On December 8, Beijing time, Warriors reversed the victim Bucks 105-95 away, avenging the first round of defeat. In this game, Curry and Thompson both scored 20 points, but Thompson was more stable. He made 8 of 16 shots, with a shooting percentage of up to 50%, while Meng Shen made 7 of 17 shots.
Thompson was the most accurate superstar of the Warriors last season, but his shooting, three-point shooting and free throw shooting percentage have been declining so far this season. Fans question whether Thompson's play is really worth the Warriors' maximum salary of 190 million or even 220 million? Indeed, Thompson's three-pointer was not stable enough for the past, and his shooting percentage fell below 40% for the first time, but he has developed a new killer weapon, which is mid-range shots.
In this game, Thompson made 4 of 9 three-pointers, and the feel was warming up. What was even more amazing was that he made 3 of 4 mid-range shots. In this small ball era, CG is taboo by many teams, such as Rockets , which is the most obvious. Except for Paul, others do not have the privilege of CG.
That's because these teams lack mid-range pitchers, but the Warriors are different. Curry, Durant and Livingston are both good at mid-range shots, and now Thompson is joined. Data shows that Thompson made 209 Chinese shots this season, ranking first in the league, more than Durant. He made 100 mid-range shots, only less than Durant's 104, and ranked second in the league.
increases the proportion of mid-range shots, which does not affect Thompson's playing style. He is still the first person to catch and shoot in the league, and averages 10 points per game to beat Curry to rank first. In fact, Thompson's shooting is more stable than , Harden . Harden took a step back and made a breakthrough very well, but after being valued by his opponent, he was obsessed with three-pointers, which instead caused his shooting percentage to keep falling.
Warriors are now equivalent to teaching the Rockets from a distance. Blindly abandoning CNY will become a shackle. This is already the case in the regular season. In the playoffs, has a greater defensive intensity, and it is more difficult to get a comfortable three-point shooting space. Therefore, the more pitchers the team has, the more beneficial it is.
Rockets have the least shots in the league, averaging 4.8 times per game, while the Warriors are the second most in the league, with an average of 23.5 times per game. Now the Warriors have beaten the Rockets in a record. Do you really don’t plan to change it?
