Despite the slap taken at home in Game 1 of the Finals (120-108), Stephen Curry did not panic. Present at the post-match press conference, the sniper recalled that he and his teammates have seen others since their first title. History to put this defeat into perspective and to show that the Warriors are far from having said their last word.
Obviously, it’s never ideal to go into a series with home advantage and lose from the start at home. This is unfortunately the painful experience that the Warriors had last night. The kind of situation a normal team would struggle to recover from. But precisely, we are not talking regarding just any team here. Even if the roster has been renewed compared to the one who had won three rings between 2015 and 2018, the emblematic leaders are still there: Steph Curry obviously, but also Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and even Andre Iguodala, to a lesser extent. These guys have what it takes in terms of experience, and they will do anything to turn the series around. Present at a press conference following the match, Curry also wanted to put out the fire by recalling that nothing is certain:
“We have already been through these moments several times. We lost the first game of the series but obviously we had already had some tough defeats and we found a way to bounce back. You have to rely on this experience but you also have to make the necessary adjustments in terms of the game plan and make a special effort so that everyone in the team can feel that they are going to have an impact on the game, at a given time. »
– Stephen Curry, at a press conference following Game 1 of the Finals once morest the Boston Celtics
If there is therefore no reason to panic excessively, the Warriors will still have to recover, and quickly. The Celtics will surely arrive at Game 2 with a knife between their teeth to increase their advantage before reuniting with their fans. We can also note that during their last years of reign, the Dubs had in their ranks a certain Kevin Durant. Today, this is no longer the case, and a statistic calls into question the Warriors’ ability to turn the situation around without him: with KD, Stephen Curry has won 9 of his last 10 games in the Finals. A ratio almost reversed when his ex-teammate was absent, with 8 defeats in 9 games, including 6 defeats in a row at home. That stat is worth what it’s worth, but it was backed up by tonight’s result. Now it’s up to Curry, Thompson and their whole gang to prove her wrong.
Author of a fine individual performance, Steph Curry is not panicking and he is right. This home loss is very annoying, but that’s where Golden State’s experience must come into play. Difficult situations, they have known others and there are still several games to reverse the trend. Many things will be played out from Game 2, and fate will have to be forced. We hang on, and we go on a mission to validate a victory at home before going to Boston.
Sources texte : NBA, Real GM
