Why Steph’s offensive resurrection key to Warriors’ Win vs. Jazz

Why Steph’s offensive resurrection key to Warriors’ Win vs. Jazz originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

With Daymond Green listed as probable for Warriors vs. The Jazz game Wednesday night, there will probably be an interesting matchup with Utah tip John Collins. Winning this match, however, is not at the top of the Golden State’s wish list.

In this room sits a desire for a nuclear performance from Stephen Curry.

It doesn’t mean anything the opponent. It just happens with jazz (11-37) with coverage in the NBC Sports Bay area, which begins at 1 p.m. 17, with Tipoff from Delta Center at. 6.

While Warriors (25-24) have spent the past few weeks sheds the trading market – The deadline is less than 24 hours away – to add a reliable goal scorer next to Curry, he has not appeared at his usual high level. And he knows.

“You have to understand, I (and) everyone in here has to play better,” Curry said Monday after one 114-109 victory over Orlando. “Whatever happens this week, and regardless of the situation we are in, I do not want it to be lost. We have a responsibility in this dressing room. I don’t think anyone has played up to their standard. “

This game ended a nine-game stretch with the theoretical advantage that comes with each game within driving distance. What was considered a perfect opportunity for Warriors to escape mediocrity ended with a 5-4 record-element, but not enough to generate real momentum.

This record is in line with Curry’s production. When he played eight of the nine games, he average 18.9 points and shoots 38.5 percent off the field, including 30.4 percent beyond the arch-and never reached the 30-point mark.

It’s apparently curry, 36, is physically compromised. He fine -tuned his left ankle in the first of these nine matches and continues to play through discomfort in both knees as well as his right thumb. It is reasonable to believe that this affects his skills.

With Curry, operating at a sub -par level and Jonathan Kuminga out with a sprained ankle, Andrew Wiggins has picked up some of the scoring Slack, an average of 20.6 points (with 42.2/34.4 percent shooting divisions).

But Golden State’s violation longs for the kind of lift that only Curry can give. A game in which he breaks a defense sends a buzz through the crowd and eventually submits a statistical line that practically shouts his sustained greatness.

What is important in this game is not that defends Utah assigns Curry – whether it is Isaiah Collier, Keyonte George or Jordan Clarkson – but how much harm he can do against a defense designed to stop him.

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