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Ding dong, the losing streak is dead! Curry's return brings swagger back to Warriors

Additionally, Wiggins put up another stellar performance and Wiseman took another huge step in his development.

Daniel Hardee
Mar 30, 2021
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The Golden State Warriors shook off their four game losing streak with a feel good 116-102 home win over the struggling Chicago Bulls. Stephen Curry battled through pain to ball out, Andrew Wiggins put another All-Star into solitary confinement, and James Wiseman had a career night.

Let’s get into it!

Twitter avatar for @antonin_orgAntonin @antonin_org
Here is a fun (not so fun) stat Warriors are 22-18 when Stephen Curry plays this season. They are 1-6 when he doesn't. #MVP

March 30th 2021

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Wardell is unstoppable in return from injury (per usual)

Curry’s return from his debilitating tailbone injury helped bring some joy after a losing streak so depressing that Golden State endured the indignity of tanking conversations. His 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in 30 minutes provided a much needed energy boost to a Warriors offense that had been slumping in his absence.

Twitter avatar for @anthonyVslaterAnthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Pretty clear that Steph Curry’s tailbone is still sore. Grimaced after this fall, via @NBCSWarriors. Still played the entire first quarter and scored 13 points.
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March 30th 2021

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Every time he got knocked down to his butt he send shockwaves of worry throughout the fanbase. But when he got back up, he’d operate on Chicago with surgical precision, sending shockwaves of fear through their defense.

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PUT STEPH ON THE GLOBETROTTERS
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When Unanimous retires, we’re gonna need a special DVD dedicated to his returning-from-injury games. Off the top of my head there’s the “I’m Back” playoff game against Portland, the hellfire he dropped on New Orleans in Game 2 of the 2018 playoffs, and the “BANG!” game.

We may have to add last night’s bounceback from the bum tailbone to the DVD, because he was a real pain in the ass for the Bulls.

Minnesota’s trash is another team’s treasure

The Warriors front office has been heavily criticized for not developing enough of their recent draft picks into key assets. But for as much flack as they get, they are light years ahead of other NBA franchises, like the Minnesota Timberwolves for example. Last night Andrew Wiggins and Zach Lavine battled in San Francisco; two former Minnesota teammates and high draft picks who quickly went from alleged franchise saviors to trade bait.

Twitter avatar for @eli_carey98Elijah 🇯🇲 @eli_carey98
I'll never forget when Wiggins, KAT, & Lavine came back from down 17 to beat the 2015-16 Warriors in OT. Them & Boston were the only teams to win in Oracle that year. Really thought Minnesota had a bright future with those 3. 😭

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Wiggins had the better showing last night, tallying up 21 points with a season high 5 assists on an efficient 8-of-15 shooting (3-of-5 from 3PT range). Lavine was shackled to 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting with 4 turnovers, with much of that lockdown coming from Wiggins himself.

Twitter avatar for @JJMaples55_MSTJason Maples @JJMaples55_MST
Andrew Wiggins is putting Lavine in PRISON Impressive

March 30th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @ThePackageJGJustin (RIPKOBE) @ThePackageJG
Out of the 18 players that have guarded 600+ shot attempts this year, only 5 are holding opponents to under 45% from the field. Gobert Turner Boucher Poeltl Wiggins Boucher and Wiggins are also currently at 40% from 3

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Minnesota didn’t have either the patience or the environment to develop these two guys into franchise mainstays. Now these two hoopers are finding major roles elsewhere. The Bulls may be struggling, but it’s clear Lavine has star power. He’s matured into an efficient All-Star whose name constantly pops up in Dub Nation’s trade fantasies.

Meanwhile Wiggins is quietly carving out his spot as an elite role player with stingy defense and the scoring punch to be a legit secondary scoring option besides Curry. Can you imagine how effective he could be as a third option when Klay Thompson’s back?

Twitter avatar for @WittnessedBrian Witt @Wittnessed
Andrew Wiggins is on pace for what would be far and away the best FG% (.475) and 3PT% (.400) of his career. And that’s without the additional spacing we expected he’d benefit from.

March 30th 2021

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Back to Minnesota: This isn’t the first time Golden State has profited from their dysfunction. Let’s not forget Minny passed over Curry in the draft…TWICE! Can you believe that so many Dubs fans were depressed about trading D’Angelo Russell for Wiggins and Minnesota’s pick? Every day that trade looks better and better.

Twitter avatar for @coreymichael84Coresain Bolt @coreymichael84
Seeing the Twolves trade Love, LaVine, Butler, Dunn, Markkanen, Roco, and now Wiggins ... Just to get Dlo in the end ... man i am DEFEATED but there is a god
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Wiseman takes another step in his development

Dub Nation likes the pick and roll. So does Curry! But you know who really seems to like it? The giant rookie James Wiseman.

Twitter avatar for @JoeVirayNBAJoe Viray @JoeVirayNBA
Another Steph-Wiseman PnR. I like how Wiseman slips the screen here. Stated days ago that he needed to be more assertive in setting screens: either make hard contact on them or slip and roll hard. Also helps that Vucevic is a big target on these screen-and-rolls.
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The Warriors targeted Chicago’s slow-footed bigs with a variety of PnR actions involving Wiseman, and I encourage you to check out our friend Joe Viray’s rewatch thread to see the intricacies of how the Dubs picked on the Bulls defense. Last night we saw Wiseman play big as the roll man in the PnR, throwing down an assortment of lobs and jams on his way to 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Even if he didn’t get the ball, he still was a threat that drew defenders.

Twitter avatar for @Punk_BasketballDuby Dub Dubs @Punk_Basketball
Did it feel like the Warriors ran more pick-and-rolls (PnR) last night? That's because the did! On the season: 18.6% of possessions are PnR Last night: 40.3% (44 of 109 possessions) were PnR via Synergy data
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Defensively he got caught jumping early and fouling on a few pump fakes, but showed signs of being an intimidator around the rim with a career high 4 blocks. Wiseman is 7-feet tall, but sometimes his height has been negated by poor positioning and slow reactions. This is typical fare for 19-year old centers learning a grown man’s game. He’s gradually showing better understanding of where to be and when to jump, a great sign for his development.

Twitter avatar for @NBADraftNBA Draft @NBADraft
The EXTENSION on this Wiseman block.. 😳
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March 30th 2021

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Ooooh… I like that. Can you believe the Warriors have a top-10 defense with Wiseman just starting to figure out how to defend? Warriors coach Steve Kerr and his staff deserve a ton of credit for holding this unit together. KEEP DEVELOPING THIS SQUAD, COACH!

Moving On

The Dubs continue to crush the weak; currently they have a 13-4 record against teams with losing records. They completed a season sweep of the woeful Bulls and now turn their eyes towards a tricky back-to-back against the Heat and Raptors. The Dubs have victories over both of those teams already, can they take the brooms they smacked the Bulls with and sweep those other two Eastern ball clubs?

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ndubs
Apr 1, 2021

Kawakami has an article in the athletic quoting Bob Myers about spending big dollars to win, “But again, not to no end, not to a $400 million payroll or something of that nature.” This along with Patrick Murray’s articles makes me think we are not going to just resign Oubre, add our draft picks and try again next year. I get it, bit it’s hard for me to understand how we can compete for a title next year without Oubre or somebody that good coming off the bench. Our current top 4 contracts are just so big, yet the team they make is not quite good enough. I hope these guys see a way through that I don’t.

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Sabrina420
Mar 31, 2021

Look who IS at practice!! https://ibb.co/z53SBkT

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