When did the small ball era appear, how many three-pointers Curry scored

The most representative of the NBA after entering the 21st century is the Golden State Warriors. With five years of three championships, they completely changed the traditional center forwards of big men and heavy killing in the inside, and thus relying on three-pointers from the outside, the defensive counterattacks played a beautiful and entertaining game, and also announced the end of the NBA dominant big center forward. Let’s take a look at how the era of small balls evolved!

04 Suns cannon-killing tactics were born

In that traditional era, the center was still dominated by strong play in the inside, such as the Lakers Sharks O'Neal, the Spurs' double tower combination, and the Rockets Yao Ming! They are all dominant centers. Since 2004, D. Anthony has launched a bombardment system with "fast" as the main one. At that time, Nash was the executor's field brain that promoted the executor. He was invincible with the pick-and-roll with Sir. After the pick-and-roll, Sir had a very strong ability to hit the basket. With the improvement of the system, he had a "7-second offense", and began to increase the proportion of shots on the outside, abandoned the hard chisel and mid-range position battles in the inside, and began to focus on three-point shooting and defensive counterattacks. That year, the Suns achieved the first place in the league, and averaged 110 points per game. In the era of traditional centers at that time, this score was very terrifying. Nash also won two consecutive MVPs. As strong as Kobe in the playoffs, he also lost to the Suns in the playoffs. He suffered a lot and laid the foundation for the small ball era!

Heat try small ball plays

If Nash is the promoter of small balls, then Curry must be the representative of the small ball era. From the post-Nash era, the Heat made the first attempt. From the regional joint defense after 2007-08, it can attack non-ball holders in advance. This will narrow the space of inside players again. The traditional centers of the league quietly ended. They made a large number of three-pointers with a fast pace, but they didn't understand the small ball at the time, so they still put it on blindly. Although the center and power forward can also make fast attacks, they will fall into the position from time to time and play slowly. Although they took a large number of three-pointers, their efficiency is not high. There are even center power forwards running back and forth on the court and overdrawing their physical strength. This was also an immature implementation at that time. Although James had very strong offensive firepower, basketball was still a five-person sports. One person could not defeat a team, and then he played one big and five small. James and Bosh sometimes played the center in a different way.

James and Wade can both be the initiators of tactics, with the shooting ratio, three-point ratio and defensive counterattacks increasing. Wade and James have excellent three-point shooters around him. In this year, the Heat won 27 consecutive victories, and James also won the championship! Although Wade and James were still in an immature period in those years, the threat of no-ball was not that great.

However, after the 12 season, this style of playing was learned by many teams in the league, and the game was smoother and more efficient!

Curry officially ushered in the era of small balls!

2014-2015 season was a historic year, with Curry and his Warriors setting a precedent for history. Why is the "small ball" called a small ball? It is based on a player like Curry who has historical shooting as the core. Thompson, the "Splash Brother" formed with Thompson at that time, was an excellent space 3D player at that time, who can attack and defend! Coupled with Green, who has excellent dominance and pick-and-roll, Kerr abandoned the traditional center-strike style and used a small lineup of one, four, and made a miraculous effect!

Curry scored 286 three-pointers this season and broke the single-season hit record and also set a record that he had been kept by himself. It can be seen how difficult it is! This season's finals lineup faced the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers were powerless to be beaten. Curry scored 23.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 7.7 assists and 2 steals in the regular season. He averaged 26 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game in the finals, with a shooting percentage of 44.3%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 38.5%. He defeated the Cavaliers 4-2 and won the O'Brien Cup!

It was this year that the small ball era has emerged, and Curry has become an unavoidable topic in the small ball era. His outstanding vision, accurate three-pointers, and the threat of no balls can always use a precise three-pointer to help the team win at critical moments. Curry's influence is self-evident!

(Doctor)