After 941 days, Clay finally returned today, which has become the highlight of today's NBA. On the pitch, Clay is clearly paying more attention today than Curry. From the first round of all-Star voting (367743 votes, fourth in the West End), it can be seen that the fans' expectations of Clay, who has suffered injuries twice, is too much of a blow for a player. However, returning from injury, the Warriors' strength has been greatly enhanced in any case. Just today, the Warriors also defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East 94-82. Clay's return debut was eventually snatched up by his teammates...
Playing 20 minutes, 7 of 18 shooting, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist is not efficient, but for a player who almost retired, it is already very amazing. In terms of team scoring, it is second only to Curry's 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but Curry is like two in the first and second halfs. The first quarter three-pointers were 4-of-4 from the pitch, and the next three-pointers were all lost. Curry's tiger tail, Wiggins scored only 10 points, and did not control the score to about 19 points, Poole was decent, with 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but the team still won.
Judging from the game, we can see that the Warriors teammates gave Clay plenty of shooting power and trust, and the first goal Clay helped the team score with a layup that he was not good at. Later, Clay also showed a dunk, as well as three points on the outside, giving people the feeling of the familiar Clay. Because of the injury problem, Kerr controlled Clay's playing time to about 20 minutes, and from the perspective of full performance, Clay completed the task perfectly.
Just 7 seconds into the opening, Dream Green was substituted for Clay's ceremony start. What do interior defense and rebounding rely on? Relying on Looney's positivity, Looney played 29 minutes today, with 6 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block on 3-of-6 shooting, with a plus-minus of +19, second only to Curry. If the outside line is based on Iguodala, Curry and Peyton Jr., then the inside line is on Juan Er and Looney. Looney's 18 rebounds reached a career high, and many of the rebounds of Peyton Jr. and Juan'er were obtained through The Lunica position! Otherwise, Looney rebounded a decent 20+.
This season, the Cavaliers are proud of the three-high lineup, Mobley + Allen + Markkanen, the three of them played average in this game, Allen had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Mobley had 11 points and 6 rebounds, Markkanen had 9 points and 6 rebounds, and all three were below the average season contribution. Moreover, the three men's offensive rebounds are controlled within 5 in total, you know, Allen is 2 meters 11 tall, Mobley is 2 meters 13 meters tall, Markkanen is 2 meters 13 meters tall, and Looney is only 2 meters 06 tall.
Once in the finals of 19 years, Looney showed his worth. Without Looney's team, just by chasing green, the Warriors were still ravaged by the Raptors. If it weren't for Looney's shoulder injury, which didn't reach 80 percent of the state, I think the Warriors have a chance to fight with the Raptors to grab seven. Without KD, without Clay, Looney showed his worth. Just by chasing green, you can't prevent Leonard, you can't prevent Ibaka, you can't prevent Gasol Jr. As a result, Looney got a good blue-collar contract for 3 years and 15 million that summer.
Championship center McGee is gone, Scum is gone, Bo someone is gone, Damian Jones is gone, Jordan Bell is gone, but the Warriors are the only one left with diligent center Looney. Looney was a template KD player when he was at NCLA, but now he has become a pie-eating center that complements under the Kerr system! Looney is a very high-quality center, a center who will walk, and last season actually proved that Looney is a better starting center than the big smart. The author feels that it is precisely because of Looney's blue-collar dirty work, such as grabbing rebounds, such as defense, such as card slots, such as blocking and demolition, that the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers today. If I were to rate the Warriors' performance today, I would give Curry an 8.5, A Klay 9, Looney a 9.5, or even a perfect score. Today Clay's return debut was completely snatched up by Looney!