The United States men's basketball group stage continued with a match against South Sudan today, which ended with a 103-86 victory over South Sudan. Although the United States won this game, for Curry, his personal performance in this game was unacceptable to him. Curry played a total of 20 minutes today, shooting 1-of-9 from the field and just 3 points on 0-of-6 from beyond the three-point line. There were also four fouls.
In this game, Curry was completely limited by the opponent on the offensive end. It can be clearly felt that South Sudan made a strict arrangement for Curry before the game. Almost all players are tight and close to Curry and don't give him any room to shoot. Curry struggled to get shots from the off-ball movement today. And when he attacks with the ball on his own, he faces the defense of the opponent's tall and long-arm players. Even if Curry shook off the opponent by dribbling, the opponent's extremely long arm span could still affect Curry's shooting, so Curry played very uncomfortable in this game.
And the South Sudan men's basketball team put a lot of confrontation on Curry's off-ball defense at halftime. Fans who know Curry know very well that once Curry encounters a strong confrontation in the middle of a game, he can easily get out of line. So today, Curry didn't perform well on the offensive end today, and on the defensive end, Curry also became the target of the opponent today.
South Sudan guard Carrick Jones played for the CBA Zhejiang men's basketball team last season. He had 18 points and seven assists on 8-of-19 shooting today, and many of those eight shots he hit came against Curry. Especially in the fourth quarter, Jones called out Curry several times in the half-court offense, allowing teammates to pull him away for a single game. It can be seen that he is very confident when playing Curry.
This game is definitely a shameful battle in the international competition for Curry personally, and it is even a little embarrassing. What we can expect is that Curry may have an explosion in the next game. Of course, for Curry, an inaccurate game will not affect his self-confidence, and he will still be the same Curry who shoots very resolutely in the next game.
The United States men's basketball team still relies heavily on Curry's containment ability, and when you watch the game carefully, you will find that South Sudanese players put a lot of energy into defending Curry. The rest of the United States men's basketball team doesn't enjoy as much defensive treatment on the outside as Curry. It can be seen that South Sudan's key defensive player is Curry. What we can expect is that Curry will be targeted in the next games as well. Because his shooting threat is just too great. The opponent can accept other players to beat them with shots, but it is absolutely not acceptable for Curry to beat them with shots.