When the Golden State Warriors are dialed in from distance, there is no good way to defend them.
We've all seen it before. Stephen Curry gets in his zone, fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson joins him and the defense's priority changes.
Suddenly, getting a stop is no longer important. At that point, the goal becomes simply making it out alive.
"Nothing you can do," Dwyane Wade said after Curry torched his Miami Heat for 36 points and eight triples earlier this season, per The Associated Press (via ESPN.com). "You contest it and hope he misses."
Golden State's gunners can leave defenses feeling awfully helpless. Curry is hitting 39.2 percent of his long-range looks, which puts him behind three of his teammates: Andre Iguodala (43.6), Thompson (41.8) and Harrison Barnes (41.7).
The Dubs get 8.5 triples a night out of that four-headed monster and 9.6 as a team (second overall). Their collective 39.0 percent success rate is third-best in the league.
The potential potency of this attack can cause some a sleepless night before a game and an even longer one the night of.
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Article written by Zach Buckley
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