NBA regular season, the Warriors against the Pelicans, the strength gap between the two teams is very large, but Curry, Green, Anderson due to injury rotation, so that the Warriors can only rely on Wiggins to lead the team, although the whole team still has 5 people to score in double figures, but the lack of two core Warriors or regret to lose to the Pelicans by 5 points, suffered the first consecutive defeat of the season, the team ranking also dropped to the second place in the league, surpassed by the Suns.
From the perspective of the whole game, the Warriors lack Curry and Green, played really badly, 5 minutes before the opening, only rely on Wiggins to get 3 points, and the Pelicans because of their weak strength, did not seize any opportunities at all, Ingram took the lead for the Pelicans to score, and then Wiggins felt very good, he led the Warriors to maintain a 5-point lead in the first quarter, to the second quarter the Warriors again encountered a scoring drought, and the Pelicans seized the opportunity to directly surpass the score, to the third and fourth quarters, the Warriors' offense was always suppressed by the Pelicans, With the Pelicans hitting a 7-0 offensive surge, the Warriors could only accept a loss on the road.
The Warriors had 5 people scoring in double figures, Wiggins scored 21 points to become the highest scoring player on the team, the team's lack of shooting rate became the main reason for the loss, they shot less than 40%, only 87 shots 27, three points is only 33 shots 7, there are 22 assists, can not fully activate the attack of all the team, Poole is down again, 14 he has 3 of 3 completely unsatisfactory fans. The Warriors suffered their first losing streak since the season.
Compared to the victory of the game, many fans are very worried about Curry's injury situation, in the last game against the Lone Ranger, Curry broke through, defending his Smith suspected of stretching his legs, causing Curry's knee to touch Smith's knee, Curry suffered a quadriceps contusion, Smith's leg extension action caused a lot of fans to be dissatisfied, but the referee on duty did not make a relevant response, Curry also because of this injury, the Warriors for safety, this choice to take a break curry, after all, their goal this season is to go further in the playoffs, Very one or two regular season games.
After the game, Warriors coach Kerr said about Curry's injury, Kerr said: Curry felt obvious pain in the morning, and did a series of checks, no big problem, is expected to return in Sunday's game against the Cavaliers, this game let him choose to rest is to allow Curry to rest well, to provide him with a better mental buffer, not to affect the next game. Cole's words reassured fans, after all, Curry is healthy, and fans can see his more wonderful performance.
Curry is injured, Kerr also talked about the next team lineup adjustment, Kerr said: Thompson will return soon, the team will adjust the new lineup, Curry and Thompson's combination is very special, because they have a good threat on the outside, can attract other players on the team to open up space, so that the team's strength can be greatly improved. According to previous news, Thompson will return against the Cavaliers, and he will re-lead the team with Curry. Thompson's return can effectively reduce the burden on Curry, Curry is relaxed, and the Warriors can be stronger. Together, we look forward to the comeback of the Splash Brothers and the Warriors' all-new starting lineup.