Everything has an end… Even for Stephen Curry.
Three days after his festival in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the Warriors point guard went through Monday, in the fifth game.
Author of 16 points at 7/22 and 8 assists on the floor of the Chase Center, he notably finished with a 0/9 at long distance, his favorite exercise.
A match that marks the end of two superhuman series.
"Chef Curry" remained on 132 play-off matches with at least one successful three-pointer.
In fact, he had always returned at least one three-pointer in the play-offs so far… He had also converted a winning shot in his last 233 games, regular season and play-offs included.
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The last time the Akron native finished with a bubble in the “three-point” column was on Nov. 8, 2018, against Milwaukee in a regular-season game.
Obviously, Curry was smiling at the end of the game, his team having done the job collectively, defensively, against the Celtics (104-94) to lead 3-2.
"
He will be furious in view of Game 6 and that's exactly what we need
," smiles Draymond Green, before this sixth round which could be that of the coronation.
Even for the best shooter in the world, this kind of match happens
Steve Kerr
“
Boston did a good job defensively, putting a lot of pressure on the entry, also missing open shots.
Even for the best shooter in the world, this kind of match happens.
Luckily, not so often… I'm confident in his ability to bounce back.
We managed to win thanks to our defense, our bench depth, it was a collective effort
, ”analyzes coach Kerr.
“
He's the best shooter in history.
You're never worried about number 30. He's done so much… He's raised this franchise to a level that was hard to imagine.
He has the right to have a bad night.
I know he will bounce back.
He's one of the greatest competitors I've met, a perfectionist, like me.
I know he's going to think about his missed shots and that's good
, "says Klay Thompson (21 pts, 5/11 to 3 pts), who has"
never been so excited to go to Boston
"as before this Game 6 on Thursday.
We understand that… We also imagine that Ike Udoka's men will take pleasure in making life difficult for him in order to snatch a Game 7.
In search of rebound and consecration
“
I'm a shooter, that obviously bothers me… I definitely want to impact the game in this way, but luckily it's not the only way to do it.
Everyone has raised their level.
I finished 0/9 from 3 points but we won.
I can't wait to bounce
back, ”said Curry, 48 minutes from a fourth coronation and perhaps his first Finals MVP trophy.
That's the number to remember.