Stephen Curry's Performance Analysis: Game Seven Preview

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00:00Here's the thing with Steph, all right?

00:02If we can just put Steph in an accurate ranking level,

00:08I wouldn't have to do this.

00:10But LeBron is getting more slander for being outplayed,

00:14and I'm not even fully sure he was if we want to open that Pandora's box,

00:17by Anthony Edwards than Steph is for being outplayed by FVV

00:22and Alperin Chengu.

00:24So to be able to say like,

00:27oh, well, Steph's just going to be brilliant in game seven.

00:31Maybe.

00:32That's the expectation.

00:33But Steph was supposed to be brilliant in game six.

00:39Steph scored five in the first quarter,

00:42went on an 11-0, a literal only person to score 11-0 run

00:47in a two-minute window in the second quarter.

00:51The thing is, he did nothing, nothing the rest of the quarter.

00:57They still lost that quarter.

01:00He was nonexistent in the fourth.

01:04They could not score the basketball, and he was nowhere to be found.

01:09And I know people are like, well, the Rockets are doing the anybody-but-staff defense.

01:14100%.

01:15But if we're banking on Steph, and they are then somewhat eliminating Steph,

01:21it becomes fascinating.

01:23The reason I would still, and I know I said I picked Houston in the series,

01:29I understand that, but the reason a game seven does shade Golden State

01:35is game sevens are so low scoring, the total is barely over 200.

01:42That is the path for Golden State.

01:45If the Rockets can keep their foot on the gas, if...

01:51I also think, though, it's very likely that FEV struggles from beyond the arc in game seven

01:55because this is outrageous.

01:58He has one of the best three-game stretches in, like, Rockets postseason history.

02:02That shouldn't be a thing.

02:04I was ready to cut him after game one and get Reed Shepard the minutes he deserves.

02:08Jalen Green has to step up.

02:10Well, that seems like false hope a little bit in this game.

02:13So, while I don't think that Golden State is done in any capacity, right,

02:20here is where I think, I know Coach will agree, I don't know where you'll land on, Tom.

02:28Golden State is not beating Minnesota, even if they get through Houston in this series.

02:32Not a chance.

02:34Defensively, I think Minnesota is the team that you want,

02:36where if you're looking to back a team, you're like, okay,

02:38they match up, the puzzle piece fits together,

02:40what Minnesota can do on defense will shut down the Warriors.

02:43And, J.Y., I think maybe it was much earlier on in the postseason,

02:47you were talking with some people about what a Golden State-Minnesota series price would be,

02:52but I think you would have to acknowledge Golden State having to go seven

02:55and Minnesota finishing the Lakers off in five,

02:58and we're going to get to that series next.

02:59Minnesota, I think now at this point,

03:01we might see minus 200 with having home court on a series price against the Warriors.

03:06And when we talked about it, I think it was on the early line when I talked about it,

03:10it was simply about the fact that it was 3-1 at the time.

03:15Everything has changed, and the recipe now for Houston is not going to be walk it up.

03:22It's to make Steve Kerr over coach.

03:25It's to make Steve Kerr go to the bench and try to find minutes

03:29and look at Steph and Jimmy at the fourth quarter who shot combined one of 12

03:35when a chance goes at home and saying,

03:36I don't think you can, I think you're going to do it again.

03:39They have to play with a little bit more pace

03:41and use their youth, what may actually help Jalen Green in the open court.

03:46We'll see you next time.

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