points to respond, and then the Trail Blazers relied on Ayton and Simmons Jr. to play, they had established an 11-point lead, but at the end of the quarter, relying on Sharic to score 4 points in a row, the Warriors chased down to 7 points to end the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Warriors caught up with the difference under the leadership of Curry, and at the end of the quarter, Klay hit another three-pointer to help the Warriors overtake 11 points to end the first half, and Curry scored 10 points alone in the second quarter.
Yibian replayed Curry continued to fire on firepower, it was obvious that he wanted to close the game, he scored 5 consecutive inside kills, and scored 11 points in a single quarter, but the Trail Blazers withstood the Warriors' offense well under Brogdon's tandem, and the Warriors led by 12 points in the third quarter. In the final quarter, Bojam and Davis scored back-to-back points to help the Warriors extend their lead to 20 points, and the game was also out of suspense, and the Warriors finally won 126-106.
Five Trail Blazers scored in double figures
In the face of a playoff-level team, it is normal for the Trail Blazers to play the penultimate in such a division, but although the Trail Blazers team has a bad lineup, they never mess up, such an attitude to the game is commendable, this game Anfernee Simmons shot 7 of 17, 7 of 13 three-pointers got 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Grant shot 5 of 12 from the field, 1 of 4 three-pointers got 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, in fact, Grant is more of a leader than Anfernee Simmons.
Brogdon got 17 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists in the game, and now Brogdon is worth a lot here, it is estimated that many teams will want to get him before the trade deadline, Ayton scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Henderson got 12 points and 2 assists, Ayton and Henderson are very talented, but now they don't get so many opportunities in the Trail Blazers, to be honest, Billups should build a team around them, after all, the talent of the two is good enough to bring a higher ceiling to the team.
Clay returned his value
After talking about the Trail Blazers, let's focus on the Warriors, the Warriors are still playing well on the side of Podemski and Davis, the two rookies are still playing well, Podzemski shot 7 of 12 from the field, got 15 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, his overall view is excellent, and the ball quotient is extremely high, compared to Poole, the current Podem seems to be more suitable as Curry's successor. Davis scored 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in the game, and his defensive ability is very good.
Kuminga didn't play as well as he did in the past few games, but his mobility added variety to the Warriors' offense and made it more difficult to limit, with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists on 3-of-7 shooting, and Moody also had a good performance off the bench with 11 points. Paul and Curry's two major point guards helped the team not to be underestimated, although Paul only scored 2 points in this game, but handed out 10 assists.
Curry shot 11 of 18 from the field, 2 of 7 from three-point range and got 27 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, with the play of Podemsky and Klay, Curry played more easily, Klay was the team's highest scoring player, he shot 11 of 16 from the field, 6 of 10 from three-point range and got 28 points and 3 rebounds.
In the past period of time, Klay has played more calmly, it can indeed be described as such, the previous Klay liked to shoot on the ball, this is his favorite style of play, and he likes to shoot at the top, but friends who often watch Warriors games should be able to find that now Klay has reduced the number of shots on catch, and he will be stable after taking the ball, either dribbling a shot, or dribbling two shots, and also increased the counterattack three-point, and the main opponent has an unstable foothold.
In the past five games, he averaged 24.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, shooting 54% from the field, 46% from three-point range, and 5 three-pointers per game. At the beginning of the season, it can be said that many fans and media complained that Klay's poor performance was a premium contract for this season's 43.2 million contract.
The Warriors even wanted to renew him with a long-term contract with an average price of 15 million because of his poor form, but Klay refused, and now Klay has found his form and led the team to a five-game winning streak, he has proved that he is worthy of his big contract, and it is almost impossible for the Warriors to renew his contract with 15 million.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Warriors and Klay?