The biggest dark horse in the West, Golden State. a complete defeat in New Orleans. Curry's return. Butler, Koominga are combined. It's unusual
Mar 29, 2025
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The NBA is also a game changer in the regular league. At the beginning of the season, Cleveland, Boston in the middle east, and Oklahoma in the west formed the big three systems.
It's the same now. However, as the season progresses, traditional powerhouses are recovering their power.
In the West, Golden State and the Los Angeles Clippers are strengthening their power.
The Los Angeles Clippers are sixth in the West with Kawhi Leonard joining in earnest. The Los Angeles Clippers, where James Harden, Norman Powell, and Ibacha Jubachi struggled, upgraded their power itself perfectly with Leonard joining the team.
In particular, Leonard has led the Toronto Raptors to victory. It's a team that's looking forward to a short-term game.
Then there's the Golden State.
Early in the season, Golden State was dismal. Stephen Curry was heavily dependent. He brought in Buddy Hield while sending out Klay Thompson, but it didn't meet expectations. There is Draymond Green, but it was limited to defense.
In other words, the core's strength was insufficient. I brought Jimmy Butler in as a trade. The volume came to life completely.
2 options to perfectly assist Curry in attack. In addition, he leads the team with a different free throw acquisition ability and a high probability inside and outside attack than Curry, the epitome of 3-point shooting. In addition, he is also matching Green in defense. Golden State has the strongest defense at this point in time.
Golden State defeated New Orleans 111-95 in an away game of the 2024-2025 NBA regular season at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on the 29th (Korea time).
New Orleans does not have Zion Williamson, and the main players' line injuries and power itself have weakened a lot. In other words, Golden State's victory on the day does not mean strengthening its power.
However, Stephen Curry is back. He scored 23 points and six assists, and Butler had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Butler was still solid, Curry and Butler's sum is still good. On top of that, Jonathan Kuminga, who can play as a main player and backup, scored 16 points. The power of the core has become powerful.
The problem with Golden State is that Curry in offense and Green in defense were heavily dependent. Coach Steve Kerr tried to fill his weaknesses with a strong rotation, but it's not easy. It did not reach the level of the NBA itself.
Butler is the best forward in the league with both offense and defense, and Kuminga also has both offense and defense. In other words, Golden State's core has improved in offense and defense, and more synergy can be generated in short-term games.
Golden State is ranked seventh in the league with 42 wins and 31 losses.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
