Getty Kevin Durant, Nets (right), against Warriors star Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry has two regular season MVPs, helping the Golden State Warriors reach the NBA Finals five times and owning three championship rings. However, critics continue to accuse him of not showing up at a critical moment.
Fox Sports analyst Skip Bayless (Skip Bayless) criticized Curry on Twitter on Tuesday night about what is a wonderful regular season game against Kevin Durant and the Eastern Conference favorite Brooklyn Nets.
A once-reliable man of grumpy and cynical meritocracy, otherwise, Bayless failed to appreciate another example of Curry's continued greatness by comparing it with the few times the league's defending scoring champion failed to reach the absolute peak level.
Of course, Stephen can now hit his amazing bomb, rising to 21 points. But take a closer look at his playoff resume to see how many times he has been low at critical moments. Starting from the 5th, 6th and 7th games of the 2016 Finals, he led Kyrie/LeBron 3-1 with 5 and 7 at home.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 17, 2021
On Tuesday, November 16th, Bayless wrote on Twitter: "Of course, Stephen can now hit an amazing bomb, rising to 21 points. But take a closer look at his playoff resume and see how many times he has been critical. He is always low. Starting from the 5th game, in the 6th and 7th games of the 2016 Finals, he led Kyrie/LeBron 3-1 with 5 and 7 help at home."
On November 14, 2021, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry plays against the Charlotte Hornets.
On November 14, 2021, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry plays against the Charlotte Hornets.
Unsurprisingly, Bayless continued to baselessly criticize Curry's basketball character and courage throughout Wednesday morning, trying to promote his workday morning TV show. But for others, instead of selling nasty boisterous and sensational nonsense just to make a dollar, Dubbs point guard's performance on Tuesday night has little to criticize.
According to ESPN, Curry burned throughout the night, losing 37 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 16 data lines in the plus/minus column, defeating the Nets 117-99. His efficiency is also very high, shooting 12 of 19, including 9 of 14 from beyond the arc.
Curry's former champion teammate Durant contributed about half of his offensive performance with 19 points in the Nets' losing game. Then he talked about Curry's work on the court after the game, and the comments were more credible and more enthusiastic than the assessment provided by Bayless.
On Tuesday night, a Twitter account belonging to @SNYNets posted a video of Durant’s post-match comments online.
Kevin Durant on Stephen Curry:
"He is the master of what he does. I have been saying this since we entered the league" pic.twitter.com/3xg5divAsu
— Nets video (@SNYNets), November 17, 2021
"He is the master of what he does," Durant said in part of the video. "I have been saying this since we entered the league."
Getty Stephen Curry celebrates in the game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Getty Stephen Curry celebrates in the game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Warriors are unique not only in the Western Conference, but also in the entire NBA, with a record of 12-2. Although their schedule was indeed loose at the beginning of the season, and their record was filled by the early eight home stands, during which Dubbs led 7-1, there is no evidence that this Golden State team Nothing is true.
In other words, after the return of shooting guard Klay Thompson and center James Wiseman, there is still a lack of two players who may re-enter the starting lineup at some point. Thompson is expected to be back before Christmas. Whether giving or receiving, Wiseman is likely to speak before then.
The dubbing is also crazy deep. The third-year guard Jordan Poole, who started as a substitute for Thompson, will eventually be relegated to the sixth man. Once he becomes one of the most dangerous offensive bench players in the league, along with Utah's Jordan Clarkson, the Jazz and Miami Heat's Taylor H. Luo.
At the same time, Gary Payton II and rookie Jonathan Cuminga are just two of many young faces. They play a key role in Dubbs and seem to be more efficient day by day. Because of such players, not to mention the addition of players like Nemanja Bjelica, the Golden State Warriors are at or close to the top of the NBA in a series of traditional and advanced statistical categories, including total points, game points, and defensive points. Rating and rebound rate.
Many NBA lists are still incomplete, including the Nets, and if he decides to return, this may return Kyrie Irving at some point. The Los Angeles Clippers may return Kawhi Leonard before the end of the season. With the return of LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers will become stronger, and the Denver Nuggets will eventually return to Jamal Murray and Michael Po Jr. special.
This means that the Western Conference and the entire NBA will increase their games and roster before the time of the playoffs. But the Warriors will do the same. No other team started this season like Dubs.
Perhaps more importantly, none of these teams have people like Curry leading them day and night, which is a very valuable advantage, whether Bayless believes it or not.
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