The showdown between the Warriors and the Suns is a big battle between Mars and the Earth, the Sun's Big Three are in excellent shape, Du Shao's previous record against Curry was 18-10, Curry's 3 three-pointers + 3 points were overshadowed by Booker, Du Shao, and Beal, Curry once again broke a number of NBA records in this game, Kerr pressed Thompson to the bench in the last 6 minutes and 33 seconds of the fourth quarter, and the Warriors finally found the most correct way to win.
The Suns trailed 110-112 in the final 26 seconds of the game, Green made a mistake and was stealed by Beal, the Suns pressed the time Beal only missed a three-point shot in the last four seconds of the game, and the Warriors called a timeout after Curry grabbed the rebound.
After a timeout, Podemski sent the ball to the frontcourt, Green made a cover for Curry, Curry suddenly ran back from the free throw area to the center circle, turned around and shook off Bill who followed him and then ran two steps forward, and shot decisively one meter away from the three-point line, the ball hit, Curry's attack only took 1 second, the Suns still had 3 seconds of offensive time, and the Suns lost to the opponent 112-113 in the last 3 seconds by the Warriors who did not shoot.
In this game, Curry scored 33 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists on 1-of-2 three-point shooting, including 9-of-16 three-pointers, and 1-of-2 free throws, and he also scored 30+ on free throws less than or equal to 1 for the 23rd time in NBA history, which also surpassed Abdul-Jabbar's record of 22 times, and Thompson, who ranked third, had 21 times.
Curry's quasi-final shot was also his 10th winning shot in the last 12 years, and during that 12-year period, Willis had 8 times, and Carl Jr. and Lillard both had 7 times, with Curry ranking first.
Curry hit 9 three-pointers in this game and 11 three-pointers in the last game, totaling 20 three-pointers in two consecutive games, which is also rare in recent years.
What Curry is most happy about now is that after his teammates go around the screen, he finds an open space and catches the ball and shoots, even if the opponent interferes with Curry, he can score, this kind of shooting is very demoralizing to the opponent.
Curry is now a shooter, and he no longer likes to break through to make fouls to get free throws, this way of playing consumes physical strength and has the risk of injury, it is not worth it for Curry, he prefers the way of four or two now, Curry's last 5 games, today played 2 free throws against the Suns, 2 free throws against the Pacers, and 1 free throw from the Nets, his scoring method is simple and efficient.
At 6:33 in the fourth quarter, Thompson was replaced by Kerr and Pojemski came on as a substitute, but many fans thought that this substitution was a bit late, and Thompson should have been on the bench at the end of the quarter.
Thompson played 24 minutes today, 2 of 10, including 1 of 7 three-pointers, 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Thompson played very demoralized today, and in the third quarter, the Warriors attacked Thompson and missed the empty three-point score, but Booker grabbed the rebound and crossed most of the court to score a layup to overtake the score 80-78, which made the Warriors lose 5 points inside and out.
Pojemski, who replaced Thompson, played well, playing 34 minutes and 4-of-12, including 2-of-3 three-pointers, with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Podzemski played the most minutes on the team with 35 minutes in this game, Curry and Kuminga played 34 minutes, and the most correct thing Kerr did in this game was to abandon Thompson and use Podemski. If Thompson ends up on the court, the Warriors could lose.
I have to say that Kerr has learned smartly, which is the key to the Warriors' recent recovery. The Warriors have won six of their last seven games, and the Warriors are now 25-25 and finally have a 50% win rate.
In the game against the Suns, the Warriors players except Thompson played well, Green played 29 minutes, 7 of 9 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 15 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, plus/minus +3, and in the final moments, Green single-handedly defended Durant and did not let the opponent score key shots.
Wiggins played 28 minutes, 5-of-13, 1-of-4 three-pointers, 1-of-2 free throws, 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, plus/minus +2, Wiggins played a key role on the defensive end, silently contributing.
Kuminga also played steadily, he made 9 of 17 shots, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 3 of 5 free throws, and got 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Kuminga has now become the Warriors' second leading scorer.
Payton, who returned from injury, played 14 minutes off the bench and scored 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-5 shooting, while Santos, who had played well, did not get a chance to play in this game.
If the Warriors want to improve their record, the best way is to not let Thompson play, and create more opportunities for Curry to borrow teammates to cover and shoot three-pointers, so that Curry can open up the right way to score, and the Warriors can play more efficiently.
Payton, Podzemski, Santos can all share Thompson's playing time, Thompson has 10 shots in 24 minutes today, and if Thompson is not on the court, the Warriors' ball distribution will be more reasonable, the Warriors will also grasp more three-point opportunities, and the Warriors' defense will become better.
Curry has played his best, the Warriors have found the best way to attack, and now it depends on whether Kerr can completely let Thompson sit on the cold bench without mercy, and it would be better if Thompson did not play the Warriors. Fans, what do you think about this? Leave me a review**.