Beijing time on January 10, today, the NBA ushered in a focus battle, the two sides are the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers. The two teams have been old rivals for many years, clay has returned this battle, the Chase Center is caught in a mountain tsunami of carnival, and the home fans are obviously much more than in the past games. Despite not playing in 941 days, Kerr gave Clay enough respect to make it to the start with Wiggins, Green and Rooney. Clay has just returned, and the feel is not too good, and only one goal has been hit in the first 5 shots.
However, under Clay's control, Curry was given more opportunities to shoot in the open position. At the end of the first half, led by the Splash Brothers, the Warriors led the opponent by five points at 51-46. Curry's recent hand feel is not very good, this game, he staged a good play of the return of the king, the end of the first half, he played 18 minutes 12 of 6, 8 of 4 three points, cut 18 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, plus or minus +8 the highest in the game. Under Clay's brilliance, Curry played well, shooting 4 of 4 three-pointers in eight minutes, hitting all two free throws, and scoring 14 points and 1 board.
Clay's side finally warmed up after many times of iron, and at the end of the second quarter of the game, after being replaced, Aaron was singled, he changed direction and accelerated to break through the inside line, pressing the sentry barrier to Stevens and Markkanen, who came to make up for the defense, this time the barrier once again ignited the atmosphere of the home stadium, and the cheers of the fans followed, and the Warriors fans have waited for this moment for too long. At the end of the first half, Clay also blocked Garland's mid-range shot, which was obviously a good goal, but the referee "did not understand the style" and directly blew Clay foul.
Judging from the rhythm on the court, although Clay's pace is much slower than before, his basketball IQ, the feeling of the game, is still stable in defense, and he does not eat at all. In the first half, he played 8 minutes and 46 seconds, 3 of 9, 4 of 3 three points, contributed 7 points, made a mistake, plus or minus of 0, so that Clay also ushered in a milestone, his career total score exceeded 12,000 points, one point away from 1800 three-pointers. Clay's comeback has three distinct effects on the Warriors, first, to attract defensive attention for Curry, second, to improve the team's overall defense, and third, to provide additional offensive firepower.
Among the Warriors' starters, Wiggins was 2 of 6 in the first half, with 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, except for the Splash Brothers and The Mouth Brothers, Dream Chase and Rooney did not get, but Rooney had 9 rebounds and 3 assists. Off the bench, Payton was as steady as ever, with 4-of-5, 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Porter 2-of-6 with 4 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. For the Cavaliers, Stevens scored 13 points and 2 rebounds on 6-of-6, Garland had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Mobley had 6 points and 4 rebounds, Allen had 7 points and 4 rebounds, and Luck had 1 of 6 with 2 points and 7 rebounds.