Before the Warriors hit the Suns, Curry has already determined that the average points per game in the regular season are over 30+; considering that Curry and Jordan are the only two in NBA history, the average points per game in the regular season over the age of 33 are higher than Players with 30+ players, each team playing the Warriors will inevitably focus on Curry's defense; in this game, the sun is very targeted to carry out a comprehensive encirclement and suppression of Curry, resulting in Curry's 7-of-22 audience, only outside the three-point line. 1-for-11, the toughest game Curry has played this season.
For most of the season, Curry handed over such data and the Warriors basically collapsed; and the Suns led by 16 points in the first half, and there were indeed signs of collapse, but in the end, the Warriors were stunned to complete the reversal.
Why can the Warriors reverse the situation when the Suns frequently double-team and strangle Curry with a three-pointer? It has something to do with Curry's restraint. When the Suns are frequently double-teamed and weak-side players will come to defend at any time, Curry is really uncomfortable; but the premise for the success of the Suns' gambling defense is that the other Warriors players can't score; but it makes the Suns feel sad The thing is, in addition to Curry, the Warriors still have 4 players in double figures, Green scored a triple double, and Poole on the bench scored 20 points in 20 minutes, and more unexpectedly. It was the Wiggins explosion.
After coming to the Warriors, Wiggins was both the Warriors' perimeter defense leader and the team's second scorer; although his scoring efficiency was good, he averaged about 15 shots per game, with a shooting rate of around 50%. The next 20 points is Wiggins' standard on offense. But in this game, when Curry was completely strangled to death, Brother "Goji" increased the number of his shots, scoring 38 points in 17 of 24 games.On the one hand, Wiggins got a high score because he already has this talent; but the most important reason is that there is really no player in the Suns' striker who can match Wiggins in terms of athletic ability . When Curry pulled the Suns' defensive focus out of attraction, Wiggins, the dominant point, turned upside down in the Suns' paint area, not only the Suns' striker couldn't guard against Wiggins, Ayton , Kaminsky In the basket has also become the background board for Wiggins.
When the Warriors successively defeated the league-leading Jazz and Suns in the closing stages of the regular season, this will undoubtedly increase their confidence in the next tough battle. And Wiggins provides the Warriors with more possibilities at the tactical level.
Starting from the play-offs, no matter which team touches the Warriors, they will try their best to pinch Curry as much as possible; and the Warriors basically rely on Drummond . Most of the time, after Green gets the ball, it will go back to Curry and Curry will finish it. If the Warriors only have plan A for Curry's double-teamed problem-solving idea, and in the playoffs , which is more targeted and more defensive, the effect of this plan A is likely to be greatly reduced; therefore, the Warriors have recently come up with In order to crack the opponent's double-team Curry's plan B and plan C, Green will choose to play two by himself from time to time, Mulder and Poole have also been reused; but whether it is Green, or Mulder, Bazemore , Poole are not reliable ball-attacking options. In fact, the Warriors should give Wiggins more ball rights on the offensive end and design more tactics for him.
After winning the Sun, Green, who has always had "only Curry Buddha in his eyes", rarely publicly praised Wiggins, saying that Wiggins led the team to victory.And Green’s statement is also from the side, Wiggins’ performance has convinced Green, and it may be more necessary for the Warriors to use Wiggins’s efficiency on the offensive end to punish opponents and reduce Curry’s pressure.
After consecutive victories over the Jazz and the Suns, the Warriors continued to rank 8th in the West; while the Lakers ranked 7th, the possibility of the Lakers hitting the Warriors in the play-offs is not small. In the three games of the Lakers this season, Curry's performance is not ideal. In those three games, Curry averaged 23 points, shooting percentage 42.3%, 9 of 26 three-pointers, which can reflect the Lakers' attitude towards Curry The defense is quite experienced! But if Wiggins can also extend his supernatural state into the playoffs, are the Lakers still confident in a single-game elimination format? And rushing to the top six may have to play the strongest opponent in the West, the Clippers , and may encounter the "nerve knife" warriors in the play-offs, which puts the Lakers in a dilemma.
And for the Warriors, if they want to make a splash in the playoffs, they need to avoid the offense being Curry alone. Especially considering that neither the Jazz nor the Suns have players who can match Wiggins in terms of athletic ability. Wiggins is the Warriors' biggest advantage in the playoffs, and Wiggins will determine the Warriors' ceiling.
