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In the list of players that rookies most look forward to facing when they arrive in the NBA, Stephen Curry keeps a good place. The star leader of the Warriors, however, does not tend to give gifts to his young opponents, as one of them noted.
At 35 years old, it seems he still has no intention of slowing down. Stephen Curry continues to splash the NBA floors with his talent and has had an incredible start to the season. A fabulous dynamic that he continued this Monday, during the Warriors’ trip to Detroit. His 34 points contributed to his team’s new victory (120-109) and disgusted the opposing defenders:
Steph dropped 34 PTS and 7 threes as Golden State got the W in Detroit 🔥
He's the first player in NBA history to make 4+ 3PM in each of the first 8 games of a season, breaking his own record set in 2018. pic.twitter.com/JltiSlXSyf
— NBA (@NBA) November 7, 2023
Ausar Thompson upset by Steph Curry
Aware of the threat that Curry still poses, the Pistons tried to cause him problems by taking turns marking him. However, like his teammates, Ausar Thompson, whose defensive qualities were also praised by Draymond Green afterwards, did not succeed in disrupting him sufficiently. Invited to speak about this mission, the rookie revealed the stratagem used by his illustrious counterpart:
Ausar on his experience defending Steph: "People always say it’s the movement, but he really tries to lull you to sleep. He walks the sideline, looks at the bench, and then you have to run through two screens and it’s like, ‘what just happened?’”
— Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) November 7, 2023
Ausar on his experience defending on Steph: “People always talk about his moves, but really he’s trying to put you to sleep. He walks to the sideline, he looks at the bench and right after that you find yourself running through two screens and wondering, “What just happened?” »
According to NBA statistics, Steph ran no less than 3.8 kilometers during this meeting. In order to follow him on several actions, Thompson would have reached the 4.7km traveled. But beyond these repeated sprints, which are not enough to disturb a young player like him, it is the changes in pace of his opponent which would have disturbed him. Hello welcome to the NBA from the Chef!
A solid defender despite his inexperience in the league, Ausar Thompson could not do anything to bother Steph Curry. On the contrary, it was rather the double MVP who shook him with his science of movement and unmarking in his own right.
