After today's loss to the Suns, the Warriors have suffered a four-game losing streak and are currently on a downward spiral. Although the Warriors have played well at the start of the season, it is now difficult for the Warriors to continue the form they were in at the beginning of the season as opponents study the Warriors' personnel and conduct targeted defense. Of course, more importantly, Curry has been plagued by injuries recently, and it has been difficult to bring out his best performance.
Curry's speech after today's game was also full of helplessness. Curry's performance in the first half today was not as good as it could be, scoring only 2 points. Curry admitted after the game that he was testing his knee feeling in the first half, and he admitted that he slowly recovered a little in the second half. Curry has been plagued by knee injuries in both games.
Curry admits that this injury is a little different from previous injuries, and that this injury can become a very annoying injury if you don't recuperate carefully. And Curry admits that as he gets older, he may experience more injuries in the future. It can be seen that Curry is slowly getting old. It is a natural law for any player to have more injuries after they cross the threshold of 35 years old.
Including James's performance in the recent period has also been up and down, with continuous mistakes on the court. James has also been lamenting the impact of the years on him recently. Including Durant, in fact, the efficiency of the whole game today was not particularly good, and the whole game was only 7 of 20 shots, these superstars are experiencing the end of their careers, and the impact of the years on the body is slowly beginning to be reflected on the court.
So sometimes Kerr has to understand the way Curry is used. Curry is a more injury-prone player than James, so if Curry is not load-managed, Curry may have serious injuries, which will be more than worth the loss for the Warriors. If Curry is out for an extended period of time due to injury, the Warriors will be completely uncompetitive. That's why Thompson rarely let him play back-to-back games after suffering serious leg injuries. Otto Porter, who is known as the Glass Man, rarely suffered injuries during his time with the Warriors, and even retired due to injury after leaving the Warriors. So sometimes some of Cole's load management does have a certain effect.
When these superstars begin to lament the impact of the years, the idea of retirement may arise in their hearts. So for us fans, their games are really one less game, let's cherish the time they can still stand on the field, maybe their careers will come to an end at any time.