The NBA regular season continues, and today the Warriors traveled to take on the Nuggets, who eventually lost 115-119 to the Nuggets. In this game, the Warriors' Green was sidelined, and Kerr changed the starting lineup. Kuminga entered the starting lineup today, scoring 19 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Looney also came to the starting lineup today and scored 5 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, and Curry shot 4-of-15 from beyond the three-point line today, shooting 8-of-23 overall, with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.
Although the Warriors failed to win against the Nuggets in today's game, fans saw a positive sign today. That's when Kerr finally got the hang of it and changed the team's rotation, and today the Warriors used a ten-man rotation instead of the previous 13-man rotation. Despite Green's absence today, Kerr still chose a 10-man rotation instead of a 12-man rotation, which is very wise. Waters and Spencer were dropped by Kerr today, and they really haven't worked particularly well in previous games.
The point of reducing the rotation is that players can find a rhythm on the court. After the last game, Curry also seemed to be a little unhappy with the way the Warriors rotated. He also seems to think the Warriors should shrink by one or two. The reason Curry prefers a smaller rotation is because it's easier to find his rhythm when he's playing with players he knows more well. Playing too much rotation meant he had to keep grinding with other players, and sometimes he didn't get along well on the pitch.
After the reduction of the rotation, the effect of the Warriors was immediate, and Curry's assist count also increased suddenly. Because Curry is familiar with a lot of the players on the court today. Including today, the Warriors' overall assist count has reached 36, and it seems that the overall cooperation is more tacit.
The reason why the Warriors didn't win the game today is because Curry has suffered knee discomfort recently, so the overall condition is not particularly good. Especially at critical moments, Curry may be limited by the dual effects of physical strength and knees, and will not be able to hit some key shots to win. But for the Warriors, being able to play with the Nuggets until the last moment, and having a nearly ten-point lead before the final minutes, is enough to see that the overall state of the Warriors is good, but Curry has not opened his hand. Presumably, the next time the two sides meet, the Warriors may have a better performance when Curry is fully healthy.