For the Warriors, hits, not home runs
Sauce Steve Kerrthe game Warriors always accepted risks. Based on movement and reads, Golden State’s offensive system tolerated mistakes for a long time, offset by the fear they caused.
Besides that “The league has changed. Teams thrive on losses. So I have to take less risks” summary Draymond Greentaught by his coach. “I heard what he told me. I took it to heart.”
The message also applies to Stephen Curry, because the margin of the Warriors is getting more and more limited.
“He makes solid choices and doesn’t try to do too much anymore. With good spacing » describes Steve Kerr, to explain best offensive efficiency his team. “When those guys (Draymond Green and Stephen Curry) make the simple decisions in particular, they’re still able to create a lot of things on offense without it generating threes or dunks on the other side of the court. So it depends on those two. Jimmy (Butler) is always very safe with the ball. So it’s really up to Steph and Dre to allow us on defense to continue to win games.”
A metaphor from baseball
Stephen Curry then evokes a metaphor taken from baseball, aptly used by Steve Kerr. Instead of looking for home runs, risky hits that pay off well, the Warriors must now aim for singles, safer hits that only allow you to reach first base.
“For me and Draymond, the way we play, we have to make passes.” confirms the leader. “At the heart of the match, you have to maintain control. To make things fall into place by themselves with the right decisions, the fundamentals of basketball. Still mixed with our tendency to generate a little chaos.”
For Golden State, which is doing better but currently remains in 8th place in the Western Conference with 21 wins and 18 losses, it is therefore a matter of not completely losing what has been the strength of its dynasty, with this mobile game based on ball circulation and quick choices. But simply to control it better.
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Ft | Pts |
| Stephen Curry | 29 | 32:10 | 46.8 | 39.4 | 92.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 28.7 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 34 | 31:26 | 50.9 | 38.4 | 86.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 19.6 |
| Brandin Pod Ziemia | 39 | 27:03 | 45.5 | 39.5 | 76.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 11.9 |
| Jonathan Cumminga | 18 | 24:47 | 43.1 | 32.0 | 74.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| Moses Moody | 37 | 24:34 | 40.8 | 36.9 | 82.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| De’Anthony Melton | 14 | 20:30 | 39.7 | 30.0 | 81.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 9.7 |
| Draymond Green | 32 | 26:58 | 42.6 | 34.0 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 8.7 |
| Quinten Post | 39 | 18:11 | 43.9 | 34.3 | 81.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 8.1 |
| Buddy Hield | 33 | 17:22 | 42.0 | 32.9 | 94.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.5 |
| Will Richard | 34 | 18:58 | 51.1 | 38.3 | 80.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
| Seth Curry | 2 | 16:00 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 |
| Al Horford | 20 | 19:21 | 38.7 | 35.2 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| Pat Spencer | 25 | 15:05 | 40.6 | 36.4 | 87.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| Gary Payton II | 36 | 12:25 | 54.4 | 27.5 | 50.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Traice Jackson-Davis | 27 | 12:53 | 57.6 | 0 | 60.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| Guy Santos | 30 | 11:00 | 45.2 | 32.7 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
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