Steph Curry has rare off-night, Warriors' supporting cast step up to win Game 5 | FIRST THINGS FIRST

In total contrast to his performance in Game 4, Stephen Curry couldn't buy a 3-pointer in the Golden State Warriors' Monday night matchup against the Boston Celtics. For the first time since 2018, the Warriors' star failed to sink a single shot from outside the line, going 0-9 by the end of the game. Despite his off night, the Warriors' supporting cast was able to step-up and carry Curry for a change, with impactful performances from Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole. Chris Broussard shares his biggest takeaways from Game 5, and what this means for Steph's Finals MVP case.
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[@colbsqueeze1978]

Nick wright Steph ain't the only one with bad finals performances, other greats have more.

[@kenanwtube]

Nick contradicted himself, he said a couple games ago that he choose the Celtics because he thought the only way the Warriors could win was that Curry had to play incredible games 4 times

[@nyakehkallon6597]

Not only contradict himself he is delusional man . People like him make sports new and analysis hard to watch goodness me 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@altortugas5979]

Yeah, he didn’t contradict himself so much as he was just flat wrong about the Warriors.

[@4linegoon632]

@@altortugas5979 yes he's usually wrong because he makes his predictions with his feelings and not with the facts. He hates golden state because they took 3 rings away from LeBron. When LeBron went back to Cleveland, everyone thought they would cruise to a chip including me. And then golden state happened

[@altortugas5979]

Oh, you mean Nick Wright isn’t “dripping in objectivity?” 😏 I’m so glad he hasn’t used that schtick in a while.

[@ryanolson2308]

@@4linegoon632 wrong like about the Nets and clippers and Mavs?

[@jayfrancelf]

Steph wasn’t terrible last night. He had a bad shooting night from 3 but he was good in every other part of the game!

[@justinholland6132]

7-22 for a superstar that's terrible. Hes playmaked pretty well but did nothing else.

[@jayfrancelf]

@@justinholland6132 he was 0-9 from three. 7-13 from 2pt with 8ast and solid defense.

[@KKOOLSKOOL]

@@justinholland6132 oh so basically what Tatum been doing the whole series??

[@justinholland6132]

@@jayfrancelf didn't play any solid defense at all and he wasted many plays with just chucking up shots.

[@justinholland6132]

@@KKOOLSKOOL who was talking about Tatum? The topic is steph so talk about steph. You're a man changing the subject so people won't critique another man, thats weird asf why you protecting him? Sus asf yes Tatum hadn't been playing well besides last game but again thatd irrelevant we talking about steph fanboy. Mind aswell stick to anime

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

After all the criticism of what the Celtics will do against Stephs explosion the other night….they made the adjustments and it worked. It did however allowed Wiggins and Klay to score which was great. GO WARRIORS !

[@whodeynation7936]

Yup, and that's the thing, gotta pick your poison. Make Steph beat you with little help, or trap Steph and make everyone else beat you...

[@Ultra-BLV]

Boston is broken. Either play drop coverage on Steph and get killed by him, or play him how they did last night and get killed by Klay, Poole, and Wiggins.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Warriors have so much talent. I among others fell in love with Boston’s strong defense and how they had to go through tough opponents. But the warriors are super talented and have better scoring. They also play incredible defense. Complete team and have more experience and Kerr is probably an elite coach. The only thing Boston had better was defense but the warriors have eliminated that advantage. I still can’t believe they got Wiggins and Poole. The rich get richer.

[@drewski103]

Celtics have had the lead late in these games multiple times. Tatum and Brown busts

[@superdopehiphop]

Steph also missed many 3s he can make so stop pretending he didn’t have a bad shooting game after having one of the 25 best finals games ever game 4 where he was God Tier!

[@11111mushu]

I wish someone would have brought up +/- .... Steph had the highest +/- of anyone last night despite his "bad" game. That stat really tells you his impact. He shot terrible from 3 but literally did everything else phenomenally and pulled so much attention on the court. It was clear Boston played different defense to stop him, which worked in part, but only led to others (i.e Andrew Wiggins) coming up big.

[@ForeverBudder]

The only problem with using +/- is that some interesting “outliers” exist that come up when using the stat that show its…I’ll say inconsistency and imprecise measurement on impact. Luc Mbah a Moute(remember that guy?) has the highest recorded plus minus ever at +57. He scored 13 pts in 26 minutes with 4 rebounds and 1 assist when his team won by 40 5 years ago. In fact it takes until the 6th highest recorded game before we get an actual all time player in James Harden. Edit:had the wrong year

[@nayresco3678]

Steph Curry owns about 40% of Nick’s brain

[@mikkyatser3209]

I’m convinced that Nick doesn’t know what he’s watching. Steph had a terrible shooting night but he was an impactful player last night. Secondly, if Steph didn’t play brilliantly G1 to G4, warriors will be down 3-1 while the rest of the team played terribly. I guess this is why you don’t have a statistician become a “hoop analyst”

[@cityshane1]

That part

[@jettryanmagtibay7091]

Sometimes they are just there to argue even if it makes no sense

[@vu1cana]

Steph shot 0-9 and yet lead in +/- impactful heck yes

[@melew25]

Exactly. In the stretches where Steph sat, you could tell it was much harder for the warriors to get their offense going. Steph gets so much attention that it opens it up for everyone else

[@donna1991]

I won’t even call his performance terrible. Yes, he wasn’t shooting 3’s up to his standards but boy got the D locked in and like you said was so impactful. And the body language let’s not forget that.. he wasn’t making 3’s and you never saw him back down and always found a way to contribute.

[@johnpestano22]

Everytime Steph has a bad game he bounces back. stop doubting this guy so his streak of 300 and something threes came to an end. ESPN was all over it like who cares. Steph cares about the chip not some 3 point streak.

[@drewski103]

233 not 300 hundred and something

[@rave123456v]

That's also after The Curry 43 point game so a recovery game happened as I don't see this as a bad game for Curry just because no three was made.

[@vlassischatzis8574]

Boston defence focused on Steph more after the 43pts game so gsw’s supporting cast had better looks and helped em be above their average efficient

[@jegca]

i love how people forget history.. you realize how many times Kobe Bryant came up small in individual finals games but luckily he was carried many times by Shaq and Gasol. you can pick and choose any player and point out games where they underperformed.

[@richardgutierrez26]

lmao he was never carried by Gasol, the game everyone points out that Gasol carried Kobe he had 19 18, while Kobe had 23 and 15 stop with this word carried you dont know what that means if you think at any point Kobe was carried by Gasol and Shaq was the clear cut better player than Kobe in 1 single finals thats the first finals, the next year Kobe was just as good as Shaq gtfho with the Kobe slander

[@drewski103]

Kobe also carried them multiple times in finals games tho like when Shaq fouled out. It goes both ways.

[@nickjones5495]

@@richardgutierrez26 RIP to Kobe. But game 7 of the 2010 finals Kobe was awful. Fisher, Artest and Gasol saved him. These are facts.

[@drewski103]

@@nickjones5495 game 7 he was bad but not terrible like you stated before you edited your comment. Terrible is LeBron in 2011 only scoring 8 points.

[@jegca]

@@richardgutierrez26 6 for 24 (25% shooting) 0 for 6 from 3, 11 of his 23 points from the FT line, an overall +/- of 0. Curry last night 7 for 22 (32%), 0 for 9 from 3, 8 to 1 Assist:TO ratio, +/- of +15... ok, if you think Kobe wasn't carried, then in conclusion Wiggins didn't carry Curry last night either.

[@4linegoon632]

Nick wright is usually wrong because he makes his predictions with his feelings and not with the facts. He hates golden state because they took 3 rings away from LeBron. When LeBron went back to Cleveland, everyone thought they would cruise to a chip including me. And then golden state happened

[@dustingobble2124]

Just imagine if that super team with KD didn't happen, lebron would have 3 peated and be at 6 total rings now.. then we could have some very serious goat conversations

[@zekegregory9130]

I don't think lebron threepeats in Cleveland but he probably would have 5 rings rn

[@lasolamarcos]

He is Nick Wrong

[@Rosecain27]

@@dustingobble2124 no way he three peats but at least one more ring in Cleveland

[@colbsqueeze1978]

@@dustingobble2124 I wouldn't just say Bron would've won if it wasn't Gs

[@SportNut1]

Look at how much hate and pain is in Nick's face. He been hurting so much when Steph was killing everyone in the first 4 games and finally got a chance to unleash and try to kick him out of top 10

[@klaythompson663]

Steph isn't top 10

[@ForeverBudder]

The top 10 list must include(in no particular order):Jordan Lebron Kareem, Magic Bird, Wilt, Shaq Kobe Duncan. Steph is then on that list at exactly 10. Hakeem has something to say about it as does Russell. Having Steph no doubt a top 10 guy I think is wrong. Top 13-15 is closer to right. No shame in that btw.

[@SportNut1]

@@ForeverBudder I don't see why Duncan and shaq is a must in top 10. Even Shaq himself said Steph is top 10 for sure

[@ForeverBudder]

@SportNut fair challenge, who else rounds out the top 10 for you?

[@Kaiokenx1mil]

@@SportNut1 shaq just loves steph stop it shaq was unguardable with the hardware to match and Tim Duncan is 1 game away from being 6-0 in the finals instead he is 5-1

[@stefansly1990]

I agree with Broussards opening statement. Been saying this before the finals started 100%.

[@malachisoriano3475]

Nick said Jordans flu game was actually a terrible hangover game had me dead 💀 🤣 i wish i was hungover Jordan

[@drsmango]

Nick is that fake happy face mask over crying face meme rn

[@cjfrm3658]

Nick the lunatic

[@stormyredhawk7419]

Finally wildes and Broussard said it, “ that steph deserves the credit because of all the defensive attention that he gets, which allowed Wiggins and other players too score”

[@rave123456v]

It also allows the rest of the team to do what they are either good at or great at The Thompson gets the looks he wants when The Curry is on the floor not that The Thompson won't work for a shot regardless, Wiggins gets immediate the allowance of applying ball pressure and solid defense efforts, dray opens decision making on both ends based on anchor role, Kevon gets to strictly stick to accumulated efforts on both ends, and the list goes on.

[@bradyhagen7789]

Let's be honest, if Wiggins was treated like Tatum and didn't have Curry he does not have this type of game most likely. I think Wiggins is really good but he's not the polished offensive player that Tatum is or curry. He's just more athletic

[@Nostalgia9478]

Nick Wrong had it Wright when he initially picked the Warriors, but then he had to regress to the mean by switching his pick lmaooooooo 🤣😂🤣😀😆🤣

[@winssports4830]

Nah I'm glad he switched he's a jinx lol.

[@Nostalgia9478]

@@winssports4830 lol

[@alexanderdumas-]

Nick needs to apologize to Andrew Wiggins he is playing like a 1st pick of the draft, Grizzlies crying rn

[@justinholland6132]

Lmao no he isn't, 1st pick is a franchise player, Wiggins is just a great role player which is still good

[@alexanderdumas-]

@@justinholland6132 that’s your misconception most 1st picks of the draft are not leaders of their team that soon. Tell that to Deandre Ayton, Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons, Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving(TBH), Andrew Bogut, Kenyon Martin, Kwame Brown. Literally 90% of the last 3 decades of 1st picks are not franchise players but really good role players, that’s usually what a good 1st pick does, not every 1st pick is Lebron

[@justinholland6132]

@@alexanderdumas- he got traded because he wasn't playing well and when did he drop 46 on giannis? He never even made the playoffs in the east you really shouldn't be talking about basketball and who said anything about a leader, Wiggins was supposed to be the next lebron and failed also a lot of those guys were bust or weren't even the best player in the draft so thats the scouts fault

[@alexanderdumas-]

@@justinholland6132 the next Lebron? And it was supposed to say just cuz he didn’t score* 47 on Giannis I was making a pint about Taytum and superstars, and nobody thought he was gonna be Bron that’s a joke, ask the Grizzlies how they feel about about Deangelo Russel shrinking in regular season games versus Wiggins dominating in finals games

[@keenannash2947]

@Alexander Dumas a number 1 pick is supposed to play like the best player in their draft... just cause teams are bad at evaluating, doesn't mean a #1 overall pick being a role player is living up to expectations.

[@TheRealNappyG]

Broussard bringing factual numbers to crush everybody's arguments! He won that debate easily. But Nick is still entertaining. His take that Michael Jordan didn't have the flu, but was hungover is hot! I love it. Sounds real. Also, Poole & the entire Warriors team practice crazy half-court buzzer shots ALL THE TIME! If you watch their practices, you see it at the end of sessions. They all go nuts with attempts, because Steph & Klay set the tone in practice, with endless swishes. Steph is hitting shots from the walk-in tunnel in the warmups every night! A lot of teams do those longball shots for fun in practice (Bron does it,too), but nobody has so many snipers who actually HIT them regularly! Whether it's net, bank, rim, bounce, roll, whatever...Shooter's touch, still counts.

[@itsgodwin3754]

Curry He attacks and had 8 assist ! His bad games are more impactful then nick best take ever. Talking about Luka 😉

[@austingreen1274]

Glad Nick listens to Bill.

[@learningisgrowing]

If the Warriors win, could an argument be made that Warriors couldve won 2017/2018 with Wiggs vs KD?

[@c.martinez516]

Steph haters like Nick are just irrational clowns reaching so hard.

[@CharlesKJr]

If it wasn’t for Chris Broussard, I would not watch this show. Nick Wright is so unwatchable

[@Cloud-ii7dg]

nobody cares

[@justinsugay1149]

Wright is such a troll. Broussard is a great counter person to him. Agreed 100!

[@franciscovelasco9550]

Agreed, Broussard destroying nick on a daily basis is the only reason I watch the show

[@leekautz2926]

Your frustration is Steph is playing and bron is home:)

[@214silk2]

The game wasn’t bad. He just wasn’t making a shot. People stepped up that the fans been trying to tell people about They wanted somebody besides Steph to beat them and that’s what happened If Otto Porter would’ve had 12-15 this game would’ve been a clinic by almost the whole team 💪🏾🔥🔥

[@Kennylaggins]

Anyone who actually watches NBA games knows there has never been anyone dominate games like Steph. He dominates without shooting because you HAVE to guard him at 35ft.

[@chivalrous_chevy1163]

Facts

[@khristionlouvatin6874]

Shaquille O’Neal

[@bradyhagen7789]

Literally his presence alone makes so much of a difference

[@manuprasad5354]

@@khristionlouvatin6874 Shaq doesn't dominate like steph in any way. They are literally night and day in that regard.

[@khristionlouvatin6874]

@@manuprasad5354 were you born yesterday..? Shaq dominated the league they had no answer for him in the paint..knock it off

[@ju-elamir2736]

Allen Iverson was up against shaq and Kobe, 76ers stood virtually no chance in that series, winning that one game was a miracle within itself. it's not even almost the same thing 🤣🤣🤣

[@spenserphoenix]

Broussard should be fired for that blasphemy

[@TheFinn24]

It’s goofy that anyone thinks Boston is a better overall team then GS. From Kerr down to Looney GS is better.

[@justinholland6132]

How, they only up one game? Does it hurt for warriors fans to be objective for once. I can see if they was up by two by saying their the overall better team as if its a fact is actually goofy

[@winssports4830]

@@justinholland6132 when they play defense the warriors are the better team. All three games they played great defense they won. Celtics have played great defense all five games..

[@justinholland6132]

@@winssports4830 played great defense in game 4? Played great defense in game 2? The warriors had 70 points in game 7 while curry had 42 in game 4, thats not great defense. Again let's be objective here. And Wiggins just got two double doubles in a row. Boxing out and defensive rebounding is apart of defense too

[@winssports4830]

@@justinholland6132 Warriors haven't score more than 108 all series. Celtics coach's and players after game four just wanted to talk about how bad their offense was and that they'd be up 3-1 said the Warriors have scored the same amount of points.......gave zero credit to the Warriors defense but seemed to think their defense was great.

[@justinholland6132]

@@winssports4830 ok and they haven't scored 108? Just completely ignored my point about them socirng 72 which is much worse then allowing 108. 72 is in pace to score 144 if you didn't know. That last point was completely irrelevant they have given credit, sounds like you're taking their comments personal when your not even on the warriors team. Lmao typical warriors fanboy getting emotional

[@Steven-lg3zk]

Nick complaining about people adding extras is ironic... he's been doing that for LeBron for years

[@TECHN0]

Has Nick Wright been humbled yet on his predictions?

[@presidentresident]

Oh he's been proven wrong over and over...but his brain does not produce the required chemistry for 'humble'.

[@cityshane1]

Only back when Chris Carter was on the show lol he been talking reckless ever since

[@Rosecain27]

I’m rooting for golden state but it’s not over.

[@Rosecain27]

@@cityshane1 yeah but CC was just bad at this lol

[@4linegoon632]

Steve Kerr is not getting enough credit. He knew how the celtics were gonna adjust and had a rebuttal ready. Alot of great players on the floor but I'm enjoying the coaching chess match just as much

[@rave123456v]

I would say Steve in my opinion has earned a lot of credit in game 4 he made a crucial decision to win as he didn't coach to hold hands he played to win went with who was playing hot and not just based on the role someone has on the team.

[@franklynmaldonadogor2]

Dicc Wrong is going to cry if the Warriors win.

[@jegca]

come on Nick, you never seen Kobe in Game 7 literally being carried by Pau Gasol or Lebron having terrible individual Finals games?

[@GroveStreetMedia]

L

[@GoatReactz]

Dude Kobe ain't never been carried by Gasol in anything. Everyone had bad shooting nights in that game 7...on both teams. Kobe had clutch shots, passes, and had like 15 boards...gtfoh

[@jlinblazin]

Steph is the most unstoppable force in basketball and changes the gravity of defenses more than anyone in basketball. Boston, which has the best defense of the last decade absolutely blitzed steph and Wiggins and Poole got left open, stop hating on steph Nick. Stop hating on the Dubs because they beat Lebum three times in the finals

[@jerkersjordan3002]

Nick Wright really doesn't know what he be talking about. When he switched his pick it was because he said Steph is the best player & then Boston has the next 4. Now suddenly he feels Steph has so much help. His takes are horrible the majority of the time

[@214silk2]

Notice we won game 4 with Steph playing Point I never seen him bring the ball upcourt so much

[@KingJames61]

Facts, logic and the truth. This should be Chris's show. Everybody that sees knows.

[@christopherjohnfabra2438]

Nick’s argument about Steph is as if Steph is just a 3-pointer and nothing more.

[@daninabaxter6637]

Can someone please give Nick a huge hug!!!

[@ctk3813]

Nick Wright might pull the impossible feat of picking the same finals wrong twice

[@TheFinn24]

Show us some of Klay’s defensive stats Chris

[@CannonAbuser]

This game will be known by myself as the game where hero is saved by the townspeople

[@XSGAME4U]

If Boston's GOAL was to stop curry from getting 40, it "Worked." The Warriors HOPE Boston continues pursuing that "Goal." If they do, the Dubs will be up by 20 with 2 minutes left in game 6, hugging it out and slapping each other on the back for having achieved THEIR GOAL of WINNING an NBA Championship. And Curry and his awesome GRAVITY will be Finals MVP, even if he goes 0-25. ... And that's a fact, Jack. ... GO DUBS!

[@ccarrillo262]

steph looked a step slow, that ankle may be bothering him.. you couldnt watch that game and not notice it.

[@matthewsantos655]

Why is Nick such a Steph hater lol

[@winssports4830]

Lol Steph was doubled and hedged hard last night and they didn't play drop coverage like literally every finals team he's played ever always has and he had 16 points 8 assists 1 turnover. PG numbers.

[@Stonecoldalston]

Broussard right when he said Nick and Wilds was bitter when they said Poole don't work on half court off the back board 3s 😂 Steph literally said in pratice they be working on stuff like that when you on a team with Great Shooters I'm not surprised & Poole hit those types of shots a few times at the end of Quaters you can tell it's something they work on

[@nastv7551]

Andrew Wiggins is a upgraded Harrison Barnes

[@nayresco3678]

Curry has the best case for top 10 out of any current player outside of Lebron, which is why its talked about. No doubt he is top 15 but his case for top 10 is debatable, which is why they debate it lol You’re smarter than that Nick.

[@fanpulse5439]

Steph had the 2nd highest plus minus in game 5, so how is that terrible? He shot bad from 3 and had a good game in all other areas. Steph is top 5 all time and will always be one of the first names brought up in all future conversations when talking about the greatest players in history by the youth of today when they are older and talking to their children

[@feliperocha5098]

FACTS top 5 maybe a stretch though but I would say top 10 fr

[@christopherpaul7588]

It's not laughable! Steph carried the offense in game 4. Big difference being down 2-1 and going to Boston, then an even series in San Francisco. Steph had to save the series for the Warriors. Then finally, Boston did what everyone expected they would do, they defended Curry! They blitzed him and double teamed him, leaving other players open to make up for his lack of scoring. I don't know what point Nick is trying to make but it's ridiculous.

[@neyah69]

Can't compare this GSW team to 2018 Cavs...that cavs team was painful to watch.

[@randypage26]

This is why you never flip flop kids

[@noahleiker290]

Wow nick is hating on Steph, what a surprise 🙄 smh

[@otisls]

"He's {Curry} so dangerous, probably the most dangerous player in the league the way he can get hot... In 2017 and 2018 we blitzed him with Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson on the floor. That's how dangerous I think he is." 👁Ty Lue on Warriors' Stephen Curry, 15 Feb 2022

[@jpdag05]

I'm trying to figure out when Steph curbed Nick, bro. He's gonna be the next Skip if he keeps up all this hate.

[@YungLanxx]

Skip might be a worse Steph hater than Nick tbh lol

[@jpdag05]

@@YungLanxx agreed. He has not reached skip levels yet, but he's rising up the ranks quickly.

[@mohammedislam2591]

Allen iverson in 2001 run to the finals had bad games were his team still won. In the ecf in 2001 he went 5-27 and his team won in game 5. Lebron james 2018 carry job to the finals was impressive but he couldnt even win a game against the warriors. They discredit steph like crazy all the all time greats had bad games.

[@spenserphoenix]

Steph's team is the favourite tho, 76ers and and 18 Cavs weren't

[@SpeakHerMusic]

Steph literally still had a good game lol nick is a box score watcher

[@naesnivrae2784]

that Nick Wright punchable face at the beginning 😆😆

[@EzDeanFassassi]

I LOVE HOW MAD NICK IS 😆

[@franciscovelasco9550]

Hey nick: Maybe you didn´t notice but THE WARRIORS WON, your pick LOST (Talk about that, being WRONG yet again). And by the way, Lebron is on vacation since April, this Finals are NOT about him, it´s about Golden State and Boston, get it???

[@wezob4569]

The reverse Draymond 😂😂😂

[@softnest]

0:49 That background music just annoying

[@maxcusumano5188]

What other all time great demands defensive attention at the detriment of having his teammates wide open. Every all time great, but not ever all time great on a bad team can have his supporting cast win a finals game. If LeBron doesn’t play out of his mind in the Finals they win 0 games, they got swept when he averaged a triple double.

[@marklumar2034]

Also says a lot that he has his worst game when the rest of his team steps up and his best game when everyone else is struggling

[@kkalauli23]

I hope klay drops 60 again game 6 klay needs to show up and close this out shut everyone up

[@FarmerDAtl]

No it’s not compared to flu game he got hot when they actually needed him to. that’s it good for Steph and Warriora

[@pauljohnmarcelino2121]

MVP MVP MVP

[@fluff975]

i love jenna's little asides "....thats not a hot take...."

[@vishbegaming]

Chris Brossard’s takes on Steph during these NBA Finals are so terrible that I’m agreeing with Nick WRIGHT 😭

[@sjsupa]

Nick just cannot handle the fact that Steph is overtaking Lebron in the BB universe.

[@ElGuije]

Nick mad cause curry bout to have same amount of rings as bron

[@otisls]

“If you look back forever, there’s nobody who plays like him,” 👁says ESPN’s Hubie Brown, who has witnessed most of NBA history as a coach or analyst. “There’s nobody that size, that can shoot from that distance, shoot that percentage, go to the foul line, shoot over 90 [percent], handle the basketball like it’s part of his hand and move to wherever he wants to go and keep you off balance as a defender.” {source: Howard Beck, Sports Illustrated [1 June 2022], title: ‘Wilt. SHAQ. LeBron. Steph Curry? There's a New Definition of Dominance’}

[@cogginbenton]

off nights are not rare

[@stefansly1990]

Nick Wright jinxed the Cs by finally picking them. Should have stayed on the other side.

[@dennisdixon2062]

Wasn’t the Celtics defense. They did get one block shot on him though. It’s as simple as he missed shots. Half his attempts were wide open shots and he still missed so it wasn’t because of Celtics defense because before last nights game Steph was consistently scoring.

[@darnellsamuel8009]

It's sad the way they hate on Steph 2nd best player ever

[@willzsportscards]

Personally think a banked three should be waved off. Stupid to let a bad shot count like that, you're throwing too much luck into the equation.

[@hoopjargon]

Nick Wright only understands basketball in narratives, he had no clue what he’s looking at and I expose this dude all the time. Smh

[@altortugas5979]

No, Nick, you have not eaten enough Andrew-Wiggins-humble-pie. The Celtics tried the “anybody but Steph” defense, and Wiggins added scores on top of already leading rebounds. Bottom line, I don’t think that take after game 2 about the Celtics having the next 4 best players in the finals after Steph has held up at all. Brou, file this away into the spank-bank so you gave it to slap Nick around with the next time he says he hasn’t been wrong in an argument in the last decade.

[@timothypolanco8622]

This series is over 💯

[@ATS21198421]

So Jeff Van Gundy & Mark Jackson are wrong on Steph but Nick never played or coached basketball Wright is right huh?! 🤔🤣🤣🤣

[@Stonecoldalston]

This part of Why players get mad at media members when They got Poole numbers up and Nick said that's a player that's falling off No his role just changed don't get me wrong this finals he been down but alot of it have to do with what three warriors are doing as far as scheme

[@rayfinkle5048]

Nick, we know you are worried about Steph becoming greater than Lebron. It’s ok man. They can both be in the top 5 by the time it’s all said and done.

[@GabrielMartinez-tn8ew]

Curry is 2 MVPs and 4 FMVPs from even being close to him. Curry may tie him in rings but won’t ever come close in stats and accolades. As well as longevity

[@rayfinkle5048]

@@GabrielMartinez-tn8ew not in my opinion. Lebron didn’t change the way the world plays the game like Steph has. Lebron has also lost more finals than any other great player. Lebron also go locked up by JASON TERRY 😂😂😂. He had a super team in Miami and won 2 finals. He had a super team in Cleveland and won one chip. Now he is getting bounced out of the playoffs before they even start with another super team in LA. That’s not greatness. That’s choking. If Steph wins this year he is flush in my head. If he wins another he is ahead of Lebron. Probably why Lebron wants to play with him cause he knows it to.

[@GabrielMartinez-tn8ew]

@@rayfinkle5048 how was the Cavs a superteam ? They not the one who went 73-9. It was bron and kyrie averaging over 27 per game in the finals and love was injured in 2016 and averaged 8 points in the finals. Lakers was a dynamic duo like the rest of the league that year. Not a superteam. All AD and bron, next scorer was Pope with 9 a game in the finals. Only Miami was a superteam. And warriors KD was a superteam for Curry. His first ring he won off injuries to kyrie and move out playing vs just lebron. 2017/2018 was the KD warriors superteam, Curry gonna pass lebron for tying him in chips with 1 FMVP ? Lebron on that warriors team wins 6-8 rings with their players and coach.

[@GabrielMartinez-tn8ew]

@@rayfinkle5048 and you mention him losing a lot of finals but he was the best player in every series expect 2011. In 2014,2015,2017,2018 he averaged 30,35,34,34 and lost. What more else you want him to do ? Curry has averaged over 30 once in 6 attempts and lost once in 2019 when he lost kd and klay for some games. No one blames him but you blame lebron for losing while missing players and being the underdog while averaging over 33 per game ?

[@rayfinkle5048]

@@GabrielMartinez-tn8ew first off Kyrie, Klove, and lebron is a super team. Maybe you didn’t see Kevin Love as one but that dude was a superstar. Averaging double doubles for whole seasons like it was nothing. Second lebronwas not the best player in all of those series. KD was and is better than lebron at that stage of his career. In 2011 he was far superior to Dirk and still got clamped by Jason terry. Yes he will pass Lebron. If curry wins he will have as many chips in less tries as lebron. And when you are the “best” player on the floor and still lose yea it’s your fault. Tell that to MJ, Kobe, Magic, Bird, etc. lebron is still an all time great. But he has not had the impact that Curry has had. Just like how Kobe was great but didn’t have the impact that MJ had on the game.

[@thierryk8720]

Sometimes, Nick is too smart to the point of hurting his own argument. Warriors are not getting all these open looks if not for the gravity that Steph represents. Stating the facts is not overstating Nick!

[@Doonastar]

WTF is Nick Smoking? I think Nick just does not want Steph equalling Lebrons 4 rings if he wins it all

[@YungLanxx]

Wildes got it right

[@lasolamarcos]

Why they keep bringing Lebron, SC30 is not playing bad he have a off shooting but defense and making plays for his teammates he is same as usual they always underrated SC30 all his career since he got the rings, People says He is not clutch and thanks for Andre Igoudala and then the KD all are always underrated.

[@CovidVirgin]

Nick Wright the Karen of NBA talking heads…

[@Criminal.Lawyer.2024]

"A paycheck win"? What the fcuk is Windhorst talking about? Steph, Klay, Draymond, Looney, Poole, Kuminga, and Moody are draft picks. Porter, Payton, Bjelica, Lee, and Toscano are free market pickups and are playing for the league minimum. Andrew Wiggins is costly but no other team wanted him. JOE LACOB IS ONLY PAYING TO KEEP HIS TEAM IN TACK. The first 3 "Paycheck" teams that come to mine are the Lakers, Nets, and Clippers who over the past few years have paid big to acquire some of the league's biggest names. I just lost all respect for Windhorst who is obviously speaking on behalf of other NBA team owners.

[@sabesque...7080]

how many times we gonna call his off-nights rare?

[@JayJay-sk3iu]

What ppl didn’t get is Steph won’t continue to jack up ill advised shots if they aren’t hitting. He’ll be a decoy, or he’ll pass. He’ll find other ways to be effective, yet he doesn’t get credit for it.

[@ak15567]

This makes no sense. Either your saying he missed 9 three's that are good shots or he missed 9 ill advised contested shots. You can't have it both ways.

[@JayJay-sk3iu]

@@ak15567 It makes sense if you can read homie. It’s real simple: Curry missed 9 shots. He wasn’t hitting. At that point, continuing to take those 3s would be ill advised, because they aren’t hitting. So, he stopped. Make sense?

[@ak15567]

@@JayJay-sk3iu lmfao, so after the 9th shot it was ill advised. Not the first miss, second miss, third, miss, fourth miss, fifth miss, sixth miss, seventh miss, eighth miss, BUT THE NINTH MISS. HAHAHAHA

[@andyd2483]

Why is nick wrong still talking?

[@lasolamarcos]

Please people especially Nick Wrong😜😜😜😜 SC30 is getting all the depense attention

[@franklynmaldonadogor2]

Dicc Wrong boyfriend in his prime scored 8 points in a finals game and still calls him the “goat”

[@skylineproductions6904]

Nick shouldn’t have no negative words for GSW. You flipping worst than a gymnast

[@mrmillennium2697]

Celtics have no bench (9 pts.) White is all they got, good pick up btw. They need to address that bench in the off-season, no scorers other than White that's a problem. Draft a Wing back up who can get his own shot Small Forward who can back up Tatum and some offense for that bench.

[@jegca]

celtics switched up their defense and face guarded Curry often and dared the other GS players to beat them.. well, Klay and Wiggins did...

[@Chihaya_Anon]

That's why KD, Iggy, & Wiggins are great....coz Curry is chased down by all the Defenders giving them easy baskets.

[@Stonecoldalston]

Nick need to get over this Steph Hate