Count this game a loss.....unless Clay and Curry get kidnapped , tankers can rest easy.
Luv to know the odds Boston beats GS at home . .....I suspect I might win power ball before that happens this year
Maybe , we would have a chance if Clay and Curry had to shoot all game with their none shooting hand and one eye closed.lol
If Curry and Thompson have only ok games, we have a chance to win. Not likely guys like Lee, Bogut or Green will be taking over.
Curry and Thompson has prob not seen a defensive pairing like Smart and AB this season. I remember a few seasons back when AB and Lee suffocated Curry and Thompson badly and we pulled out a win
No we don't (well maybe there is, but that a very tiny window). This team doesn't live on Curry and Klay alone, they also live on their defense. If Klay and Steph will have okay games, we're still going to need a Herculean effort offensively to still beat the Dubs. In case you probably haven't seen them, they can defend.
And I hope Marcus Smart and Avery Bradley rise to the challenge, but keeping Steph in check would be freaking almost impossible. Steph dropped an average 23 points on 53.6% shooting against an All NBA Defender in Patrick Beverley. I hate to be pessimistic, but I don't see AB or Mahcus having a much better chance. And that's just half of the Splash Bro's.
Beverly is not a better backcourt defender than AB nor Smart.
AB caused Curry to shoot 3-11 2 years ago. Also AB is taller than Beverly and has a 6'9 wingspan. Smart also has a 6'9 wingspan and is much bigger/stronger than Beverly. His strength will wear Curry/Thompson down
2 years ago, Curry was not an MVP candidate.
Curry going off is not a knock on AB or Smart (or Beverly)'s defensive abilities but it's more of a testament to how Steph Curry's game has grown a ton. And also Klay Thompson, who just set an NBA record in their game vs the Kings.
Beat me to the punch there Lil Rip. Curry has stepped into a superstar level player. He won't just beat us with his shooting, he can get to the rim and distribute. Klay is on another world as well. He's averaging 32 on 56% shooting his last five games, that's a tall order (pun intended). And that's just a couple of problems we need to solve on Sunday, the other would be actually trying to score against the Dubs.
I admire your optimism, and true, Curry and Thompson would be a good challenge. But let's be real here, it will take more than "okay games" to beat the Warriors. I would be all for AB and Mahcus holding Steph and/or Klay down, bringing them back to Earth, but we'd need great, great offense to pull this through, as that Golden State defense is top notch.
Trust me, I know this for a fact.