On October 22, Beijing time, the Warriors defeated the Clippers 115-113 at home to win two consecutive wins. Stephen Curry played well in this game, playing less than 38 points, shooting 16-of-25 and 8-of-13 from three-point range, cutting 45 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, the first time in his career to cut at least 45 points and 10 rebounds in a single game; Paul George shot 12 of 23 and 5 of 11 three-pointers to record 29 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
The game was full of ups and downs, Curry opened a killing mode in the first quarter, 9-of-9 in a single quarter, 5-of-5 three-pointers to cut 25 points, the Warriors had led by up to 19 points with three-pointers and rebounding advantages, but they made mistakes since then, and the Clippers began to counterattack under the leadership of Paul George (16 points in the second quarter) and Eric Bledsoe, once reversing the score, and the two teams were in a tug-of-war. The Warriors were more determined to wrap up George in the final quarter, the two teams came and went, Curry shot two key three-pointers in the last two minutes, and the Warriors took advantage of the victory.
Curry was in a hot state in the first quarter of the campaign, and although the performance of the next two quarters was flat, the last two key three-pointers in the final quarter still made people clearly feel the terrible point of his outside projection. Warriors coach Steve Kerr praised Curry in a post-game interview, for Curry in the second quarter had a dry pulling super long three-point "wave shot" near halftime, Kerr did not mind, he said he would never say no to this, as long as Curry has a shooting opportunity, he wants Curry to shoot every time.
For Curry's two key three-pointers, Kerr bluntly said that no one will shoot like Curry again, and the last two three-point shots are really outrageous. As the highest three-point shooting percentage in NBA history, Kerr has a career three-point shooting rate of 45.4%, curry is currently in seventh place (43.28%), and even so, Kerr still gave an interesting reply when asked by reporters if he could shoot like Curry: "No play, I can only throw the ball to Michael Jordan." ”
George, who performed so well in the game, was also subdued by Curry, who praised Curry's influence and agility on the offensive end. "I think you have to know what kind of player Curry really is, he's really good, he has a complete package of offensive skills..." George said, "At the same time, Curry is very good at running without the ball, he knows how to get shots." His movement on the pitch is elusive, it's hard to catch him, and he's so fast that if you don't pay attention, he'll disappear immediately."
George not only failed to win a free throw opportunity on the offensive end, but also received a technical foul. Speaking about the 0 free throw situation, George said that Draymond Green was able to get 9 free throws (2 of 9) in this campaign, but he did not get any free throws. "Honestly, I don't know what he did that I didn't do. I also hit the ball more into the paint area this time, and there was more physical contact in the paint area. George said.