5 of 15 in the playoffs, Thompson looked at Doncic's performance, will he regret leaving Curry?

The NBA Cup quarterfinals were played today, and the Mavericks played a battle against the Thunder, and in the end they lost to the Thunder 104-118 and were unfortunately eliminated by the Thunder. In this game, the Mavericks' star Doncic did not perform as well as he should, scoring only 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting and 2-of-8 shooting from beyond the three-point line. Irving had 17 points and five assists, and Thompson made five three-pointers today and scored 19 points. And the Thunder's Alexander personally cut 39 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Today, in the direct matchup of the leading stars, in the direct comparison of MVP players, Alexander obviously completely destroyed Doncic. Today, the Thunder's defensive strategy is very clear, which is to constantly pinch Doncic while he has the ball, forcing Doncic's shots to become difficult. And it worked very well. The Thunder deserve to be the league's most efficient team in defense, and every player on their front line is very strong defensively, and it is this kind of iron bucket defense that makes Doncic play very uncomfortable on the court.

And the Mavericks' best performance today was none other than Thompson. He hit five three-pointers today, and if he hadn't scored five three-pointers, the Mavericks might have lost even more. Thompson is a player who has been in the playoffs for several years. His ability to play crucial games is still unquestionable. It's just that after today's game, maybe Thompson will have doubts about his original choice. Will he regret leaving the Warriors? Because Curry seems to be better able to play well against the Thunder's defense.

Curry has scored 30 points in three games this season, and one of those games was against the Thunder. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 127-116 on Nov. 11, and Curry finished with 36 points, five rebounds and seven assists on 13-of-23 shooting from beyond the three-point line. When facing the Thunder's defense, it is obvious that Curry is more calm, which shows that Curry's style of play is easier to break the Thunder's defense.

Doncic is an absolute ball-handling offensive core, and most of his goals are done with the ball. He doesn't play without the ball himself. Curry can switch between having and without the ball at any time, and the Thunder don't seem to be very effective at defending without the ball. Curry has a more varied offensive style than Doncic. That's why he was able to play well against the Thunder.

Thompson admitted in the offseason that he joined the Mavericks because he thinks the Mavericks have more championship hopes, in other words, he may also think Doncic is a better player than Curry. That's why Curry has tried so hard to prove himself against the Mavericks before. Curry wants to prove himself to be a better player than Doncic in front of Thompson. So Thompson sometimes really needs to rethink that Curry, even at this age, his leadership may still be at the top of the league. Don't question Curry's current leadership skills, when he's committed enough in a game, he's as good as any superstar in the league. If the Mavericks want to make it out of the West, they will have to face a challenge from the Thunder. Without a win against the Thunder, they have no hope of competing for a championship. At this point, the Mavericks can't crack the Thunder's defense at all.