alarm bells are ringing Golden State Warriors. In a season that was already worrying enough due to the erratic performance of the defending champions, they will now have to face a long and indefinite period without their main star: Stephen Curry.
The point guard suffered an injury on Saturday, Feb. 4 against the Mavs that resulted in a partial tear of the superior tibial ligaments and medial membrane of his left knee. An absence that, in the words of Steve Kerr, “It’s not an injury that’s going to keep him out for the rest of the season. He’ll be back sooner rather than later.” In fact, NBC’s Monte Poole reported that I would lose 5 games.
The positive part for Golden State’s interests is that the All-Star weekend is very little left, so after the last duel, there will be 9 days without games where the point guard will work to recover physically.
However, losing someone of Curry’s caliber will have a noticeable effect, It’s time to analyze how warriors without its star
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How does Stephen Curry’s injury affect the Warriors?
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The balance of the Golden State Warriors without Stephen Curry this season is 9 wins and 9 losses. A record to be entered into the box. In the first 8 engagements the Californians faced without the star, they dropped 6 of them with 4 in a row. They later reached 5 wins without Steph until both numbers were equal in the overall context. What does this mean? That Steve Kerr’s men are an absolutely unpredictable team when Curry isn’t there.
The lack of a star who solves as many problems as Steph makes this her thermometer. The point guard is the leading scorer, the player with the most offensive usage and the second-most assist producer, almost tied with Draymond Green. Replacing him is not an easy task, especially in the current state of the team. More when the contrast between when it plays and when it doesn’t is so huge:
When Curry is on the court: +5.05 from net score
When Curry is not on the court: -6.15 from net score
The way the Warriors messed up other times this season where Curry was out was by bringing the Jordan Poole in the starting five. This simple and obvious decision causes an automatic mismatch in spins. And it’s that Golden State has a depth problem on its second unit, such that there’s no one else on the bank to take up Poole’s minutes. All this responsibility rests Donte DiVincenzo and Jonathan Kumingawhich are far from being able to have a noticeable impact.
What will make the difference between this absence of Steph and the others of this course is that now Andrew Wiggins yes it will be available. The Canadian has only played in 33 games due to physical ankle issues, dropping in and out of the rotation multiple times. Wiggins adds another package to Kerr’s rotation and along with Thompson can help Bahia stay on the table.
However, the calendar ahead of Golden State does not inspire optimism. Not so much because of the entity of their opponents but because of the moment they are having. In the coming weeks they have to deal with at Thunder, Blazers, Lakers (doubleheader), Clippers (both games), Rockets and Wolves. Of those, only Houston’s visit to the Chase Center will be the most affordable compromise. The rest are in an all-out battle to get into or avoid Play-In in the Western Conference and after passing the trade deadline more than one will have been enhanced.
This 5 possible games for Curry is a pretty optimistic view of an injury that could last longer. The problem is that right now Golden State is in 8th place (27-26) with just 2.5 games away from 13th place. One mistake and the entire season could be in jeopardy.
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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