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Kendra Andrews, ESPN
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry desperately needs help from his teammates.
His team knows this, too.
“There’s no doubt we need some scoring and some playmaking elsewhere,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.
Curry scored 38 points in the Warriors’ 116-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, his sixth 30-point game of the season. At the same time, he allowed a teammate to score at least 20 points just once. On November 3, Dario Saric faced the Oklahoma City Thunder.
According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Curry has scored at least five points more than any other Warriors player in all 11 games this season, the longest stretch to start a season since Michael Jordan (11) in 1987-88. consecutive scoring record.
Saturday marked the fifth time in 11 games that Curry doubled his closest teammate’s points, according to ESPN’s Stats & Info. This is already more points than he scored last season.
The Golden State Warriors are sorely missing the complementary scoring of Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins, who scored 16 and 6 points respectively, but have started the season slowly.
“There’s always some way to protect us. Over the years you know where the attention is going to be,” Curry said. “Typically try to blitz me in the pick-and-roll, stay physical on Klay…We have to make adjustments no matter what the situation is. We can’t just keep doing the same thing and expect different results.
“It wasn’t panic or anything,” Curry continued. “It’s just a matter of getting a little smarter and a little more organized.”
According to Draymond Green, the responsibility of making the team more organized falls on him and Chris Paul.
“Chris (and I) have to do a better job of making sure we’re on track,” Curry said. “When Steph makes a move, he moves. He just moves. It’s our responsibility to recognize that and learn how to use him to draw other people’s attention.”
Earlier in this young season, it looked like the Warriors were finally going to be able to not only survive, but possibly thrive without Curry this season thanks to the team’s bench. This effort was and is led by Paul.
The Golden State Warriors rank sixth in bench scoring at 41.1 points per game, but their scoring efficiency is low, ranking 24th in the league in field goal percentage (42.1%) and 25th in three-point field goal percentage (30.5%). Bit.
However, any offense outside of Curry has struggled to generate since starting their six-game homestand on Saturday.
According to Green, it’s not a matter of the Warriors still trying to figure out their game or their new roster. There have been some bright spots, especially five games after losing the first game of the season.
Rather, it’s just a matter of execution.
“As players, we have to do better,” Green said. “When we play well, the players get the credit… When you fight back, the players have to take responsibility as well. We can come here and point the finger.” … At the end of the day, we play basketball and our (job) is Figure it out and play better. “
Days before Sunday’s game, Kerr said there were no current plans to change the lineup or rotation. But after a loss to Minnesota — in which rookies Brandin Pozzimski and Trayce Jackson-Davis nearly gave them a chance to win in the final minutes — Kerr didn’t appear to be taking no for an answer. Change your mind.
“I like everybody I play for, but if we’re not playing well, then we’ve got to find guys that can give us a spark,” Kerr said.
“Everything is waiting for us to adjust,” Curry added. “When you lose three in a row, you have to make adjustments. I don’t know if it’s a rotation issue or something else, but everything is on the table and everyone has to be ready to step in.”