Golden State Warriors have a tough run at their campaign with a record of 15-16. Defending Champions are struggling at the 11th place in the Western Conference standings. Additionally, Warriors star campaigner Stephen Curry missed out on the last two games as he injured his shoulder. Despite his absence, the Warriors managed to seal their first victory in the last six games against Toronto Raptors, thanks to 23-year-old Jordan Poole. Poole fulfilled the absence of Curry with his career-best figures. An interesting statistic on Poole diverted the NBA Twitter towards Curry.
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Poole scored his career-best of 43 points supported by Klay Thompson and Draymond Green with 17 points each. The Warriors recorded their first-ever victory without Chef Curry this season. Poole’s impressive performance in the absence of Curry raised the eyebrows of the Warriors’ fans.
Fans question Stephen Curry ‘s place on the team
As an interesting stat, Jordan Poole averages 19 points per match in the 2022-23 regular season, meanwhile, he averaged 30.8 points in the absence of Curry. NBA Twitter went haywire as fans blamed Curry for overshadowing the 23-year-old.
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One user said, “steph holds us back we gotta trade him“. Notably, Poole played only 5 games without Curry, out of which, the Warriors managed to win only one game. In Chef’s absence, Poole averages 30.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.2 rebounds.
Here are some of the reactions from the NBA Twitter.
Curry is slowing him down
— Pluto (@youarethatguy_) December 19, 2022
Bring Steph off the bench 🤣
— Nowhere to go (@mtnow_) December 19, 2022
curry was holding him back
— 💔 (@ddanniok7) December 19, 2022
nah curry is ruining his career
— 6 𓃵 (@buck3tsahil) December 19, 2022
Thrives without Steph which means he been holding him back lmao
— Stephen Curry (@AsianStephCurry) December 19, 2022
While fans question, Stephen Curry has an average of 30 points in the current season. Although there isn’t any official information regarding Curry’s return, the legend is free from any surgical procedure for the injury. He said, “Knowing that it wasn’t going to need surgery or anything like that was great news” when he met the reporters at Wells Fargo Center.
Despite all the noise, the Warriors’ camp needs to find the right mix for their upcoming matches to secure their spot in the Play-Offs.
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Jordan Poole steps up
Warriors’ shooting guard, who signed his hefty $140 million contract during the pre-season has come in handy for the side. After the game against the Raptors, Poole said to the media, “Everybody needs to step up you know when like one of our leaders goes down“. He further appreciated everyone on the roster who came in support for the victory.
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Now that, Jordan Poole is stepping up for the warriors, let us know the perfect mix that Warriors’ camp can opt in the comment section!