WHY The Raptors Got Fooled By The Golden State Warriors

Why couldn't the Raptors stop the Golden State Warriors? As everyone knows, the Golden State Warriors faced the Toronto Raptors and the Warriors ended up winning 129-117, so it started to look like the Warriors are getting back to their winning ways. but in today's video we're going to go over five reasons why the Raptors couldn't stop the Golden State Warriors and why the rest of the NBA should be absolutely scared, so make sure to like this video and if you want more Golden State. Warriors content like this, don't forget to subscribe to the channel by pressing the red button below and if you don't have the NBA league, you might want to watch Golden State Warriors games for less than a cup of coffee, don't forget to join to my patreon where you can watch all the Golden State Warriors games anytime, anywhere.

The first is that the Golden State Warriors have brought back their small bowl lineup, as everyone knows, the Golden State Warriors had a small bowl lineup last season that honestly changed the NBA, however, this season. They hadn't run it that much until recently when they tried it against the Memphis Grizzlies, where they won, so they decided to do it again against the Toronto Raptors. Now Kavan Looney did start, however, as far as lately goes. During the game we had Divincenzo and Jonathan Kaminga getting more minutes than Kavan Looney and I think this small bowl lineup has definitely helped this team tremendously, as everyone knows the Golden State Warriors actually ranked number one in pace, so what they are the fastest team. of the 30 NBA teams and adding a small bowl lineup honestly made them faster now when it comes to this lineup we've seen it happen especially against Memphis where they had Draymond Green, Steph Curry Clay Thompson, Jordan Poole, sometimes, Kaminga or Andrew Wiggins, depending. about who is injured or who is really healthy to play, but in this game they honestly did a fantastic job because not only did we have fast paced basketball but we also saw Jordan group Clay Thompson and even other players like Jonathan Kaminga score more That's just Focusing strictly on Steph Curry, don't get me wrong.

Steph Curry can drop 40 to 50 points if he wanted to; However, when it comes to proper NBA basketball and winning an NBA championship, it's not great to have one leading scorer and everyone scoring. period and that's something that the Golden State Warriors have really built, what makes the Warriors so special is that all five players on the court can score at will and it really keeps a lot of opponents guessing what to do on defense and I think that It's what made them so special and what's helping them win more games and also win an NBA championship at the end of this season.

Now Steph Curry still dropped 35 points in this game, but however, you had players like Klay Thompson who dropped 29 and you also had Kaminga who had 15 and Divincenza who had 12 and also Joe Michael Green who also hit double digits, for which there were a lot of players that were hitting more double figures in points and I think that had a huge effect as far as what this mobile lineup has really worked for this team and it really drives the pace even more now, the Golden State Warriors, despite being ranked number one in pace, you definitely saw, especially in the last two games, that they were getting more field goal attempts per game, especially.

During the fact, when they implemented the small ball lineup and I think that will continue, the more shots you make, especially against a Warriors team like this, it will definitely cause a big disaster for the other team, that's why I think The Warriors have built when it comes to this small bowl lineup. I definitely think they should continue doing it. A lot of teams are also starting to move more towards small ball and honestly, Draymond Green does a fantastic job of being able to guard the five. men, whether you're six eight six nine Draymond Green has done a great job on defense and been able to stay ahead and that's something in his game that's very special and makes this small bowl lineup work very well.

The second is Dante Divincenzo playing as A more important key role now, Dante Divincenzo. I have always honestly said that it has been a great turnaround for the Golden State Warriors and so far this season they are currently averaging 8.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists which is not bad and a lot of Warriors fans really did. We expect more from him due to the fact that we lost players last season like Odom Porto Jr JTA and also Gary Payton II, but Divincenzo in the last two games, especially the implementation of the small ball, has definitely seen him really flourish and really become something special.

We see his most recent game against the Toronto Raptors. In reality, he had 12 points, 11 assists, three rebounds and also two steals, and he did everything possible on the court. If you really watch the game, you really saw Dante Divincenzo getting in his way. He moves really well with the rest of the lineup, whether it's Steph, whether it's Clay or Pull, he really complements them very well and does a fantastic job on offense, whether it's scoring inside or even shooting outside, if you look at his attempts. three points for that game against the Toronto Raptors, he actually shot two of five, which was really good, so percentages that big would make the Golden State Warriors happy and also the fact that he can put up 12 points from the bench. a lot of assists and also a couple of rebounds and steals are honestly fantastic for Divincenzo and that is definitely what many NBA fans and especially Warriors fans have wanted from Davincenzo for a long time.

This is something Gary Payton II did very well and why so much. of Warriors fans absolutely loved and understood Gary Payne II and how he played a key role and I think Divincenzo is now finally finding his way in that Divincenza, not only in that game but also against Memphis, he did a fantastic job and I think that will do it. He continues to play at such a high level due to the fact that he is getting more minutes and they are putting him in a position where he can really thrive. If we look at the most recent game against Memphis, he actually scored eight points, he also had four rebounds and two assists and also a block, so he did a fantastic job, especially playing 30 minutes, but besides all those guys, something that doesn't appear on the stat sheet it's definitely Divincenzo's on-ball defense.

His defense aboard him really caused a lot of havoc, esp. against the Raptors' main game, where he was switching between guarding Van Fleet Scotty Barnes Gary Trent, he could really guard any of them and that was causing the Raptors a lot of problems, so the Warriors ended up taking that very, very win. easily. The third is Steph Curry, who is focused on getting more assists now, as everyone knows, Steph Curry has been flashing lights on offense and you didn't get me wrong. Many NBA fans love to see that so far this season he is averaging 29.3 points and 6.2 rebounds. and 6.2 assists now, this is really good, but if you look at the averages, he has actually achieved a higher assist rate in other years than this year and this is more on the lower end of assists when it comes to 2022. 2023 and this has definitely affected the Warriors in the past as they end up losing 40 50 points per game and are putting up big numbers, however the Warriors still end up losing and it seems like Steve Kerr has definitely changed the game plan because I'm looking for that Steph Curry has more assists and has definitely had a big effect on the team.

If you look at the most recent game against the Raptors, you saw a lot more players reaching double digits in scoring than you've ever seen before, especially in this one. season with the Warriors now they were struggling at the beginning, but as you can see, when Steph Curry gets more assists, it definitely has a big impact on whether they win or lose if we look at some of the points that Kavan Looney had. 12 Steph Curry had his 35 Klay Thompson had 29 which is a game we haven't seen in a long time especially with Steph out there Jordan Poole almost scored 10 points on nine points we had Kaminga who had 15 against Michael Greenwood 10 and also to Divincenzo who had 12. and Draymond still scored five so that's really cool to see and I think it's great to see that you know a lot more about scoring spread across the board and that definitely leads to Steph Curry getting more assists when things are going on. out. there's definitely all the attention is on him and sometimes they'll double him, maybe even triple him, whether he's on the three or whether he's driving into the lane, and if Steph Curry plays him wisely, he'll be able to, you know, take .

Take advantage of that and find the open man and have players around you like Clay Paul Wiggins Kaminga Divincenzo. The list really goes on and on. Shooters honestly taking down threes, honestly, becomes a recipe for success and that's why we saw Clay Thompson. Especially in this game against the Raptors, he actually had 29 points, he was 6 of 14 from three and he was 11 of 24 from the field, so he did a fantastic job and that's why I think Clay Thompson can continue to beat another Splash. bro, if Steph Curry keeps finding it while all the attention is on Steph, then I'd rather see Steph give up 30 points a game and get 11 assists than for him to have outstanding numbers of 45 50 and you know, get no assists and no wins.

It's what will help this team make the playoffs and win the NBA championship and that's definitely something that's on Steph Curry's mind for the future. The fourth is the increase in playing time for Jermichael Green now. Jermichael Green has definitely been an underrated signing. so far this season because he's currently averaging six points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists, but we've definitely seen Jermichael Grant get a lot more minutes due to the fact that they're moving to that small bowl lineup and we've definitely seen Jermichael Green get more minutes. In the most recent game against the Raptors, he actually had 16 minutes, which was really cool to see, but on top of that he also had 10 points and 6 rebounds in 16 minutes, guys, if you look at it, that's very, very efficient and also.

On top of that, his shooting was also efficient as he shot one of three from the three point range and also had a three and five field goal and three and three free throws which is really cool to see but when This is Jamichael Green. He's done a fantastic job playing the role that he was really asked to play and he's done a fantastic job putting up six rebounds and ten points in 16 minutes and those are numbers that they definitely need off the bench if they want to win a NBA championship as we mentioned before. Many of this year's new signings are assumed to be replacements for other players.

Divincenzo is supposed to release Place Gary Payton II and now Jermichael Green is supposed to replace someone like Otto Porter and he's done a fantastic job of doing that, when we look at his scoring and also his rebounding, you definitely know a lot like Otto Porter Jr, he that he provided off the bench and the fact that Jermichael Korean can do that in a small amount of time as well. The 16 minute time shows that with this small bowl lineup and the scripted small ball rotations they are running, Michael Green is definitely starting to blossom and come into his own.

The fifth is Kavan Looney accepting the role of him now, as we mentioned before, obviously. with small ball, Kovan Looney isn't going to get the same amount of minutes that he could be starting, but when push comes to shove, he may look more like small ball when he's sitting on the bench, however, Kavan Looney definitely has taken. role very seriously because, honestly, he's still very effective even for the amount of minutes he's out there. If we look at the most recent game against the Raptors, he actually scored 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists and also shot six of seven. and he only had 23 minutes in that game, so he did a fantastic job of using the amount of minutes that he had there.

Divincenzo actually had more minutes than him and Kovan Looney honestly did a very good job. Kavan Looney so far this season. averaging 6.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists and I think he's going to continue to do a great job and continue to try harder even though they're going with a small bowl lineup, probably you know, as long as this is still working for Looney, but for the moment. that's out there, he's being very efficient and that's definitely something that the Warriors team is looking for and they've done a fantastic job of being successful at that and doing it at a very high rate now that this is jamichael Green's first year with theequipment.

I think he's really provided a lot of veteran experience, which is something this Golden State Warriors team definitely needs, especially coming off the bench. He's really helping lead that second unit and the combination of him playing with the first unit and the second unit has really worked wonders. not only for this Warriors team but also for each individual player, not only is he a playmaker, he can also rebound, he can also shoot, he can do pretty much everything, like Otto Porter Jr, and I think that's what makes him makes him super special and what makes him He is a very valuable player on this Golden State Warriors roster, so everything is good for the Warriors in the future and I think they can win an NBA championship at the end of this season.