The sky is blue, water is wet, grass is green.<\/p>\n
Steph Curry \u2014 on a minutes restriction against the Washington Wizards and coming off the bench in the second half after starting the game \u2014 was brought back in the third quarter at the 7:16 mark, in place of Trayce Jackson-Davis. Shifting to the center position, therefore, was Draymond Green, allowing the Warriors to speed up their play while allowing for more switchability on the defensive end.<\/p>\n
Curry had just come back from two ankle twists he suffered against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors went 3-0 without him, in what was an encouraging display of their roster depth. But despite the success, the Golden State Warriors needed Curry back, for he\u2019s their only source of consistent shot creation and remains the fulcrum of their offensive attack. There\u2019s only so much they can do without him \u2014 and only a matter of time till they hit an obstacle only he can help overcome.<\/p>\n
Upon Curry\u2019s return to the floor in the third quarter, the Warriors did not waste much time running a staple action for him: a classic Curry-Green high pick-and-roll, with two defenders attaching themselves to Curry, the ball finding its way to Green in the short roll, and Green finding Jonathan Kuminga on the lob in a classic 4-on-3 situation the Warriors have seen countless of times beforehand:<\/p>\n