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WARRIORS-MAVERICKS REWATCH THREAD
Story of the game: Imagine Nellie ball, but with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green running the offense.
Here's Curry being indirectly responsible for 7 of the Dubs' 16 points to open the 1st quarter.
Story of the game: Imagine Nellie ball, but with Stephen Curry and Draymond Green running the offense.
Here's Curry being indirectly responsible for 7 of the Dubs' 16 points to open the 1st quarter.
This possession looked like it might've initially called for some Curry/Juan Toscano-Anderson action, but that doesn't materialize. True to Warriors fashion, they improvise by setting staggered screens on the weak side for Curry -- an example of how he breaks down defenses.
Warriors basically improvise on a double ballscreen for Curry. The first ballscreen is normal and the Mavs get ready to hedge off the screen. Draymond takes advantage of this as the second screener and initiates pitch action w/ Curry. Mavs in zone w/ the big dropping = easy 3.
Liking this end-of-quarter possession involving multiple actions. Curry first sets a screen for Damion Lee's zipper cut, which gets Curry in position to use Kent Bazemore's downscreen. Curry is merely a decoy for Bazemore to slip the screen and get the pass for an easy bucket.
You gotta love Juan Toscano-Anderson's game. He radiates hustle and intensity. Look at him running hard to the corner and making the open shot. Ready all day, every day.
I have no idea why the Mavs treated Draymond like Curry on this SLOB, but a switch was supposed to happen and it didn't, which gives Kelly Oubre some easy points.
Terrible transition defense from the Mavs -- off a made basket -- results in a corner 3 from Oubre.
This pass from Draymond, I mean... lol
This is great heads-up basketball from JTA. Curry tells him to pass it back to Dray up top, then immediately knows to set a downscreen for Curry.
Also, that mid-air rotation by Curry to re-align himself
Also, that mid-air rotation by Curry to re-align himself
Some basic "slip the screen for Curry" action that gets Wiggins a dunk.
An easily overlooked part of this is movement on the weak side by JTA and Oubre, keeping their defenders occupied and unable to provide help.
An easily overlooked part of this is movement on the weak side by JTA and Oubre, keeping their defenders occupied and unable to provide help.
Oubre -- yes, THE Kelly Oubre -- with a nice bounce pass to a cutting Curry in transition.
What can transpire when Curry gets doubled up top: pass to Oubre --> pass to Draymond at the right block, drawing help from the weak-side corner --> opens up a cutting lane for JTA
Nice set from the Warriors. Starts out with Draymond and Oubre at the elbows. Iverson cut from Wiggins clears the right side for JTA to fill the corner. Meanwhile, Curry sets a backscreen for Oubre, Draymond throws the lob, and Oubre completes the alley-oop. Great play.
T'was only a matter of time before the Dubs whipped out the good old low-post split action.
Interestingly, it was Oubre who was the screen setter. He didn't set a solid screen, rather a brush screen that bothers Curry's defender enough for Curry to beat him inside.
Interestingly, it was Oubre who was the screen setter. He didn't set a solid screen, rather a brush screen that bothers Curry's defender enough for Curry to beat him inside.
Excellent 2-man action between Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. The synergy is incredible.
Just gonna quote myself on this one lol. No words needed for this sequence. https://twitter.com/JoeViray90/status/1357518056570855426
Iguodala-esque strip from JTA
Mavs go 2-3 zone, Warriors are patient in finding holes, finally find one in the form of Damion Lee busting the zone with a deep 3.
Andrew Wiggins with the nice block on Luka Doncic.
Textbook zone busting by the Warriors. JTA flashes to the middle, which forces Kristaps Porzingis to pick him up. The potential for a mismatch causes the zone to collapse toward the middle, opening up a shot for Damion Lee.
Andrew Wiggins says "Take the rest of the night off, Steph."
That's a wrap.
That was 2nd-half domination by the Dubs. An important thing to point out: They allowed the Mavs to shoot 15-of-29 (51.7%) on threes in the first half. Warriors put up a DRTG of 140.7.
They held the Mavs to 3-of-11 on threes in the 3rd quarter, w/a DRTG of 83.3.
That was 2nd-half domination by the Dubs. An important thing to point out: They allowed the Mavs to shoot 15-of-29 (51.7%) on threes in the first half. Warriors put up a DRTG of 140.7.
They held the Mavs to 3-of-11 on threes in the 3rd quarter, w/a DRTG of 83.3.
