What to expect from individual players We tried to make a pas | MVP Sports Consulting

What to expect from individual players

We tried to make a passer out of Curry in the previous match. That is, not that this was Boston's plan, but Curry started to pass very coolly against this hyper-dense guardianship and set the whole attack in motion. 8
accurate passes for 1 loss. But it was possible to restrain Steph as soon as possible - 0-9 from behind the arc, and a modest overall percentage of implementation, only 16 points per match. It's hard to say whether this suits Boston but it seems Curry has found how to move the attack, and as a passer he can be successful again.

Boston has a very bad bench. And most likely it means gigantic minutes for the basics. Tatum, Brown, and maybe Smart run a lot, Rob Williams is unlikely to get 40+ minutes, but he will run as much as his health allows. All this, of course, if the match is hard enough. And here we can expect impressive total statistics just based on the big minutes (I'm looking at rebounds in particular).

The sixth game may be the last in the series (and in the season).

Here's how Warriors played when it was possible to close the series:

4 match with Denver - away defeat 121:126 (the most productive match of the series)

5 match with Denver - home win 102:98 (the "driest" match of the series)

5 match with Memphis - away defeat 134:95 (the most productive match of Memphis in the series, and the most unsuccessful game of Warriors)

6 match with Memphis - home victory 110:96 (the driest match of the series for Grizzlies)

4 match with "Dallas" - away defeat 109:119 (the most productive match of Dallas in the series and 1 of the 2 most unsuccessful matches of Warriors)

5 match with Dallas - home victory 120:110 (1 of the 2 most productive matches of the Warriors in the series).

The trend is on the face - the Warriors could close the series away 3 times, always let the opponent throw, lost and returned home to finish the job already in lower-level basketball. And this fits into the thesis of the first point - in order to pick up the meeting, Boston needs to attack much better than in previous matches. If they win, there will be a lot of points.

How Boston played when it could have flown out

6 match with Milwaukee - away victory 108:95 (the third most unsuccessful match of Bucks in the series)

7 match with Milwaukee - home win 109:81 (the most inconclusive match of Bucks in the series)

7 match with Miami - away victory 100:96 (the second most unsuccessful match of Boston in the series)

That is, Boston in the battles for survival relied more on a crushing defense, pinching the opponent, and not on throwing the opponent. It is hard to imagine that the "greens" will stifle the attack of Warriors in the end. That is, even in matches with a dead implementation, Golden State scored its points. And Boston will most likely have to win with an attack, and this is not their strong suit.