Curry's 37th birthday, combined with his 4,000th career three-pointer, was a memorable night, but only for the Warriors, of course. The Warriors' opponent today, the King, doesn't want to be your backdrop.
Keegan Murray stuck in front of Curry like a dog skin plaster today, and the word "help defense" does not exist in his mind today, regardless of whether his teammates can prevent it or not, his task today is to stare at Curry, and Curry has to follow him when he goes to the bathroom.
Curry rarely holds the ball to play blocking, because as long as the blocking, it must be a two-man pinch, and the person who is dismantled doesn't care at all. When Curry runs out of the box without the ball, at least two Kings players around him will save, and the rest of the Warriors will shoot as they please.
Dream chasing opened with two three-pointers, and the king didn't care; Payton Jr. came up and hit three three-pointers in a row, but the Kings still didn't care; Post also hit three three-pointers, and the Kings still put. Curry was just 1-of-2 from three-point range in the first half, finding two shots in the cracks, just one away from 4,000 three-pointers.
At the same time, his teammates made 11-of-17 three-pointers, which was a blast, which was in a sense the result of the Kings' defensive choice. Because of the excellent play of their teammates, the Warriors once led the Kings by more than 20 points in the first half, and the game was about to lose suspense.
But in the second half, the Kings put on a small lineup, continued to stick to Curry, and then fought for the ball, causing the Warriors to make a lot of mistakes, and the difference was only 4 points at one point. At the same time, Curry's 4,000 three-pointers have finally arrived. It was still a time when the Warriors almost made a mistake, and Lyles, who was marking Curry, left Curry to scramble, and Curry finally got a three-point shot, which was the 4,000th three-pointer.
The Kings continued to stick to Curry in the final quarter, and the rest of the Warriors continued to play while reducing turnovers, and the Kings quickly surrendered their guns. Curry made two three-pointers today, with 11 points and five assists. Butler only had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists today. But the Warriors scored double-doubles, and the highest score was 23 points for chasing dreams, which can really be said to be a milestone for Curry to celebrate his birthday, and he sang and danced on his dreams.
If you want to say that the Kings didn't let Curry break the milestone today, and it may not be possible to defend Curry like this, in the first few encounters this season, the King's defensive strategy has always been that the game can be lost, and Curry can't shoot. In the game at the end of January, the Kings reversed the Warriors by 18 points, which was to strangle Curry, force other players, and cause turnovers again and again.
In that game, both Schroder and Wiggins were still on the team, and it was also the lowest period of the Warriors' entire season. Then a trade changed the Warriors, who were struggling for a playoff spot before Butler's arrival. After Butler's arrival, the Warriors' goal is already to finish in the top six in the West.
In the game where Butler played, the Warriors went 13-1. After he came to the Warriors, the Warriors ranked first in free throw shooting and free-throw percentage in the league during the same period, as well as first in assists and steals.
Butler not only solved the problem of the Warriors not being able to score consistently during Curry's break, but also magically drove the rest of the Warriors to play well. Payton Jr., Post, Hield and others have all changed qualitatively after Butler's arrival. Except, of course, for Hilde's Nerve Knife stat.
I don't think anyone is questioning Butler's ability to improve a team's ability to improve a team, and the Heat will definitely regret letting Butler go in a short period of time. No one wants to meet such a Warrior in the playoffs.
Speaking of going back to Curry, on his 37th birthday, he made the 4,000th three-pointer of his career, and the plot of double happiness made this milestone night even more romantic. Like James's score of more than 40,000 points, Curry's 4,000 three-pointers will also become a number that future generations can only look up to.
The closest to Curry is Harden's 3,124 three-pointers, and Harden will probably need to play until he is about 40 years old if he wants to touch the 4,000 mark. In the active season, Lillard's 2,794 three-pointers are even worse, and there is absolutely no hope.
For Curry, a night like this is a poor one in his long career. But 4,000 three-pointers made the night so special. Time will remember nights like this, as well as Curry's leaping figure and wonderful arcs.
The god of threes is never far away, and every three-point that Curry throws is telling his legend.