Beijing time on February 12, 2021, the Warriors play against the Magic at home. In the end, after fierce competition, the Warriors defeated the Magic 111-105 under the leadership of Curry. While winning two consecutive victories, they gave their opponents three consecutive defeats. What's interesting is that when the game progressed to the critical moment of the final quarter, when Curry's three-pointer hadn't hit yet, Anderson started to celebrate in advance. Why? The specific details are as follows:
Curry's three-pointer has not yet hit, and Anderson celebrates in advance. Why?
With 6 minutes and 55 seconds left in the end of the game, the Warriors only led the Magic by one point 92-91. At this point, the Magic's backup guard Terence Rose dribbled the ball through the half, facing Anderson's defense, pretending to shoot but short pass Vucevic. Unexpectedly, Curry quickly completed the steal with his eyesight and handed the ball to Wiggins.
Wiggins, who got the ball, directly launched a fast attack. As the Magic's defense is in place, Wiggins can only pass to Anderson who is in the open. Just when everyone thought Anderson would shoot a three-pointer, he passed the ball directly to Curry, who was located near a 45-degree angle on the right side of the court. Subsequently, Curry easily hit a three-pointer without defense, helping the Warriors extend the lead to 4 points.
Careful netizens discovered that before Curry made a three-pointer, Anderson raised his right arm and started celebrating. Why? After the game, Anderson explained: Curry's open shot is the best shot on the court, which is equivalent to sending us 3 points, to me it is like passing him a three-pointer. You can certainly do these things when you play against the best shooter in the world.
It can be seen from this that the reason why Anderson celebrates in advance is based on the absolute trust in Curry's three-point shooting ability. This season, Curry made 301 shots from the three-point line and hit 131 of them, with a 43.5 percent shooting rate. Most importantly, Curry made 49.2% of three-pointers near the 45-degree angle on the right side of the court. In other words, as long as Curry takes a three-pointer,There is a nearly 50% chance of scoring a goal. Based on the time, Anderson will celebrate in advance.
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In the final 12.3 seconds of the game, the Warriors leading by 6 points will soon win. However, the Magic did not give up. Ennis sent a sideline ball and handed it to Rose, who came forward to receive it. The latter faced Green's defense and forced a three-pointer, but it was a pity that he made a "three non-stick". With only 8.2 seconds left in the game, the Magic gave up defense and announced the end of the game in advance.
At that time, Curry dribbled the ball over halftime and took the initiative to extend his hand to greet Ennis. When the final whistle sounded, Curry watched as the rim tossed, and the ball went into the net. Seeing this scene, the on-site commentator exclaimed: Oh my goodness, what does this feel like? Curry feels hot today, just can't stop it!
The game is over and the score is fixed at 111-105. In 37 minutes, Curry scored 40 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 1 block on 14 of 26 shots. Among them, 19 three-pointers made 10 of them, and the hit rate was as high as 52.6%. After this game, Curry created an NBA historical record, that is, 13 consecutive games, hit at least 4 three-pointers, tied Harden and tied for the first in NBA history.
It is worth mentioning that, according to statistics, Curry's total number of three-point shots in his career reached 6,021, surpassing former NBA star Terry, ranking 6th in NBA history alone. In addition, in the list of total three-pointers made this season, Curry ranked first in the league with 131 three-pointers, 36 more three-pointers than Lillard, who ranked second.
The greatness of Curry does not need to be said. Before he retires, he has been called the "first pitcher in NBA history" by fans. So, when Curry retires, what historical status will he achieve? Welcome to interact and communicate below!
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