The Christmas war, because it is full of points of view, is called the "NBA Spring Festival Gala" by fans, but this year's Christmas war is slightly deserted because of the flood of security protocols. The top battle between the Warriors and the Suns in the West, the previous two-game battle between the two sides was very exciting, and today's game will also determine who can reach the top of the West. The Warriors almost truncated most of the teams because of the safety agreement, and the Suns were all-in, so it seems that the Suns should be a team with a bigger win, but in the end, they successfully defeated the Suns to reach the top of the West.
In this game, the Warriors can be described as a three-army life, and the team played the best performance of the season. In addition to Curry's steady play, Payton II, Cu mingjia and Otto Porter became players who stepped forward, and in the case of Curry's unusually low efficiency today, the Warriors could still beat the Suns, Porter was the first to take the lead, and in the last moment, Porter was possessed by Chamberlain, scoring 10 points to help the Warriors win the game. Today's game is of great significance to the Warriors, and Payton has officially received the Warriors' approval - according to the Warriors reporter, the Warriors are discussing an early contract extension with Payton II, and the Warriors plan to complete the renewal with him with a contract of about 3 years and 10 million US dollars.
In the last Game of the Warriors against the Grizzlies, Payton blasted down the team's second highest score of 22 points and contributed a key three-pointer, and today Payton continued to be in good shape, cutting 14 points and 8 rebounds, which was the first contributor to Locking Booker. Since the beginning of this season, Payton's performance has skyrocketed, from the beginning of the water dispenser player, to later become a small ball inside line, and now can contribute a stable three-point lethality. The past two games have left Payton II with a statement that "He can't play at the top of the game," and if he can maintain his recent three-point performance, then he will become one of the warriors' core rotation players. At present, Payton II's contract is an insecure contract, and if the Warriors decide to renew it, it means that his contract is about to be converted to a formal contract, which means that the Warriors are basically unable to make room for reinforcement through layoffs. Payton II is on the verge of becoming the Warriors' last official entry this season.
Previously, the Warriors had considered bringing in an interior player in the middle of the season to reinforce, and with the sudden rise of Payton II, the Warriors were caught in a dilemma - layoffs were unbearable, and the problem of the interior line was imminent. After the renewal of Payton, the only player the Warriors can give up is gone, and Anderson and brother-in-law Damien Lee cannot leave. Sure enough, the Warriors still chose to believe in Wiseman, believing that his comeback would alleviate the Warriors' internal height problem. On the other hand, today the Warriors also found a textbook for defending Ayton, and after three games, Kerr already has a good idea of how to defend Ayton - cutting off the outside player and his previous passing route, and the role of not receiving the ball Ayton is limited to the second offense.
In addition to this, the Warriors have a windfall today. The forward combination of Cummingia and Otto Porter seems to solve all of the Warriors' problems now and in the future. According to pre-season predictions, Ku Mingjia's training cycle will be very long, and he will not make a positive contribution to the Warriors in a short period of time, but Ku Mingjia has only used 30 games to adapt to the intensity of the game and use his strength to win a place in his rotation lineup. Relying on the top outside single defense ability + super interior line finishing ability, Ku Mingjia is enough to gain a foothold in the NBA, and it can be expected that in the playoffs where the strength of the confrontation is soaring, Ku Mingjia will get more opportunities to play. The combination of Porter and Cuminga's forwards, one good at offense and the other focused on defense, solved the Warriors' forward reserve problem, which also proposed a solution for the Warriors in the future.
The upcoming renewal of Wiggins has been plaguing the Warriors management - the contract that does not give the maximum salary can not keep him, the contract that gives the maximum salary locks the future, and the Warriors are in a dilemma. Now that Porter and Cummingia have given the answer, the Warriors can keep Porter on a $10 million contract, and after two years of training, Cummingjia is enough to replace most of Wiggins' role, and this forward combination is not impossible. Kutang added a front-line combination, and the Warriors' lineup still has enough championship competitiveness. But if the Warriors win the championship this year, then they will not hesitate to renew Wiggins...