The Golden State Warriors have lost two straight after a strong start and the news and trade rumors have been ramping up.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Curry’s Streak Over But His Defense Improves
Stephen Curry saw his streak of consecutive games with at least one made 3-pointer extend to almost a full season’s worth of games, but it ended in the loss to the Spurs this week at 76.
He was 0-7 from behind the line in the game.
His record is now the fifth-longest streak in league history.
Kyle Korver holds the longest record at 126 games.
Meanwhile, Curry has stepped up his defense this season, noted USA Today.
“Last year his defensive plus/minus sat at -.1, meaning per 100 possessions against a top-tier guard, he was on the losing end. This year he’s at a +4.5,” it said.
He’s become a better on-the-ball defender and also leads the league in steals at 3.5 per game.
“But that’s not the real story. It’s not so much that he’s made vast improvements as a dominate-your-man, on-the-ball defender — he’s converted into completely buying into the team’s defense philosophies, and shading his man towards where the help is build in,” it said.
“His improvements in these areas have made the Warriors defense, at least in the early part of the season, go from good to exceptional. These are the things that turn good teams into championship caliber teams.”
Iguodala Struggling
