It’s no coincidence that some of Steph Curry’s most explosive points nights came at the same time that Draymond Green was playing.
In their ninth NBA season together, Curry and Green know each other like the backs of their hands. Green knows where Curry would like to get the ball. Curry knows that Green will find him if he keeps moving.
Some of their incredible two-man play was put together by Steve Kerr and the coaches. And most of it is just natural.
“What’s nice is their innovation,” Kerr said. “Some of the things the two of them do, it’s almost like Sandlot football. They just draw the game in the dirt on the court and they find a way to get someone wide open. They’re both really very brilliant basketball minds. . “
Curry and Green’s chemistry was fully evident Monday night in the Warriors’ 129-98 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was a game full of moments that emphasized their two-man game, and how much easier they make the game for each other. Curry finished the night with 36 points on 13-of-19 shooting, while Green had a season-high 16 assists and just one turnover. Neither had to play in the fourth quarter.
Green said he likes system screens in the same way as handing out a tool. But if he does both, the Warriors’ attack will lead to new heights.
“It’s a thing of beauty,” Juan Toscano-Anderson said when he saw Curry and Green playing together. “It’s a beautiful basketball. I mean, I smile and laugh out there because it’s like how you can guard against it? I do not even know what you would call it, but their game reads on a different level and it is impossible to protect.
“I like being in their action because I know if Steph’s going to be open, or that I’m going to be open nine out of 10. You can ‘t watch both. It’s just a matter of beauty and I’m appreciated “I just love the game, a superfan of the basketball game, and that’s my art.”
By seeing Curry and Green’s chemistry on the court, other members of the team who have not played with them for so long start, based on where Curry and Green are going, where they need to go to get the space on the floor. keep.
They know that when Curry pulls multiple defenders, Green will find them as long as they are in the right place.
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Curry and Green’s chemistry this season is clearer than ever before. In the past, the Warriors series has always been full of other talents like Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson. The players’ relationships on the field with Curry have always been the focus. But this season is all about Curry and Green, and their history of playing together shines through and gives the Warriors something to build around.
“It’s built on eight, nine years of experience that comes out whether we draft something or talk about something, whether we just feel or see it,” Curry said.
This season, the Curry-Green doubles match will be a big key to the Warriors’ success. And while the Warriors still have a lot to figure out, it’s not because of what their star duo are doing.
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