On February 11, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In today's focus battle, the Warriors welcomed the Knicks at home to challenge. Prior to this game, the Warriors were 41-14 in Second place in the West, and the Knicks were 4th from the bottom of the East with 24 wins and 31 losses.
However, the Warriors encountered Waterloo today. With a five-point lead in the first half, they lost 11 points in the third quarter and were unable to catch up with the point difference in the final quarter, and finally lost to the Knicks 114-116 at home, suffering two consecutive losses, and the record became 41-15.
The reason why the Warriors lost today is related to the poor performance of many people on the team. But Curry played very well, Curry played 39 minutes today, 11 of 25 shots, including 5 of 16 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, a total of 35 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 turnovers, plus-minus +9 team-high.
In the first half of the game, Curry scored only 2 points in the first quarter, and the second quarter exploded and scored 17 points in a single quarter. He first made a 2+1 and then hit two consecutive three-pointers, setting a personal record for consecutive three-pointers to 176 games. Curry then hit an ultra-far three-pointer before the end of the quarter. After hitting the ball, Curry danced excitedly on his shoulders, and a female Warriors fan on the sidelines imitated him and shook his shoulders.
However, Curry's celebration seems to have "lost character". After entering the third quarter of the game, Curry only scored 3 points on 1 of 5 in a single quarter, and the Warriors only scored 20 points in the whole team, which was completed by the Knicks. In the final quarter, the Knicks briefly pulled the point difference to double digits, Curry hit the mid-range and three-pointers to help the team close the point difference, and then Curry hit the middle distance and made a layup. In the first half of the final game, Curry first hit a layup and then hit two free throws to help the team chase down only one point, but then Thompson failed to kill and the Warriors lost at home again.
It has to be said that Curry's recent feel is really average, either not many shots, or the shooting rate is not high, he scored 20 points in 7 of 11, 6 of 12 and 16 points in 5 of 13 in the 3 games before today. Although he scored 35 points today, his three-point shooting percentage is still not ideal.
According to the schedule, the Warriors will play the Lakers at home on February 13, and they will go all out to win to avoid a three-game losing streak.