On May 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ended, which also means that the playoff team was officially confirmed. In a key battle held in the early morning of this day, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 113-101 and officially secured eighth place in the West. Curry made 16 of 36 shots, 9 of 22 three-pointers, scoring 46 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.
After this game, Curry's total season score reached 2015 points, averaging 31.98 points per game to lock in the regular season scoring champion. Curry, 33, is the oldest player to win the scoring title after Michael Jordan . Curry averaged 5.3 three-pointers per game this season, refreshing his historical record of 5.1 per game. The older you get, the more demon?
Average of 30+5+5+5 three-pointers per game in a single season. Curry is the only player in NBA history who can do this, and he has done it twice (2015-16 season and 2020-21 season). The fourth player in NBA history to have at least 2 scoring champions, 2 MVPs and 2 championships, the other three are Chamberlain , Karabal and Jordan .
In the last moment of the fourth quarter, Curry hit three-pointers in a row, completely killing the game. He himself also opened his jersey to celebrate. How long has it been since you saw such a crazy Curry? Report with real name, someone here is acting like a hooligan (manual dog head)!
Warriors ended the regular season with 6 consecutive victories. The team's first history in nearly 70 years, and the last time it was traced back to the 1950-51 season. The playoff schedule has also been confirmed: at 7:30 am on May 20, the Grizzlies (ninth in the West) will play against Spurs (10th). At 10 a.m. on May 20, Lakers (seventh in the West) played against the Warriors (eighth).
Let me talk about the rules of the playoffs again: 1. The regular season 7 vs 8th, 9 vs 10th, each playing one game; 2. The winners of the 7th and 8th advance to playoffs , and the losers compete with the 9th and 10th winners for the last playoff spot! If the Warriors win the first game of the playoffs, they can directly enter the playoffs. It doesn't matter if you lose, you can play another game.
How important is Curry to the Warriors? Don't forget that they were the last in the West last season, and Curry brought the Warriors to the eighth place in the West this season. This season, when Curry is on the court, the Warriors rank 10th in the league in offense; when Curry is not on the court, the Warriors are on the last offensive league, and the worst in the league in the past five years.
Curry's performance also conquered other NBA players. Polish Hammer Gotat sighed on social media: "Kneel to Curry! God!" As an opponent, Morant also said: "Curry MVP, no need to discuss!" In the latest MVP rankings, Curry ranked fifth, with the top four: Jokic, Embiid , Antetokounmpo and Doncic .
Next, let’s talk about the other two groups of matches in the West. No matter what the results of the Lakers and the Pelicans’ game are, Trail Blazers as long as they win Nuggets , they will not fall to the seventh place in the West. In the first quarter of today's game, the Trail Blazers scored a single quarter of 43-22, and the Nuggets directly surrendered. At the end of the game, the Trail Blazers beat the Nuggets 132-116, and the Lakers are confirmed to be ranked 7th!
Lakers defeated the Pelicans 110-98, and the top 10 in the West are also released: Jazz, Suns , Nuggets, Clippers , Mavericks , Trail Blazers, Lakers, Warriors, Grizzlies, and Spurs. The first round showdown that the two groups have confirmed is: Nuggets (3) vs Trail Blazers (6), Clippers (4) vs Mavericks (5).
At 10 am on May 20th, the Lakers played against the Warriors at home! The winner will advance directly to the playoffs, and the loser will play against the winners of the Grizzlies and Spurs. The Zhanku battle is coming!
