I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 218 Curry threw away

Author: Autumn Leaves Orange

Chapter 218 Curry threw away

How is Curry doing this season?

The second scoring point in the Grizzlies team after Li Ran, he averaged 23.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, with a total shooting percentage of 45.2% and a three-point shooting percentage of 39.9%.

He scored more points than Iverson and more than Randolph.

He is a whole level better than the equally excellent Curry in history.

Based on his performance, any team he switches to will train him as an absolute core, except maybe the Grizzlies where Li Ran belongs.

In other words, it was because Curry had an excellent relationship with Li Ran and knew how strong Li Ran was that he was willing to be Li Ran's deputy in the Grizzlies.

When he played against the Nuggets for the first time, Curry had just entered the league and had not yet fully adapted to the rhythm of the NBA.

In that game, the Grizzlies only lost by three points.

Now, Curry has played more than 20 games and has completely adapted to the rhythm of NBA games. Coupled with Li Ran's concentration on defense and the large amount of ball rights given up to him, this has allowed Curry to grow extremely quickly.

At the very least, people can already see the college style of this super scorer who broke almost all Davidson College school records on the court.

Facing Billups' defense, Curry's steps were extremely fast, and the ball in his hands almost became one with him.

Billups has rich experience, but his physical fitness is no longer as strong as it was in his peak years.

Under Curry's constant shaking, Billups soon showed signs of losing control of his center of gravity.

Seeing this, Curry did not rush inside like Li Ran, but took a step back and shot cleanly from outside the three-point line.

As if the ball was equipped with a guidance device, it drew a perfect arc in the air and fell straight into the frame.

Billups shook his head helplessly. He made almost no mistakes on the ball. It was just a flaw that was too small to be noticed and Curry caught it unceremoniously.

and...

"This kid's attack is too fast."

Billups almost had the feeling that Curry was taking action in front of him, but there was nothing he could do.

On the other side, Anthony rushed into the paint for a layup, but was once again interfered by Li Ran.

This season, after the Nuggets lost Li Ran, Anthony's style of play once again returned to what it was two years ago.

Fans say Anthony is the essence of human jump shots, but what most people don't know is that as the league's top scorer, Anthony is actually much more likely to shoot inside than to shoot from the outside.

Moreover, his inside shooting percentage is much lower than expected.

There is an unbreakable truth on the basketball court, that is, "the closer you are to the basket, the higher your shooting percentage."

However, compared to several superstars at the same time, including Kobe, James, Durant and Nowitzki, Anthony's interior finishing rate is the lowest.

His inside shooting percentage is right on par with the league average.

This is undoubtedly unqualified for a star of Anthony's caliber.

Anthony has a very bad habit of breaking through. He does not like to end the offense with throws or half-shots near the basket like Kobe Durant. Instead, he likes to hit the deepest part of the basket.

His bounce speed is excellent, but his absolute bounce is average, so fans often see such scenes.

Anthony rushed to the basket, took a shot, was blocked, and then relied on his speed to grab an offensive rebound and took another shot.

Sometimes, this scene will happen several times, until Anthony scores the ball or the ball is exchanged.

Later in his career, as Anthony gradually increased his shooting ratio from the outside, his true shooting percentage also gradually improved.

Can you believe this?

The season with the highest true shooting percentage of Anthony's career was his season with the Lakers. At that time, Anthony had almost transformed into a pure shooter next to James.

And he shot a true shooting percentage of 59.4% that season.

However, most people are not aware of Anthony's problem now. For Anthony, besides the championship, only scoring is the most important.

As long as you can score points and the efficiency is a little lower, it doesn't seem to be a big problem.

Li Ran blocked Anthony's shot, then took off the ball twice with a better bounce speed than Anthony, and handed it directly to Curry, who had already started running back.

Curry held the ball past halftime, and Billups, who was returning to defense, subconsciously took a step back inside the three-point line.

After all, when most people push for a counterattack, the first thing they think about is getting to the basket for a layup.

Obviously, Curry is an exception to that small group.

By the time Billups realized something was wrong, Curry, who was in high spirits, had stopped outside the three-point line and stared firmly at the basket.

His touch in this game was excellent, and Li Ran could already faintly see the shadow of the unanimous MVP in the 15-16 season.

The ball hits again.

Unknowingly, the Nuggets' 11-point lead in the first quarter had been erased by Curry's rain of three-pointers in the second quarter.

George Karl stood on the sidelines with his arms folded and expressionless.

This is also the first time he has seen a team that can match his own team on the offensive end.

After thinking for a while, George Karl just ordered the team to continue attacking.

It is impossible for him to abandon his team's strongest point and let Billups play positional warfare at the pace.

As a result, the next game suddenly became more exciting.

O'Neal's hard attack in the paint, Anthony's long two-pointer, and Billups' sudden cold arrows all matched up with Curry's three-pointer and Li Ran's breakthrough.

The two teams went back and forth, and the scores began to rise alternately.

This is the first time this season that the Nuggets have been in such an anxious situation.

But George Karl is not afraid, because the Nuggets' current players on the court have rich game experience.

The Nuggets, who have retained almost all of their championship team except Li Ran, have welcomed OJ Mayo, Rudy Gay, Mike Conley and others who are very capable in combat. They are not afraid of any team attacking them.

When Curry passed the ball to Li Ran, who was cutting through the air, and Li Ran scored a wonderful pull-up layup over O'Neal's head, the fans were shocked to realize that there was not much left in the second quarter.

64-66, the Grizzlies lead the Nuggets by two points.

Anthony missed a three-pointer from outside and Li Ran collected the rebound. The time almost returned to zero at the same time, and the first half of the game was officially over.

Li Ran put his arms around Curry's neck and walked off the court talking and laughing.

They had no reason not to be satisfied with their performance in the second quarter. While the Nuggets continued to score a decent 31 points, they scored a full 42 points in the second quarter.

On the other hand, the emotions of the Nuggets players did not fluctuate much.

Having already won the championship, they know that although the winning streak at the beginning is very tempting, no team will win consecutively for an entire season.

They will always lose, and this game, to put it bluntly, is no different from the previous 25 games. It is just an ordinary game among the 82 games in the long regular season.

What's more, now the two teams are just evenly matched, and it's hard to say who will win and who will lose in the end.

(End of chapter)