Curry pulled, scoring just nine points on 3 of 17 games against the Heat; Durant also pulled, and the Grizzlies were only 8 of 24 in the game. However, on the day when the two superstars pulled their crotches at the same time, the Nets and Warriors had different lives, the Nets suffered a fiasco in the fourth Grizzlies in the West, and the Warriors had a thrilling victory over the fourth Heat in the East!
Today's two games between the Warriors and the Nets are also a microcosm of the performance of the two teams this season; the Warriors have achieved an excellent record of 7 wins and 2 losses against the top four teams in the East and West this season, while the Nets have faced the top four teams in the East and West combined to win 0-7.
The same championship-level team, why is the performance of the Nets and warriors playing strong teams this season showing a huge contrast?
From the configuration point of view, the Nets were recognized by all parties as the strongest team before the start of the season; even if the Nets have lost Irving's salary since the beginning of the season, the Warriors have also lost The Buddha.
From the perspective of the impact of the epidemic, the Nets' most difficult time was because there were not enough people to make up, and the game was postponed. The Warriors' only game postponement this season is because the Nuggets have not made enough people. Even if buddha and Wiseman, who have not yet returned, when playing the sun, without Poole, Wiggins, and Iguodala still wins; the last game to play the Jazz, without dreaming Green, still won.
From the point of view of being affected by the new rules, Curry has never sentinel, Harden did not whistle at first, and after recent weight loss, he has strength in his legs and the whistle is back.
From the perspective of the schedule, the Number of strong collisions at the beginning of the Warriors' season is also more than that of the Nets...
Judged by any angle, the Warriors had more difficulties at the start of the season than the Nets. So why did the Warriors bite down on multiple strong collision games and still lead the league, while the Nets kneel as soon as they encountered a strong collision game? The difference between the two lies mainly in the system.
Curry's personal offensive efficiency this season is not as anti-natural as last season'; but in the Warriors' system, Curry is not only the starting point and terminator, but also an important firepower diversion point. Under the huge constraint of "Curry Has Gravity", the other players of the Warriors have a lot of no-ball running on the court, chasing dreams, Iguodala, Poole, Wiggins, Looney can all transition the ball. In this system of people moving the ball and everyone quickly sharing the ball, Poole became a favorable contender for the fastest improving player of the season, Iguodala rejuvenated the second spring, Ander became a stable mid-range killer, and also shot 40% of the three-point shooting rate. On the other hand, the Nets' offense is Harden singles, Durant singles, Mills singles, and others watching from the sidelines... Therefore, from the perspective of the game, the Nets have a lot of unreasonable strong shots, and the offense plays purely personal ability; while the Warriors' game will export a lot of empty opportunities.
Of course, there are many stars, and it is possible to brush high scores by relying on the singles of stars; and Nash has also put the focus of transforming the team on the defensive end this season, so he will say after playing the Grizzlies that the Nets are a defensive team, and winning depends on defense.
Objectively speaking, the Nets' defensive efficiency this season has improved significantly compared to last year; but when Curry, Alphabet, Embiid, DeRozan, Morant and other top players face the Nets, they can efficiently cut high scores, and the Nets have been spent again and again in the game of strong collisions, which shows that the Nets' defensive resources are simply not enough to support and compete with strong teams. And a defensive team that can lose 30 rebounds in a game is absolutely impossible to win. On the other hand, the Warriors, who have never said that they are defensive teams, have been at the top of the league in defensive efficiency since the beginning of the season, and many teams have lost their crosshairs against the Warriors...
At the beginning of the season, the preseason won all, the outside world said that the Warriors were lucky; at the beginning of the season, the Warriors won consecutive victories, and the outside world said that the Warriors encountered all the weak teams; but when the season was nearly halfway, in addition to the Bucks did not encounter, other strong teams won over and over again, and the operation of the Warriors management offseason and the internal excavation of the coaching staff were more and more recognized. On the other hand, the Nets, such a good configuration, but in the direct collision with the strong team is not competitive; so behind the gap between the Nets and the Warriors system, it also fully reflects the huge gap between Nash and Kerr.
In the past, Kerr was always complained that he did not maximize curry's value, but Cole's use of Curry and Budenholzer's use of letters have the same points, they are maximizing the protection of the health of core players, so that their core players can play the most efficient performance on the field. In contrast, Nash used Harden to death last season, allowing Harden to suffer the worst injury of his career, and this year he began to use Durant to death. Whenever the Warriors encounter trouble in the game, Kerr's time to call a timeout is generally timely, and his suspension can often have an effect; in contrast, once the Nets encounter difficulties, Nash will become a VIP spectator on the sidelines, and he simply can't come up with a solution to the problem.
Since Nash took over the Nets, about his pre-game preparations, on-the-spot adjustments and then employment, he has been sprayed on the hot search by Chinese and American netizens again and again! With a good hand in hand, Nash just doesn't know how to play, he has become the closest "spectator" to the court again and again, and if the Nets don't change coaches, the championship will not dream.