NBA: 5 Things We Learned From Warriors-Spurs Part 2
5. Cold Streaks Certainly Help
See, guys? The Warriors are totally beatable! All you have to do is hold the league MVP Stephen Curry to 1-for-12 shooting from three-point range — completely manageable over the course of a seven-game series, right?
In all seriousness, when it comes to beating the Warriors, you need some help, ideally in the form of the Splash Brothers struggling from three-point range like they did Saturday night, when they went a combined 2-for-19 from downtown.
Spurs are SO good, but it takes Steph and Klay playing so far beneath their capabilities to beat this team. Warriors are ridiculous
— Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) March 20, 2016
On the season, Curry was averaging 30.5 points and 5.2 three-point makes per game while shooting an absurd 46.3 percent from long range entering the game.
As for Klay Thompson, he was averaging 3.4 made triples per game on 42.3 percent shooting from deep. The Spurs’ defense deserves a ton of credit for making life difficult for them, but they also missed a lot of looks they normally make.
Maybe it was the AT&T Center effect. Maybe it was the Warriors playing on the second night of a back-to-back, in their sixth game in nine nights. Maybe it was just an off shooting night against an elite defensive team, or maybe it was all of those things combined. But in any case, San Antonio’s hopes of knocking off the Dubs in the playoffs go up if Curry and Thompson miss shots they’re normally good for.
Not Steph Curry's night. At all. https://t.co/x4qzl2Vqv3
— RealGM (@RealGM) March 20, 2016
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