With five consecutive wins, the Warriors started the Northern Expedition! Thompson accepted the change, and Curry was the first in history
When Dream Green was able to shoot a three-pointer from the midcourt against Mar Kanen just before halftime, I knew the familiar Warriors were back. Before the Jazz vs. the Warriors, the two sides were very close in standing. The Warriors, after winning four in a row, have a record of 25 wins and 25 losses, and while the record returns to 5 percent, they also come to the play-in zone, ranking 10th in the West. The Jazz, on the other hand, are 26-27 and 11th in the West.
The Warriors have a win rate of more than 5 percent
Therefore, the meeting of this game is very crucial for both sides. It is not only a card battle, but also a key battle related to the future playoffs. In this game, in the end, relying on Klay's recovery and Curry's outburst in the last quarter, coupled with the stable performance of various players, the Warriors finally completed a 22-point victory and closed a 5-game winning streak, which is also the highest winning streak in the league at present!
After the victory over the Jazz, the Warriors have a 7-1 record in the last 8 games. To tell the truth, the Warriors' winning streak has made many Warriors fans have a good year. You know, since December 24 last year, the Warriors' win rate exceeded 50% for the first time.
Curry is number one all-time
In this game, Stephen Curry, the core of the Warriors, played 32 minutes, shot 9 of 19, including 7 of 16 three-pointers, and scored 25 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. According to statistics, Curry has hit seven three-pointers in five consecutive three-game games in his career. And in this data, Curry ranks first in history, and it is the kind that is out of gear.
Below this list, there is only one player who has hit seven three-pointers in three consecutive games: Duncan Robinson, Klay Thompson, and Lillard, Miller and McLeod.
The man who led the small-ball era, reaching the finals 6 times and 4 championships in 8 years, is still making history. In a previous game against the Lakers, LeBron James praised Curry as one of the best all-time. To be honest, maybe in terms of achievement, he is slightly inferior to Magic Johnson. But in the youth of our generation, Stephen Curry is the all-time No. 1 point guard.
Clay is willing to accept small roles
After last season, Klay turned down a multi-year contract extension offered by the Warriors. He thinks he'll be paid even more at the end of the season. But for most of the season, Clay has struggled. On the one hand, he aspires to be Curry's right-hand man, to be his original self.
On the other hand, he had a decrease in athleticism and explosiveness after a major injury. As Xu Jingyu said, Clay has poor offensive ability right now, and his offensive options are not good enough. Defensively, he can't play against the defenders, and he suffers from the upfront. Today's Clay is more than enough but not enough. In the last few games, Kerr didn't take Clay in the decisive moments, preferring to trust the youngsters.
In an interview, Clay said: "I'll be 35 next year. At the age of 35, having experienced the ACL and Achilles tendon (rupture), he still has the ability to be a very good player. Maybe no longer the guy who scored 60 points in the third quarter and set an NBA record for 37 points in a single quarter, but still a threat to be reckoned with on the court. I wanted to mold the way I played in the style of Reggie Miller and Ray Allen, guys who were very efficient until the end of their careers. So I'm going to go along that pattern. ”