It applied wigginsarrived in the league in 2014 as the number one pick at his former club, den Minnesota Timberwolves, already as an eternal talent. At Golden State, he is suddenly able to fulfill his great potential despite having little playoff experience.
Superstar guard reunited around Curry and Thompson
He should also feel encouraged by the security that the old superstar guard of the warriors exudes around him. Apart from Kevin Durant is the core of the success team around Stephen Curry, who made five straight NBA Finals between 2015 and 2019 and won three championships, are still together. And their leaders are all fit again for the first time in a long time after many injuries, some of them serious: Clay ThompsonNext curry the second of the “Splash Brothers“, the sniper on the team, had been out for more than two years due to an Achilles tendon injury.
curry again, since this season also the best three-point shooter in NBA history, scores from “downtown” almost like in his best times. And he never misses an opportunity to show how much fun he is having on the floor again: In Dallas he gave the lead two minutes before half-time with one of his famous three-pointers from the corner. He didn’t even look after his throw after he had fired it. He turned to his own bench and ran back with a big grin as the ball swept through the net.
As in game two, when they even caught up a deficit of almost 20 points, the warriorsthat they are always ready to up the ante and take over the game. For the third time in a row, they gained a crucial lead after half-time.
Great confidence and willingness to fight in the playoffs
The longer the playoffs last, the greater the self-confidence that the warriors demonstrate: As if to show everyone that they can still dominate the league. With your “Vintage“style with which they shaped the NBA in the 2010s, and which no one else masters as well as they do. They have now adapted their game somewhat, no longer relying only on the dangerous three-point shooters, but also searching more middle-distance shots.
The repertoire of the 2022 warriors also includes a certain biliousness. They held back aggressively against the loud challengers from Memphis, who also wanted to hit the offensive artists with physical toughness. Also the experienced, otherwise level-headed coach Steve Kerr was shown in attack mode: The opponent disregarded the NBA’s code of honor and poisoned Kerr, after Gary Payton retired with a broken elbow. In the next game it was Jordan Poolethe young Memphis star Yes Morant was tough, and Morant was injured as a result.
The Warriors, it seems, are struggling to keep from their big goal of winning the next title. “We feel very comfortable where we are now. This is something special. It’s been so long since we played those games together“, said curry at ESPN. He recalled the long period of suffering with many injuries and also the two unfortunate losses in the final series against Cleveland and Toronto. “We simply feel a great gratitude that we have made it this far again. We have a great will, perhaps stronger than before, that this time we should not let this opportunity pass us by.“