The Finals stop for the weekend as teams travel back to California to prepare for what should be an epic 5 game on Monday.
Before that, here are some highlights from the Golden State Warriors’ win in Game 4 107-97 that do not exactly fit the script in the funniest game in the series to date:
Steph Curry is shining
It’s not Curry’s fault that he has never been the best player on a smaller team in the NBA Finals before, and so he had the opportunity to play the kind of play-off hero legend, like, say, LeBron James bringing Cleveland to Their return from fell 3-1 in 2016.
In 2014-15, Curry was the Warriors’ best player, but he was better than the then injured Cleveland Cavaliers. Reportedly, the Warriors’ 73-9 was overturned by a transcendental James and the Cavaliers in 2016. After that, Kevin Durand was in the Warriors and the depth of Golden State superstar made it difficult for the Terriers to give Carrie due credit. .
But in this series? Curry is the best player on his team, by far, and the Celtics are still described as the best team overall by the Warriors and their old core.
Carrie is in a perfect position for a moment of signing and is making the most of his opportunity. Guiding the Warriors, he reminds the basketball world that he is one of the best they have ever played – as if we had to remind someone. His masterpiece with 43 points and 10 rebounds on the road against the Celtics may be his best game in his six appearances in the Finals. He picked up the Warriors early with a 19-point first half and then refused to let the game – and the turn – slip away from Golden State as he scored 14 points in a 5-on-7 shot in the crucial third quarter.
He then closed the door on Boston with another 10 in the quarter, making one hard shot after another in the teeth of a historically good Celtics defense.
“I was here [the Finals] “Six times I gained a lot of experience in staying calm, confident in what you can do,” Carrie said.
“I do not rank my performances. It just won,” he added later.
He now averages 34.4 points per game and leads the series with a True Shooting rate of 66.4.
The Withering of Draymond Green
For much of his career, assessing Draymond Green’s contribution to basketball was a trick question.
Casual fans may look at the offensive numbers or his fairly ordinary level of sport and wonder what all the fuss was about. But if you knew the game and could see everything Green did to help his team – from setting up the screen to passing to orchestrating his team offensively and defensively to guarding every position on the floor – it was easy to see why is a confident room- known, regardless of the single-digit average rating of his career.
But Green even made experts look harder to see how it affects the Warriors, at least positively. In Game 4, Green had 15 points and 15 fouls and shot 26.3 percent.
Normally you could point to his defensive contributions, but according to ESPN, Green allowed 1.24 points per game individually as a defender, something that happens when you allow Al Horford or Jalen Brown to go out for big games on your watch. It’s probably not fair, as Green’s best contributions are as an assistant defender, but he showed something.
“I played like [crap]”, Was the assessment of Green after his non-appearance in Game 3.
He was no better in the first half of the 4th game as he was 0-4 from the field, continuing an offensive trend where it seems that his only goal is to get the ball out of his hands as fast as possible, no matter what happens next. He managed just three rebounds and the Warriors’ best stretch came after he made two quick fouls in the first quarter.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr knew something was wrong with his starting line-up, so he decided to put Kevon Looney in favor of Otto Porter, possibly to make room for Green to work on Porter’s shots. but had no effect.
Green was an integral part of the Warriors’ three championships, but as they continue for their fourth in eight years, the 32-year-old seems like a problem and not a solution. He seemed overly defensive against Williams and almost everyone else he had to match and was anemic offensively. Not beautiful.
Eventually he got nine rebounds and scored eight assists and four steals, which helped a lot to neutralize his two points in the shot 1 in 7, but with the Warriors’ season on the line, Green was on the bench. for much of the fourth quarter as Kerr chose to go small with Jordan Poole and Looney as big, though he replaced Poole’s attack with Green’s defense throughout.
“I’m definitely never excited to get out of the game with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of a game I have to win, I’ll not sit here and act like I’m excited,” Green said. “But at the end of the day, if the coach decides that, then you will.”
Robert Williams III is the creator of the difference
Early in the first ten minutes, Curry turned the corner on Marcus Smart in Boston and saw the ocean: the Celtics’ half-permeable standard defense was cracked, the strip open, the rim unprotected. Carrie took off for the basket, lifted a high roll with his finger and then watched in amazement as the young Celtics center moved like a panther and jumped as if out of the cannon, easily coming out of the foul line in time to hit. Once upon a time, Carrie was openly out of bounds.
It was an incredible game, but what Williams does seems routine. The NBA game has shifted in favor of scattered offenses, three-point shots and away from traditional post-up centers. But centers like Williams – mobile enough to contain point guards, big enough to dominate as a rebounder and sporty enough to catch lobs on one end while blocking and changing every shot in color, seemingly on the other – prove that size matters perfectly.
A moment after Curry’s block, Williams grabbed an offensive rebound over an overly matching Warriors front line and then grabbed a lob and fouled. And all this time, every lay-up that the Warriors attempted with Williams on the floor became more difficult because of his presence, and it shows.
In seven minutes of the first ten minutes, Williams had five points, five rebounds, a spectacular block, an almost impressive assist as he found Grant Williams for a three-pointer in a short roll, and it was the best game plus 12 as a draw. although Boston was just ahead 28-27. He finished co-6 for the game, reaching seven points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two block shots in 31 minutes.
It may not be the most impressive scoring line, but Williams is a player to be reckoned with at all times, at both ends. He is an important player in these Finals.
Andrew Wiggins appears… big enough
The eight-year-old veteran has won many well-deserved accolades for his overall contribution, especially at the defensive end, in the first extended playoff series of his career. He seemed to be in perfect position as the third or even fourth choice of veterans, with Warriors stars. But with the Finals over and it’s clear that Golden State needs someone – anyone – to support and support Curry, Wiggins is a bit behind.
With Green floundering and Klay Thompson failing, Wiggins – a 20-point career scorer at his peak – largely missed his chance to really make his mark in Game 4. He certainly gave another ‘solid, solid, performance’. I put it as ESPN announcer Jeff Van Gundy, but sometimes it seems more or less like praising such a talented player who is solid. Especially when the Warriors needed – or will need – something big, something special, from someone other than Curry.
Wiggins is the right person to deliver it. Why is that? The story of the finals is full of “role players” who play over their heads at critical moments. I’m not sure if a former No. 1 pick at the top of his career should be considered a role player, but the Warriors need something more, at least in my opinion.
Wiggins played well – the 16 rebounds in his career included two crucial backs in the fourth quarter – but he always seems to have something more in him that does not reach the floor. He was caught sleeping early in the fourth quarter and allowed Tatum to score a three-pointer. He made a weak turnover a little later.
After checking in, I’m probably a little tough as 17 points and 16 rebounds in a crucial NBA Finals win is nothing to be ridiculed for and he was the key defender at Tatum – who was 8 at 23 at night – can not be ignored.
So let’s leave it at that: Curry will need some help if the Warriors are to find a way to win two more games, and Wiggins could and should be the guy.
“Wiggs was fantastic,” said Warriors chief Steve Kerr. “We needed every bit of Wiggs’s contribution.”
The Celtics lose the third quarter and the fourth quarter
For the fourth straight game, the Celtics lost in the third quarter, this time 30-24, which boosted the Warriors’ overall lead in the first 12 minutes of the half to 49 as Boston gave them a five-point lead at halftime. But the Celtics largely held the fourth quarter, going to the 4th game plus-40 of the series in the last 12 minutes of the game.
This time, the Warriors were …
title: “Carrie Who Plays The Role Of The Hero The Legends Of The Playoffs Are Made Of " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Rowena Markham”
The Finals stop for the weekend as teams travel back to California to prepare for what should be an epic 5 game on Monday.
Before that, here are some highlights from the Golden State Warriors’ win in Game 4 107-97 that do not exactly fit the script in the funniest game in the series to date:
Steph Curry is shining
It’s not Curry’s fault that he has never been the best player on a smaller team in the NBA Finals before, and so he had the opportunity to play the kind of play-off hero legend, like, say, LeBron James bringing Cleveland to Their return from fell 3-1 in 2016.
In 2014-15, Curry was the Warriors’ best player, but he was better than the then injured Cleveland Cavaliers. Reportedly, the Warriors’ 73-9 was overturned by a transcendental James and the Cavaliers in 2016. After that, Kevin Durand was in the Warriors and the depth of Golden State superstar made it difficult for the Terriers to give Carrie due credit. .
But in this series? Curry is the best player on his team, by far, and the Celtics are still described as the best team overall by the Warriors and their old core.
Carrie is in a perfect position for a moment of signing and is making the most of his opportunity. Guiding the Warriors, he reminds the basketball world that he is one of the best they have ever played – as if we had to remind someone. His masterpiece with 43 points and 10 rebounds on the road against the Celtics may be his best game in his six appearances in the Finals. He picked up the Warriors early with a 19-point first half and then refused to let the game – and the turn – slip away from Golden State as he scored 14 points in a 5-on-7 shot in the crucial third quarter.
He then closed the door on Boston with another 10 in the quarter, making one hard shot after another in the teeth of a historically good Celtics defense.
“I was here [the Finals] “Six times I gained a lot of experience in staying calm, confident in what you can do,” Carrie said.
“I do not rank my performances. It just won,” he added later.
He now averages 34.4 points per game and leads the series with a True Shooting rate of 66.4.
The Withering of Draymond Green
For much of his career, assessing Draymond Green’s contribution to basketball was a trick question.
Casual fans may look at the offensive numbers or his fairly ordinary level of sport and wonder what all the fuss was about. But if you knew the game and could see everything Green did to help his team – from setting up the screen to passing to orchestrating his team offensively and defensively to guarding every position on the floor – it was easy to see why is a confident room- known, regardless of the single-digit average rating of his career.
But Green even made experts look harder to see how it affects the Warriors, at least positively. In Game 4, Green had 15 points and 15 fouls and shot 26.3 percent.
Normally you could point to his defensive contributions, but according to ESPN, Green allowed 1.24 points per game individually as a defender, something that happens when you allow Al Horford or Jalen Brown to go out for big games on your watch. It’s probably not fair, as Green’s best contributions are as an assistant defender, but he showed something.
“I played like [crap]”, Was the assessment of Green after his non-appearance in Game 3.
He was no better in the first half of the 4th game as he was 0-4 from the field, continuing an offensive trend where it seems that his only goal is to get the ball out of his hands as fast as possible, no matter what happens next. He managed just three rebounds and the Warriors’ best stretch came after he made two quick fouls in the first quarter.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr knew something was wrong with his starting line-up, so he decided to put Kevon Looney in favor of Otto Porter, possibly to make room for Green to work on Porter’s shots. but had no effect.
Green was an integral part of the Warriors’ three championships, but as they continue for their fourth in eight years, the 32-year-old seems like a problem and not a solution. He seemed overly defensive against Williams and almost everyone else he had to match and was anemic offensively. Not beautiful.
Eventually he got nine rebounds and scored eight assists and four steals, which helped a lot to neutralize his two points in the shot 1 in 7, but with the Warriors’ season on the line, Green was on the bench. for much of the fourth quarter as Kerr chose to go small with Jordan Poole and Looney as big, though he replaced Poole’s attack with Green’s defense throughout.
“I’m definitely never excited to get out of the game with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of a game I have to win, I’ll not sit here and act like I’m excited,” Green said. “But at the end of the day, if the coach decides that, then you will.”
Robert Williams III is the creator of the difference
Early in the first ten minutes, Curry turned the corner on Marcus Smart in Boston and saw the ocean: the Celtics’ half-permeable standard defense was cracked, the strip open, the rim unprotected. Carrie took off for the basket, lifted a high roll with his finger and then watched in amazement as the young Celtics center moved like a panther and jumped as if out of the cannon, easily coming out of the foul line in time to hit. Once upon a time, Carrie was openly out of bounds.
It was an incredible game, but what Williams does seems routine. The NBA game has shifted in favor of scattered offenses, three-point shots and away from traditional post-up centers. But centers like Williams – mobile enough to contain point guards, big enough to dominate as a rebounder and sporty enough to catch lobs on one end while blocking and changing every shot in color, seemingly on the other – prove that size matters perfectly.
A moment after Curry’s block, Williams grabbed an offensive rebound over an overly matching Warriors front line and then grabbed a lob and fouled. And all this time, every lay-up that the Warriors attempted with Williams on the floor became more difficult because of his presence, and it shows.
In seven minutes of the first ten minutes, Williams had five points, five rebounds, a spectacular block, an almost impressive assist as he found Grant Williams for a three-pointer in a short roll, and it was the best game plus 12 as a draw. although Boston was just ahead 28-27. He finished co-6 for the game, reaching seven points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two block shots in 31 minutes.
It may not be the most impressive scoring line, but Williams is a player to be reckoned with at all times, at both ends. He is an important player in these Finals.
Andrew Wiggins appears… big enough
The eight-year-old veteran has won many well-deserved accolades for his overall contribution, especially at the defensive end, in the first extended playoff series of his career. He seemed to be in perfect position as the third or even fourth choice of veterans, with Warriors stars. But with the Finals over and it’s clear that Golden State needs someone – anyone – to support and support Curry, Wiggins is a bit behind.
With Green floundering and Klay Thompson failing, Wiggins – a 20-point career scorer at his peak – largely missed his chance to really make his mark in Game 4. He certainly gave another ‘solid, solid, performance’. I put it as ESPN announcer Jeff Van Gundy, but sometimes it seems more or less like praising such a talented player who is solid. Especially when the Warriors needed – or will need – something big, something special, from someone other than Curry.
Wiggins is the right person to deliver it. Why is that? The story of the finals is full of “role players” who play over their heads at critical moments. I’m not sure if a former No. 1 pick at the top of his career should be considered a role player, but the Warriors need something more, at least in my opinion.
Wiggins played well – the 16 rebounds in his career included two crucial backs in the fourth quarter – but he always seems to have something more in him that does not reach the floor. He was caught sleeping early in the fourth quarter and allowed Tatum to score a three-pointer. He made a weak turnover a little later.
After checking in, I’m probably a little tough as 17 points and 16 rebounds in a crucial NBA Finals win is nothing to be ridiculed for and he was the key defender at Tatum – who was 8 at 23 at night – can not be ignored.
So let’s leave it at that: Curry will need some help if the Warriors are to find a way to win two more games, and Wiggins could and should be the guy.
“Wiggs was fantastic,” said Warriors chief Steve Kerr. “We needed every bit of Wiggs’s contribution.”
The Celtics lose the third quarter and the fourth quarter
For the fourth straight game, the Celtics lost in the third quarter, this time 30-24, which boosted the Warriors’ overall lead in the first 12 minutes of the half to 49 as Boston gave them a five-point lead at halftime. But the Celtics largely held the fourth quarter, going to the 4th game plus-40 of the series in the last 12 minutes of the game.
This time, the Warriors were …
