Curry avoids physical confrontation and lacks offensive desire, and the rookie is responsible
The Warriors lost 102-114 to the Heat, a four-game tie with the Warriors scoring five points at most and the Heat scoring at 22.
It was the biggest surprise of all, and nothing could have cost them this crucial game, and Curry took a lot of responsibility for that loss. At Christmas, Curry's performance was so bad that there was no good reason for him, and in short, he didn't train in a while lately, but he worked very hard. There are no games these days, but Curry has attended a lot of events, and returning home to meet his wife and daughters is also a great challenge to his physical strength, which is why his performance is so poor.
Without a full team, the Heat beat the Warriors, while the losing Warriors remained in 11th place in the league standings, but unfortunately, they missed out on a good chance to advance. Although the Heat are now the best team in the East and one of the most powerful teams, they are missing a main player and two main benches due to injury, while the Warriors are in excellent form, and their young people have also shown their strength. Whether it is from the main players or the bench lineup, the overall strength of the players, or the tactical system, the Warriors have an absolute advantage, but in the end they still lost the game.
For the first time since the start of the season on April 9, 2022, the Warriors have not had a single player score more than 20 points this season.
The Warriors lost because their main players played so badly, Kuminga made six mistakes in a row because he was unhappy with his position, and the Heat had extended the gap to double digits when he continued to make mistakes and break through the box. All eight of them scored in double digits, but the one with the most scored 13 points. The Warriors have three players who average 20 points per game, and they are all big and faced, they have a strong attack, and they only have two players on their team, Herro and Adebayo, and Butler is not playing. But neither Wiggins nor Curry scored a single point, especially in the final quarter, and neither of them scored, which was nothing short of a disaster.
In this game, he only scored 13 points on 2-of-15 shooting, 2-of-8 from 3-point range, and 1-of-12 from 2-of-2 shooting.
The Warriors have not played a single game in the last two days, giving them plenty of time to recover from their physical condition, but when facing the Heat, Curry seems to be a little lacking in fighting spirit and a little tired. He rarely goes directly into the opponent's penalty area, does not deal any damage, and does not have any attack power. Curry is a great shooter, he has good layup skills and his breakaways are excellent, but this time, Curry is a little slack, avoiding contact with his opponent and completing his task in a simpler, less effortless way. My first thought was that Curry was so tired that he hadn't had a good night's sleep lately and didn't have much opportunity to exercise.
Warriors rookie Podzemski blamed himself for the loss, saying, "I think the main reason for this game is me, and most of the blame is on me. We needed more energy, more offensive builds, better missions, but tonight we failed. Until then, we can judge our performance by the numbers, but that could well be the worst of the year. Since it's my fault, I have to accept it. I've grown up, but I feel like I'm no longer having the energy and energy I used to have. This defeat was my fault and I need more energy. "It's always weird for a newcomer to be the captain, but Podemsky has a point, he thinks differently than everyone else.
In the last two rounds, Curry has shot 10-of-36 from the field, while he has taken just 278%.
After the game, Kerr said in an interview that the players were very emotionally depressed, while their enemies were more tenacious and more combative. On Christmas Eve, fans were so excited that they didn't even realize what was at stake for their team. In the past decade, except for the Splash Brothers, the Warriors have never won a game less than 50%, and now they are even more precarious, with more losses than victories, and a greater chance of losing playoff qualification.
In the next game, every game for the Warriors is very crucial, especially the opponents they need to beat, so they don't have any mistakes, only wins.
Curry's form won't last long, and Thompson and Wiggins are the two people I care about the most, with Wiggins shooting at 469% and the shooting percentage is 503% and the shooting score is 57. Thompson's shooting percentage is 541%, and the shooting percentage is 573%, also 167th in the NBA, and his shooting points are also 85。
Curry hasn't scored 20 points in two rounds, which is his limit, and he's only scored 20 points once in the last two seasons, so he feels like he should be in okay shape. But Curry's explosion wasn't enough for him to play to his full potential, and he couldn't do it alone, Thompson, Wiggins, they all need to be superstars. The Warriors are battling the Suns and Rockets for a playoff spot, and the next game is a game that the Warriors will face the Lone Wolves.