Today, the Warriors traveled to the Clippers to take on the Clippers, and they lost 99-102 to the Clippers. The whole game played the intensity of the playoffs, and because the Clippers knew the characteristics of the Warriors very well, they also targeted the Warriors. Although Curry played a very comprehensive statistic in this game, he hit 6 three-pointers and scored 26 points. But in the final offense, the Clippers still executed the defensive tactics well, so that Curry did not shoot the last shot.
With more than 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Clippers led the Warriors by three points. The Clippers had one offensive opportunity. Payton Jr., on the other hand, made a steal in the half-court defense, and the Warriors had an offensive opportunity in the final 20 seconds. The Warriors didn't call a timeout at the timeout. After a few runs of the ball, Green found Curry's three-point shot. But Curry didn't shoot the ball in the face of opposing defense.
The Warriors then grabbed an offensive rebound. Green got the offensive rebound and passed the ball to Curry on the weak side, and then three Clippers players wrapped up Curry in time, and Curry couldn't complete the shot at all. Curry then passed to a teammate on the right 45 degrees. Payton Jr. made a three-point shot after receiving the ball, but the basketball didn't hit the ball, and the game was over.
Attentive fans should see Curry on the final pass, when in fact his intention was to pass to Waters. But Payton Jr. and Waters overlapped in position, so Payton Jr. thought it was a pass to him, and then completed the shot himself. At that time, Curry also pointed at Waters after the game, and bluntly said that the ball was actually passed to you. After Payton Jr. made that shot, Curry was also amused by him. In fact, if Payton Jr. had covered Waters once and let Waters shoot, that shot might have had a better result.
But we don't have to blame Payton Jr., anyone is qualified to shoot that ball when there is an open opportunity. Moreover, the time was very short, and it was difficult for Payton Jr. to react on the spot. And Payton Jr. also steals the opponent in the previous attack, so no one will complain about him when he throws that shot.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you win or lose this game, Curry's expression when he left the court was also very indifferent. The Warriors just need to sum up with these two losses to the Clippers. In fact, losing to one team in a row in the regular season is a good thing. This proves that they have some weakness that has been caught by this team. What the Warriors need to do is make up for these weaknesses and make the armor more sound. Let the future of the team become free of loopholes to target. I wonder what the fans think?