Let’s talk about why Harden and Curry performed differently in the same tiebreak battle?

In the past two days, Harden's performance in the Clippers' tie-up match and Curry's performance in the Warriors' tie-up match have once again sparked heated discussions.

is also the 2009 draft, and has also played in the league for 16 seasons, and is also a scoring expert. Curry wins in three points, and Harden wins in all aspects. Curry won four championships, while Harden did not miss the playoffs. No matter what, for fans who like them, they can always find a point to prove that their idol is the strongest. And in the comparison between the two, there is always one topic that cannot be avoided, that is, the performance of the key game!

Especially in this year's playoffs, the Clippers led by Harden lost in the tiebreak battle, and Harden's personal performance was not good. The Warriors led by Curry won the tiebreak battle, and Curry performed well. Why does this happen? Let's make an in-depth analysis.

Physical strength

Harden

Since the Clippers do not have a real power forward, Harden needs to defend Aaron Gordon and Jokic from time to time, which consumes too much of his physical strength. Besides, in the last G6 game, Harden only had two minutes off the whole game. The battle started just one day after the tiebreak, and it was on the Denver Plateau again, which was definitely a huge challenge for Harden's physical strength.

Curry

Although Curry only had a day off and played tiebreaker, the defensive pressure in Curry was much smaller. On the defensive end, Payton Jr., Hilder, Butler, Green and others helped him share the burden. Besides, the Rockets' outside line is not accurate, and Curry has no defensive pressure at all, saving a lot of energy for his offense. In every key defensive round, Curry is replaced and protected.

Teammates

Harden

In the first half of the tiebreak battle, Harden's performance was not bad, with 2 of 6 shots, scoring 7 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. However, his teammates were not good, and the Nuggets unscrupulously double-teamed Harden. The ball passed by Harden could not be returned, and his teammates could not make the ball. He was beaten 37-21 in the second quarter and even 35-19 in the third quarter. It is not difficult to understand if his teammates fail to make a shot and Harden is double-teamed and exhausted, it is not difficult to understand if he performs poorly?

Curry

In fact, Curry performed much worse than Harden in the first half of the tiebreak, and Curry only scored 3 points for 1 of 7 shots in the first half. But Hilder scored 22 points in the first half, Butler scored 8 points, and Green scored 10 points. It was their three-pointer who made three-pointers one after another that not only kept the Warriors leading, but also forced the Rockets to change their defensive strategy and relax their defense against Curry, which led to Curry's explosion in the second half.

If Curry's teammates did not make the ball in the first half, I believe the Rockets would double-team Curry more unscrupulously in the second half. Curry's performance in the tiebreak battle would be worse than Harden, and the Warriors would not win either.

It's a pity that reality is success and defeat. The performance of the loser will be infinitely amplified, while the flaws of the winner will be easily ignored.