The Warriors and Timberwolves continued their preseason in China this past week with a pair of games in front of the ever-growing population of Chinese NBA fans. The two teams met for the second time on Sunday after a 111-97 win by the Wolves on Thursday, but in the second preseason matchup the it was all Golden State.
Leading the way for the Warriors was Steph Curry, who was making his second trip to China this year after taking an Under Armour trip through Asia with stops in China, Korea, and elsewhere. Curry dominated with 40 points, six rebounds, and eight assists despite only playing for three quarters.
If there were for some reason any concerns about a championship hangover or the Warriors managing to take a step back in 2017-18, their offense appeared to be fully operational and just as dynamic and lethal as a year ago in the exhibition. Curry and company put on a show, with the highlights of Curry’s action in the video below.
Curry wasn’t just lighting it up from deep against the Wolves. He looked great driving to the basket and making some tough layups with contact and also dropping some absolute dimes after collapsing the defense. His vision and passing ability is often overlooked, but that, combined with his growth as a ball-handler and driver, is what makes him so dynamic and dangerous.
Driving lanes get opened up because defenders have to respect him as the greatest three-point shooter in league history, and for defenders, when he’s in that kind of a zone, there are no good decisions because he is going to beat you in some way. Basically, the league is, once again, going to have serious problems even containing the Golden State offense again.
(h/t Ball is Life)
