Stephen Curry y Kevin Durant They have started the season at full speed, leading Warriors and Nets with authority, respectively, and confirming themselves as the great offensive threats of the NBA. Not in vain, both lead the scorers table, and they do it by tracing that statistic: 544 points in 19 games played and a mean of 28.6 points. A paradoxical technical draw from two of the League’s greatest geniuses.
They are two of the great offensive threats of the NBA and They have reached those figures, each exploiting their best virtues. The of Curry, obviously, it’s the triples. In the last win against the Clippers, the point guard scored seven (7/13) beating his own personal best of 3s in the first 19 games of the season (105/248). He shoots a lot from that distance, but with a large percentage (42.3%).
In fact scores more points from shots of three than two (74/136) And it is very reliable from the free kick with 81/86 (94.2%)This aspect is important because he receives many fouls and goes to the line a lot. In addition, it averages 5.8 rebounds despite being a point guard, distributes 6.8 assists and recovers 1.8 balls per game. The only mole on your stat sheet is losses. He has already 62 in 19 games (3.3 on average).
Curry throws 13.1 shots of three per game and averages 5.5
Kevin Durant, meanwhile, scores more than two points 161/271 than three (37/90). just take off 4.7 times per game from that distance and promedia 1.9. Do not lavish as much as Curry, who shoots 13.1 and averages 5.5. Durant does go much more to the free throw line than that of the Warriors; 111/130 (88,2%). And also averages more rebounds (7.6), but less assists (5.4). Steals fewer balls than Stephen (0.7), but incurs less losses (3.1).
They are two scoring machines, and If they continue at this rate, they are two of the great favorites to qualify for the MVP of the season award.. It will all also depend on how your teams finish. In that race heThe Warriors have an advantage right now, because they present the best balance in the League (18-2), while the Nets lead the Eastern Conference with a worse balance (14-6). The duel between those who were teammates on the Warriors is servido.