Golden State Warriors may still be immersed in the joy of the championship. Although the first two games of the 2022-23 season were very good, the next few games exposed too many problems. In the next few games, the Golden State Warriors did not play their offensive and defensive states of 7-80% last season, which also led to their current ranking of 12th in the Western Conference.
2022-23 season started well. The Golden State Warriors once had 3 wins and 2 losses, but the subsequent three consecutive losses were shocking. These recent losing streaks are also very worrying, because they have hardly encountered strong teams that are favored. The Golden State Warriors have lost to rebuilding teams like the Hornets and the Pistons one after another, and to the Heat, which they have just defeated recently.
You should know that the Heat lost to the Golden State Warriors in the last game, more because they missed the shooting in the last quarter, resulting in losing to the Golden State Warriors in the last 13 points. Of course, we cannot underestimate the strength of the Miami Heat, although their record is 3 wins and 5 losses to defeat the Golden State Warriors, ranking 12th in the Eastern Conference. But don't forget that they are one of the most competitive teams in the East these few seasons.
The biggest controversy in this game is that Jimmy Butler was fouled for the outside blocking of Curry, and was successfully challenged by the Heat, which directly affected the final direction of the game. After all, the game was still more than a minute. This also led to Curry's direct criticism of the referee's call at the post-match press conference.
At that time, the Warriors were behind 109-112. Curry then made a three-pointer from the outside under the cover of Draymond Green. Jimmy Butler then actively made a defense and blocked successfully. When everyone thought Curry was going to make three free throws. After the Heat Lowry asked Jimmy Butler about his defense, the Heat were very determined to challenge the penalty, and the Heat eventually won the technical challenge.
Warriors were very dissatisfied with the penalty being overturned. When Curry was asked about this decision after the game, he clearly expressed his feelings, believing that it was a foul, and the referee's call was a whistle.
"It's a terrible blow. What do you think I'll say? I'm walking on the free throw line and thinking I'll get three free throws, and even a minute to score, and there's some changes. When I clearly feel a lot of contact, it's hard. I don't know what they've seen other than the high-five contacts they're talking about, but you have to be allowed to complete your moves, and that's how I feel. Especially when you slow down in slow motion, it's obvious that there's a lot of contact?"
Jimmy Butler hit the ball while Curry was shooting, so the referee thought the contact was accidental because Jimmy Butler's defense was on the ball, and his feet were clean, without any collateral movements with invasion of the cylinder, which is why the referee thought it was a very good defense, not a 3-point foul. Curry thinks I have taken action. Although you hit the ball first, you touched my hand before I landed. This is a foul action.
can only say that there is no problem with the referee's change of judgment. This is a clean defense. After all, not every offensive player is fouled when he is touched in the air, especially Jimmy Butler's situation of touching the ball first.
There is no way, so I can only blame the Golden State Warriors themselves, because the operation this offseason is so disappointing. Jordan Poole, who was signed with a 100 million contract, turned his wrists three times in one game. Ottoport and defensive coach Brown were also let go. As the championship team last season, the Golden State Warriors are the opponents that the 29 teams in the league want to defeat the most because they all want to prove that they have enough ability to defeat the championship team. They are the best teams in the 2022-23 season.
