Azan cut the highest in the game and was promoted to fourth in the MVP odds list; the Generals returned to lose the first game, the Clippers re-offended; Hill's three-pointer of 6 of 13 became the target of the King's fans!
Defensive problems are exposed! The away defeat to the Second Place East
The previous day just defeated the "wind and rain" Los Angeles veterans at home, the next day will be at home texas junior strong - Houston Rockets challenge, fortunately, the Chicago Bulls before because of a large number of players to trigger the health and safety regulations, got nearly a week of rest, so temporary back-to-back for them, is not much pressure.
The Houston Rockets, after completing a seven-game winning streak, slipped rapidly, with just two wins in their last six games, and after stealing a victory from the Detroit Pistons, the Rockets rushed to Chicago to prepare for their second game in a five-game away game in the East.
The Rockets' defense, like in previous years, is a defensive strategy of infinite change of defense. So, for most of the game, Bulls center Vucevic got a lot of singles chances. So far this season, Vucevic's offensive form has been very poor, especially in the long-range shooting, this game his mid-range shooting is also very bad, but because of the misplaced singles to bring paint points, and attract the bag of points, Vucevic has done a good job.
In addition, the defense with Vucevic as the pillar also did a very good job in this game, defending the Rockets from scoring for three and a half minutes. The Rockets' defense has completely exposed the problem in this game, although the players are young and physical, but the entire team's defense seems to be sleepwalking, often not looking for people when attacking and retreating, and Ball, who is not good at breaking through, has no one to make up for it in a round. At this stage, it was originally a weak stage for the Bulls, because they played too few people, but with their excellent three-point feel and many successful conversions, they won the opponent by 10 points in the second quarter, and the Bulls have maintained a double-digit lead since then, and finally lost the game 118-133.
There is no need to be too harsh on the Rockets' failures, after all, they are still in a reconstruction phase, and they will have to collect talent from the bottom of the record in the next few years, but the poor defensive discipline is something that the Rockets must improve immediately, otherwise it will be difficult to complete the real reconstruction even if they collect the best talent.
George returns to the Savior! The Clippers home hate
In fact, it is difficult for anyone to imagine that in the first game after George's return from injury, the Clippers will suffer such a rout at home, facing the Spurs, who are currently ranked fourth-to-last in the West, and George scored 25 points on 8-of-18 shooting.
This is one of the biggest drawbacks of a team that relies heavily on mid-range shots and has very few baskets, and when you can't hit those shots, you will inexplicably lose to your opponent. The San Antonio Youth Army on the opposite side played their own characteristics in the opening, they frantically rushed to the basket, finishing close in places that Zubac could not cover. In addition, the Spurs' three-pointers in this game also shot higher than the season average.
Dezhangtai Murray is the brightest star of the game, in the whole game, he made a total of 22 shots, 4 of 6 from three-point range, had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists, and showed a very comprehensive offensive technique, leading the team to play a 30-17 offensive wave in the third quarter, and finally won 116-92 to avoid a losing streak.
The king was battered and the warriors won easily
Poole and Wiggins were unable to appear in the Warriors' home game against the Kings because they violated health and safety regulations. The Kings' side was even worse, with two important rotations in the backcourt — Mitchell and Fox — both unable to play for the team for the same reason. Compared to the Warriors, the Kings are clearly the most affected side.
Even after a wave of defeating opponents in the fourth quarter, the Warriors maintained a huge defensive pressure on the ball carrier. The Kings were originally the only one who could hold the ball, and when they encountered such a defensive strategy as the Warriors, it was naturally more uncomfortable to play. In the summer with the Lakers, The scandal came out of Barty Hield, this game was very messed up by the Warriors' pinch, he created a total of 5 turnovers in the whole game, and the true plus-minus of -13 was only ahead of Barnes.
His defense has also become a loophole for the Warriors to focus on, and curry hit 9 of the 15 shots within the three-point line in this game, many of which were completed in front of Hield, and even many times it was because of Barty Hield's defensive mistakes that caused the Chaos of the Kings' subsequent defense, so that the Warriors easily played the passing cooperation.
Missing two key offensive points, the warriors' other players also chose to stand up, starting Green and "brother-in-law", a total of 19 shots, a total of 34 points, the latter is more bulletless outside the three points. Although the old "first brother" still has few shots, the knife is bloody. With the concerted efforts of the generals, the Warriors won 113-98 at home to the Kings, avoiding a two-game losing streak.
The most worrying thing now is Curry's three-point status, although not so long ago, Curry was crowned the all-time three-point king. But this year's three-point shooting rate is still the lowest than the three-point performance in the past five years (except for the bad season), and the shooting rate has not even exceeded 40%, which is not good news for Curry, who is becoming more and more magic, and the Warriors who are eager to compete for the championship.