On January 6, Beijing time, the Lone Rangers defeated the Warriors 99-82 at home to win four consecutive games. The Lone Rangers' roster was very incomplete in this game, with five players, including Porzingis, Burke, Thomas Jr. and Boban, who were unable to play, and the team used a set of residual teams to face the Warriors. It's hard to imagine that the Lone Rangers had to have an advantage throughout the game with an incomplete lineup, and they were at most 14 points ahead of the dominant team. In the final moments of the final quarter, the team also held a double-digit lead. In the end, the Lone Rangers also beat the Warriors at home, continuing their winning streak, and the Warriors lost the game on the road.
The overall performance of the Lone Rangers in this game was very good, when 5 players could not play, the team played very well in both offensive and defensive ends, and on the offensive end, the team relied on Doncic's personal ability and passing, which very well led the other players of the team to play. Doncic's form was very good this game, he had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and he played very well, and on the night of the nowitzki jersey retirement, Doncic defended the home court and led the team to beat the Warriors.
In addition to Doncic, Hardaway Jr., Brunson and Smith also scored in double digits. With multiple players unable to play, the Lone Rangers came together to play a fluid team offense. In the end, they also managed to win the game at home, with four consecutive wins, and the team's current record has reached 20 wins and 18 losses.
Compared with the Lone Rangers, the Warriors' performance in this game is not ideal, in the case of a relatively complete lineup, they have not been able to play their own level, whether on the offensive end, or on the defensive end, the team's performance is not ideal, in the game, the team has always lagged behind the Lone Rangers. Although the team narrowed the score gap to single digits in the third quarter, unfortunately, they were not able to close the point difference further. On the defensive end, it has never been able to limit the play of the Lone Rangers, coupled with the team's offensive continuity is not strong, and finally the Warriors lost to the Lone Rangers on the road, missing 3 consecutive wins.
Curry's performance in this game is again crotch-pulling, and after scoring 9 points on 3-of-17 and 10-of-10 three-pointers in the last game, Curry is still in a slump against the Lone Rangers. He shot 5-of-24 from the field, 1 of 9 from three-point range, had only 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and played poorly in two consecutive games. The Warriors didn't have Wiggins and Poole able to step up to help the team as they did in the previous game, and the two players weren't in great shape this game. When Curry, Wiggins and Poole were underperforming, the Warriors also had a hard time beating the Lone Rangers, and they eventually lost the game.
And the team lost this game, Curry needs to bear the main responsibility, his recent performance is too bad, personal shooting stability is not enough, and in the case of his own shooting feel, he will insist on shooting three points, in the way of playing did not make changes, such performance compared to the beginning of the season to play a sharp decline. And the Warriors want to get back on track and win more wins, and Curry needs to adjust his form as soon as possible.