Houston – After his teammate Jimmy Butler made a pelvic injury in match 2 of the Warriors eliminatory series with the Rockets, Steph Curry was not interested in presenting himself as a lonely superhero ready to save the day.
Butler nicknamed “Robin” to “Batman” from Curry at the end of the regular season, paying tribute to the fighters of the emblematic crime of the series of DC comics and indicating that he was happy to take a rear seat on his superstar teammate.
“I don’t really know the world of comics,” said Curry after the loss of the Warriors 109-94. “I have no other references other than we have to find a way to win.”
This does not mean that Curry, who exceeded the 4,000 -point mark for his career in the playoffs on Wednesday, cannot take the Warriors alone to a victory.
Even if Butler plays on Saturday with what Shams of ESPN reported that Charania reported was a “muscle contusion of the deep glutes”, there is a good chance that there is a decreased version of his generally stellar versatile (17.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assistance per game).
For most teams, an injury to a butler caliber player would mean Doom for all after-season ambitions.
However, most teams do not have Steph Curry.
Even at 37, he is the most dreaded shooter in the league. The leader of all time of the NBA in 3 points led the long distance league with 4.4 per game and has an average of 24.5 points per game this regular season.
Despite this, Curry believed that the only way to the team’s victory was through a full effort of the team against the Rockets, which held the Warriors less than 100 points in each of the first two eliminatory games.
“It is by committee, perhaps not in terms of marking, but in terms of suitable parts and connection in the game offensively and defensively,” said Curry. “So, whoever is there, we always trust that we can win.”
Butler invigorated the Warriors with his arrival in early February, but Curry previously proved that he could produce without a second star.
In match 3 of the 2019 final, against Kawhi Leonard and a defense of the Raptors Elite without the Co-Stars Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant, Curry scored 47 points.
During the 2020-21 season, a year played without Thompson, Curry led the League by scoring 32.0 points per game.
And before Butler’s arrival this season, Curry had a series of high score performance in the Warriors victories.
Curry scored 37 points in a victory of November 120-117 against the Mavericks led by Luka Doncic, and 36 points in another victory at the start of the season on the Thunder, which finished with the best record of the League. He also exceeded 35 in two narrow defeats against the Lakers, raising on the big stage.
Of course, it would be easier for the Warriors if Butler could play, even if it was hampered.
The four most scores of curry scores of the season occurred after the Brockbuster trade for Butler in early February, and the Rockets sold to try to stop the man who tormented them for a decade.
But even without Butler, Curry knows what must be done against a defense of elite rockets.
“They try to keep a cool body on you, trying to remove a lot of things outside the ball, what we know are our animal actions to free me if they have trampled on ball screens and all,” said Curry. “But I see a good image and I understand where the space is, and I will make the necessary adjustments for match 3.”
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