The West faces a focus battle, with the Warriors challenging the Jazz away. Both teams have performed well this season, with the Warriors taking the initiative in the first half, pulling the point difference into double digits and leading by 14 points at halftime; the Warriors suddenly lost their focus and were chased by the Jazz madly, and they were 5 points behind after the third quarter; in the last quarter, Wiggins broke out to help the team achieve a rebound, and as Curry scored consecutive points to help the team seal the victory. In the end, the Warriors beat the Jazz 123-116.
In this game, The Warrior Green is still absent, and Thompson has not returned, but the helpers around Curry have exploded one after another.
The Warriors played very well offensively in this game, delivering 39 assists and only 46 goals in total, which means that 39 goals were scored through passing. The Warriors scored in double figures throughout the game, including Curry with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, Wiggins with 25 points and 4 assists, Porter with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Payton II with 12 points, Iguodala with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, and Poole 10 points.
All thanks to the Warriors' offseason reinforcements and excellent vision, this time Porter started for Green, and he was once again a Surpriser. This time, Porter played 36 minutes, 9 of 14 shots, and had a comprehensive stat of 20 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, which made up for Green's gap very well. In the first quarter, Porter contributed 11 points to help the team take the lead. The 36-minute appearance was also The most Played by Porter this season, which had not exceeded 30 minutes before, and was also trusted by head coach Cole.
After the game, Kerr praised: "Porter is a very, very good player, we are lucky to have him. ”
The Warriors were indeed very lucky, Porter was still very sought-after in the offseason, some teams gave him a mid-level contract, but in the end he chose to sign a veteran salary with the Warriors. Now, he has reached a win-win situation with the Warriors, with Porter getting the chance to show himself and the Warriors having one more great player.
Really congratulations to Curry, the Warriors' vision in the selection is really very good, but also inseparable from their tactics, every player has been given the opportunity to show. In addition to Porter, Peyton II and Bjelica also shined here, and at one point they could not play; the veteran Iguodala was in a second spring, and in the Heat they thought they were going to retire, but they did not expect that there was oil in the mailbox. It was with so many role players playing, plus Curry, that the Warriors achieved the league's number one record.