Today, the Warriors vs Suns, the 30th and the 35th Kudu showdown, it's really one less game.
Both teams will want to win this game, with the Suns keen to cement fifth place in the East, while the Warriors are still battling a play-in ticket and are just 0.5 games away from 10th-placed Jazz.
During the game, the defensive intensity of the two sides was very high, and the smell of gunpowder was full, Curry's three points were more difficult than one another, and the Suns triumvirate of Durant, Booker and Beal took turns to make it difficult, and the score was not opened, which made people nervous to watch.
However, Curry is not fighting alone today, with Kuminga's beastly interior attack, Wiggins' close defense, Payton II's 100% shooting, Pomsky's flash pursuit, and most to his credit, Draymond Green.
Green changed his previous image of "big temper and small ability", he faced Nurkic who was "elbowed by himself", and used his performance to blow up the opponent.
He scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, especially after Nurkic hit Green's hook shot, he hit the ground with both fists and mocked Green's weakness.
And Green didn't lose his temper, he chose to carry Nurkic hard, hit the ball into the basket, and then learned Nurkic to punch the ground with both fists and responded to the opponent with practical actions, Green was handsome at that moment!
and Green had two rounds, and Curry completed the fake fax breakthrough after the block, and scored an easy layup, both of which were chasing points at critical moments, laying the foundation for Curry's 2.7 ultra-long shot.
Green played well both offensively and defensively in this game, showing all the fans at home that I deserve a big contract of 4 years and 100 million, and Curry needs me to help him win a championship.
Let's look at Klay Thompson, who played 24 minutes, 2-of-10 from the field, 1-of-7 from three-point range, and scored just 5 points.
At the critical moment in the last 5 minutes of the game, Kerr put up a decisive lineup: Curry + Pomski + Kuminga + Wiggins + Green.
Thompson was DNP again because he didn't kill the Suns at all, whether he shot or broke through.
Therefore, it is precisely because Kerr is not obsessed with Thompson that Curry's ultra-long shot and the victory of the Warriors are possible.
With Payton II's return and the rise of Quinnis and Santos rookies, Thompson's position on the team is really awkward.
Let him play, the efficiency is too low, and it also takes up the playing time of the newcomer, don't let him play, he still has a temper.
I would say that Curry doesn't have to protect him anymore, and when his contract expires in the summer, let him go where he can go and find a place that will give him self-esteem.