WHY The Thunder Couldn't Stop The Golden State Warriors

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the Golden State Warriors, as everyone knows, the Golden State Warriors faced the Oklahoma City Thunder and ended up winning 128 to 120. In today's video we will go over five key things about this game that has honestly done made the Golden State Warriors even better and prepared them not only for the playoffs but also for another NBA championship, so be sure to like this video and if you want more Golden State Warriors content like this, don't forget to subscribe. channel hit the red button below and if you don't have the NBA league you might want to watch the Golden State Warriors games for less than a cup of coffee don't forget to join my patreon where you can watch all the Golden State Warriors games at any time. anywhere, but let's get right to the first reason and the first reason is that Andrew Wiggins is back in action.

Now Andrew Wiggins has been on the sidelines for some time due to injury but he is finally back and playing many more minutes in this game it was his first game after having more than 30 minutes and in those minutes he was able to get 15 points off rebounds, one assist, one steal, and two blocks, so honestly this is great for Andrew Wiggins' first game. I think there's obviously some Rust that has to be dusted off, but when it comes to having Andrew Wiggins back in the lineup, he's actually done very, very good for the Golden State Warriors due to the fact that they've moved more toward a small bowl lineup, so the current lineup for this game was actually Jordan pulling point guard, they had Clay Thompson, Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green, now with Wiggins out, they had Kaminga who did a job fantastic, but now that Wiggins is back, you definitely see a big difference in this little ball. lineup and how good they can be Wiggins really provides everything there when it comes to offense.

He is able to shoot three balls very well, as everyone knows, so far this year, he actually has the highest three point percentage of all the players. He's even taller than Steph Curry by just one percent, but he's still taller, which is why Andrew Wiggins has definitely become a three-point shooter. On top of that, you also have Wiggins, who contributes a lot on defense and also guards some of the bigger players. even some bigger than him and he's also blocking them to keep them as far away as possible when it comes to points, so Wiggins really brings a lot not only on defense but also on offense and having him involved in this.

The small bowl lineup has really done wonders for this small ball team and also for the Golden State Warriors, so I think it's great to see Wiggins back so far this season. Wiggins is actually averaging 17.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists, however, I believe that as the season progresses, he can definitely increase these numbers, especially in the rebounds and assists category, due to the fact that they are running a different lineup. for the Golden State Warriors, so it will be interesting to see if Steve Kerr continues to lead this small bowl lineup. and having Andrew Wiggins at power forward because he seems to be performing very, very well, which is one of the reasons they won by eight against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Now the Oklahoma City Thunder played a good game, however, the Golden State Warriors were practically everything throughout the game, so I think the Golden State Warriors were forced to win from the beginning. The second reason is that Draymond Green has been a fantastic center now, as we mentioned before, for the small bowl lineup that the Draymond Green Running Center actually has. and he's done a fantastic job even with the six foot six of him being able to do wonders on the court. I think it's great to see someone like Draymond Green really contributing a lot, obviously it's been a bit of a difficult season with everything.

However, the drama with Jordan Poole I think has done very, very well and it would be great to still see Draymond Green in a Golden State Warriors jersey now, as everyone knows, Draymond Green is only six foot six and 230 pounds, but honestly, he really stood out in today's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder because he had seven points, 12 assists, nine rebounds, two steals and I think he did a fantastic job while making three of four field goals, so it was very efficient and I think it was great to see Draymond Green really trying his best, he almost had a triple double, but the fact that he is able to rebound very well and assist very well has made him very dangerous for this Golden team State Warriors because it seems like no one can do it.

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him if you have a dream on the green, making those final passes to players like Steph Clay or even Jordan on the wing, there's definitely lights out and it's money from those three Bowls, so Draymond Green is a big buck and I think. It's something that is very underrated in their game and it really adds a lot of versatility to this Golden State Warriors team that your power forward or pretty much the center in this small bowl lineup is the one that really controls the pace and the breaks. . So Draymond Green did a fantastic job in this game and I think it will be great to see him run this Center position in the future now that he's only six foot six and his guards are definitely taller than him and doing a fantastic job. and even rebound them, I think that gives us all our full respect, Draymond Green, even though it may not seem like he'll stick around after this season.

I think Draymond Green, this could be his last year to win a championship and it would be great. To see him walk away with the chip now it would be great to see Draymond Green keep a Golden State Warriors jersey, it really depends at the end of the season if he's going to pursue a contract or if he's going to win now. I think if he doesn't end up signing a bigger contract somewhere else, we all wish him the best, however, I don't think he's going to win another championship there, so if Draymond wants to keep winning championships, I think the Golden State Warriors are definitely the one.

The best place to do it and especially play with some of your players that you've played with since the beginning of your career, like Steph and also like Clay, but Wiggins has definitely shown that you know a great job at the power forward position and the fact that Draymond Green has moved up to that Center position and has also shown a lot of power. I think you've done a great job making this small bowl lineup really work, not many teams can run something like this, the Golden State Warriors are really so special that you're able to run a small bowl lineup with the tallest guy measuring only 6768 and still be able to get rebounds, dish out assists and play a high defensive position, so I think it was great to see Draymond Green execute this center position. because I feel that he really suits him very well more than the power forward position, I didn't misunderstand.

I think Avon Looney is a fantastic player, but I think when it comes to this lineup, Draymond really got more comfortable and you did. I see that the passes come to him very easily, the rebounds come to him very easily and he is definitely even scoring more with this lineup on the court, so he has really improved in all aspects when it comes to this lineup and it seems to fit his style. of game. very, very well, which I think will be a big help, especially in the playoffs and in championship times. The third reason is that Stephen Curry is playing at an nvp level now, don't get me wrong.

Stephen Curry has always been a great player, but over time. In the last four or five games in which he recently recovered from his shoulder injury, he has been playing like crazy. Now, if we look at his game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, he actually dropped 38 points, 12 assists and also eight rebounds that he was able to grab. He also shot eight 3-pointers and was 12 of 20 from the field, so it was fantastic from Stephen Curry in every way. Honestly, he did everything he could, from rebounds to assists and also points, and I think that's something we haven't seen in his previous game.

Steph Curry has always been a three-point shooter and primarily a scorer, but the fact that this year and especially during this game against the Oklahoma City Thunder he was doing everything he could, from rebounding and also assisting and also making yourself known. blocking here and there, it really shows that Stephen Curry over the years has developed so much versatility that it makes him even scarier than in his peak days of 2015 or 2016 Stephen Curry now Steph Curry so far this season he actually has an average of 29.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists and where we have seen a big jump is definitely in his rebounds.

I don't know what Steph Curry has been taking, but he definitely is able to jump higher, looks stronger and can box very well. and that's one of the reasons for the increase in rebounds of someone like Steph and it really helps, especially with this small ball lineup, they don't have the biggest player, but the fact that you have a couple of guys that get eight or nine rebounds per game definitely make up for the lack of height that you have, so Steph Curry did a fantastic job not only in this game, but in the last five games, since returning from his shoulder injury, he has definitely put up great numbers and There's definitely been a big difference when it comes to having him on or not, and Oklahoma City definitely saw the bad side of that because Josh Giddy, who's also guarding him, and also Shea also saw Steph Curry go down 38 on them. and I think it doesn't get any better than that, so Steph Curry is going to continue doing what he does best and the fact that he's getting his teammates more involved to get 12 assists in that Oklahoma City game definitely shows that Golden State Los Warriors are getting back to themselves and finally finding the secret sauce to everything, as I mentioned it was an eight point win and it may not seem like much, however the Golden State Warriors took control of the game very very early and looked like. like the game was over at halftime, so even though they only led by eight, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors were definitely in control of the game and that's something really special about the Golden State Warriors team and the new game plan. or the type of lineup they're running, reason number four is that Klay Thompson is playing absolutely crazy, don't get me wrong.

I always thought Klay Thompson is a great player, however, a lot of people thought Klay Thompson

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't be. the same player he was before in the Peak Golden State Warriors years due to the fact that he suffered two season-ending injuries in recent years, however, Klay Thompson in the last four or five games has definitely put on a show because he has gone completely crazy in his most recent game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. In fact, he scored 28 points, seven rebounds and three assists, in addition to shooting 6 of 14 from 3 and 10 of 21 from the field, so not only is he scoring more, but he is also doing it at a very efficient rate and their rebounding has increased dramatically in the last two games and I definitely think, although I keep bringing it up, this mobile lineup has definitely made all of these players really improve in all factors and I think there's going to be a big impact going forward.

I think Klay Thompson can hold this score again. Jordan Pool has taken a backseat when it comes to scoring as he only gave up 15 points in this game and I think he's fine with that as long as he can do everything he can for this team and if Clay is the one that ends up scoring and being Steph Curry's right-hand man, then that's how things are and that's not how it is. It seems like Jordan Pool is a little upset now. Klay Thompson has always had a grudge, but I think he's trying to finally find himself after the last few years being injured and he's finally coming back to full strength.

He's definitely he's holding on. Numbers that he was achieving in 2015 2016 Golden State Warriors, however, if we look at his stats so far this season, he is still averaging 20.9 points per game, 3.9 rebounds and also 2.4 assists. Now, one of the big decreases in his stats. It's actually been his rebounding that, as you know, in his peak days he averaged between six and seven rebounds, but now in this most recent game against OKC, he grabbed seven rebounds and I think they're going to run this mobile for now. Klay Thompson can definitely grab a lot more boards, so I think honestly this would be huge for him, especially someone like Klay Thompson who is going through a serious injury, but I think now he's finally back and ready to show the world what it is capable of doing.

Number five is that the Golden State Warriors have picked up their pace now, as we mentioned before, the small bowl lineup has definitely seen the Golden State Warriors pick up their pace a lot more if you look at the game against Oklahoma CityThunder when OKC scored Golden. The State Warriors were already going in the opposite direction and looking to get a bucket and that's how the fast-paced Golden State Warriors and especially this small bowl team have definitely done to them, everyone got the speed, everyone got the athleticism to really play a faster pace. Pace than everyone else and it definitely showed in the game against OKC.

I think this will have a big effect on the team as a whole, but when it comes down to it, if you score more points at the end of the game, then you're done. win and that's something the Golden State Warriors have done, which is one of the reasons they were able to get that win, so thank you so much for watching guys and we'll see you soon peace.