Although Holiday returned with full blood, Deng Fang didn't care and the victory was also within his expectation.
There are problems with the Pelicans team. They are all working on their own, they are scattered, and their substitutes are weak. And Holiday's level is just that, and there is no way one person can change the face of a team.
To put it bluntly, the level of a team is determined by its star player. With Curry around, the Warriors are a championship team, but Anthony Davis cannot reach this level.
Davis is just an excellent second-in-command, a gold-medal hitter!
On April 20, 2015, the second game between the Warriors and Pelicans started again at Oracle Arena.
The Pelicans also made adjustments on the defensive end in this game. They double-teamed Curry frantically and did not give him any chance to make a shot.
Curry double-teamed him after halftime, he double-teamed in pick-and-roll with Green, and he double-teamed when moving without the ball!
Monty Williams thought very well: Aren't you double-teaming my star player? Then I will do the same!
You test my role players, and I will test your role players!
Anthony Davis's scoring ability is not bad, and he is an inside player. Even if he is double-teamed and cannot score points, he can still grab rebounds, block shots, and show his influence in other aspects!
What about Curry?
As long as Curry is double-teamed and not allowed to score, Curry will be useless!
More importantly, Curry is the star of the Warriors. If his data is poor, even if the Warriors win, Curry won't be so happy, right?
Monty Williams still has some thoughts.
But Monty Williams underestimated Curry’s selflessness and abilities!
Anthony Davis can't score points if he's double-teamed, and he can't organize the team, but that's not the case with Curry!
Curry still has passes, Curry still has Green!
The Pelicans double-teamed Curry, and Curry quickly released the ball. Behind the Warriors, it was four-on-three!
The Pelicans double-team Curry, and Curry passes the ball to Green. Green can always find an open teammate, or send an alley-oop dunk, or assist a teammate to hit a three-pointer!
The most important thing is that Curry doesn't care about his own data at all. As long as his teammates score and the Warriors lead, Curry is happier than anyone else!
It doesn't matter even if the FMVP is not yours, let alone the data!
Before the first quarter of the game was over, the Warriors scored 42 points!
Curry sent 6 assists in a single quarter, and Green still has three or four assists to record on Curry!
The Pelicans double-teamed Curry, and the Warriors also double-teamed Davis. As a result, Davis only scored 2 points on free throws and made 5 turnovers!
The Warriors led by 18 points in a single quarter!
Obviously, Curry and Davis are stars of different levels!
Curry can change the opponent's defensive formation. No matter which way the opponent defends, Curry has a way to help the team break up the defense and score in different ways!
If I don't double-team, I will score by myself. If I double-team, I will assist my teammates to score. Even if I am running without the ball, I can attract the attention of several opponents and create easy scoring opportunities for my teammates!
The same cannot be said for Davis. He is just a thug. Once he is double-teamed, it is equivalent to tying his hands and he will not be able to exert his influence.
This is the difference between super giants and ordinary stars!
Super giants cannot be defended, but ordinary stars can be defended, or at least restricted to a large extent - as long as your strategy is appropriate and your defense is good enough!
Of course, there is a reason why the Pelicans cannot guard Curry, and that is because the Warriors have Green!
Green is a guy that Warriors fans love to hate!
What people love about Green is his defense and organizational skills.
Green's defense is quite strong and he can defend from one to five. This is his strongest point. There is no defender like him in NBA history!
Green's organizational skills are also quite impressive. Although it seems that there is nothing special about dealing cards at the top of the arc, it is not that simple in practice!
When to give it to Curry, when to give it to the players who are covering for Curry, when to cooperate hand-to-hand with Curry, when to really screen, in which direction to screen, and when to use fake screen, these are all knowledge. What’s more needed is tacit understanding among the team members!
Curry and Green have this kind of tacit understanding!
Many people say that Curry made Green a success, and this is true. If Curry leaves, Green's presence will indeed weaken and his value will be greatly reduced.
However, there is no problem that Curry's achievements are partly due to Green!
He knows what you want to do when you have the ball, knows where to cover, can always find you when you are running without the ball, and passes the ball to you comfortably, this is his skill!
It's not like the Warriors don't have other players controlling the ball, so why can't they do it to Green's level?
One is because Green's basket is inaccurate and it is useless to have him stand outside the three-point line. The other reason is that Green is indeed much better than the average person in finding Curry!
If Curry is compared to Jordan, Green is Rodman, just a Rodman with a brain and super organizational ability!
Kuchai's pick-and-roll was not blown out, it was played out!
With Green around, it will be difficult for opponents to completely defend Curry!
The starting lineup couldn't win, and the Pelicans couldn't win during the substitute period. After halftime, the Warriors' lead reached 25 points!
Oracle Arena has turned into a sea of joy in advance, and fans have begun to celebrate in advance!
In the third quarter, the Pelicans still double-teamed Curry, but Curry didn't care and continued to use passes to help his teammates score!
Curry only scored 3 points in the entire first half, and two of them came from technical foul free throws!
Even so, Curry doesn't care!
All I want is to win!
You can defend me however you want, I don't care!
Curry is double-teamed, and the ones who benefit the most are Green and Clay!
Green was making assists crazily, while Clay kept shooting three-pointers!
Before the third quarter is over, Clay has already made 9 three-pointers, and Green has 11 assists!
Of course, Curry also has a lot of assists, including 12!
It doesn't matter if you don't score, as long as you win, that's all!
For the Pelicans, Davis was double-teamed and it was very difficult to score. They could only rely on the scoring of Gordon and Holiday to support them.
The scoring ability of Gordon and Holiday is not weak, but it is just not weak. If compared with stars and super giants, they are far behind!
After the third quarter, the Warriors' lead reached 39 points!
The game has completely lost its suspense!
In the fourth quarter, both teams came off the bench and the game was played very quickly.
In the end, the score was fixed at 141:101, and the Warriors won by 40 points!
Curry only scored 5 points, but sent 15 assists and 8 rebounds!
Green also sent out 14 assists, while Clay made 11 three-pointers!
Davis played 33 minutes and scored 8 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 turnovers!
Curry proved something with facts. Super giants are not afraid of double teams. There is a huge gap between stars and super giants!
