Lowe: Resolute Warriors, undeniable Giannis-Dame chemistry and what Embiid has in common with LeBron

Lowe: Resolute Warriors, undeniable Giannis-Dame chemistry and what Embiid has in common with LeBron

Lowe: Resolute Warriors, undeniable Giannis-Dame chemistry and what Embiid has in common with LeBron It’s the Friday before

Christmas, and that means … nine things I liked and disliked — Christmas edition! This week,

we check in on the Golden State Warriors after Draymond Green’s suspension, the undeniable offensive chemistry that’s

developing in Milwaukee and how the MVP front-runner and a GOAT candidate keep opponents guessing.

In times of stress, you may not realize how flexible good teams can be. Following the league’s announcement

of Draymond Green’s extended suspension, the Warriors have won three straight and are currently just two games behind the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference.

Their offense is clicking; they are slower and less daring than before, but they still have some of the distinctive

stylistic characteristics that have always set these Warriors apart. Their defense has suffered without Green’s ubiquitous smirk.

According to Basketball-Reference, Golden State’s nine most effective performances came from those four games.

In a two-man game that only needs winks and nods between them, Green has been the co-pilot of Golden State’s beautiful game for

ten years. He pushes in transition, barks at cutters, and plays in tandem with Curry. Despite this, Curry’s performance without Green

has never decreased for the Warriors’ offense.

They have mostly abandoned the transition game; throughout those four games, their pace would be ranked 29th overall.

Not much has changed in terms of their half-court offense. They haven’t gone back to serving the same old pick-and-roll.

According to Second Spectrum, Curry’s pick-and-roll volume has not changed. They still employ post-ups to initiate their signature

split actions, chop, and send shooters through mazes of displays.

However, the deliberateness is greater. Chris Paul and Curry are both making more touches and maintaining longer holds on the ball.

There’s less weaponized anarchy and more semi-scripted organization:

That is a planned play, a Curry pick-and-roll where Paul slides to his elbow to release pressure.

The plan is for Curry to draw a trap, ping it to Paul, and let the Point God search the floor until he finds someone open. If that

happens, Paul will use his tried-and-true midrange jumper. The Warriors’ epidemic of turnovers has temporarily subsided, as they

have only committed 49 turnovers in those four games. Oh, the chaos still exists; it is ingrained in this team.

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