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The Golden State Warriors have now lost three games in a row for the first time this season, losing four of their last five overall.
Steve Kerr’s team dropped from the 1st spot in the Western Conference all the way to the 6th, taking its record to 6-5.
Notably, they definitely cannot blame Stephen Curry for those struggles.
The superstar point guard has been as elite as always this season, scoring 30.0 points per game on 69.5 true shooting percentage, all while the rest of the starters have combined for just 42.8 points per game on 53.8 true shooting percentage (Via StatMamba).
This Season
Steph Curry: Warriors Starters:
30.0 PPG 42.8 PPG
69.5% TS 53.8% TS pic.twitter.com/YLqB7kjflx
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) November 13, 2023
Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson have struggled to find their footing offensively this season, and Draymond Green and Kevon Looney have never been much of a scoring threat.
Coach Kerr might even want to slide Jonathan Kuminga to the starting lineup and shift Andrew Wiggins to the bench to have an Andre Iguodala-type of role, either to help him break out of this slump or as a permanent move.
The rest of the supporting cast hasn’t played up to Curry’s level, at least during this three-game slide.
Curry is one of the most explosive, dominant, and versatile scorers in the game and the kind of guy who could single-handedly win you a game.
But the rest of the players also need to step up and give him a hand.
They’re failing him, and the Warriors simply cannot go through another disappointing end to the season, especially with all the uncertainty around Thompson’s long-term future with the organization.
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