On January 15, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's focus game, the Warriors will take on the Bulls on the road. As of today, the Warriors are 2nd in the West with 30 wins and 11 losses, and the Bulls are 1st in the East with 27 wins and 12 losses.
Before the game began, the Warriors officially announced today's starting lineup: Curry, Poole, Porter, Wiggins and Looney! Today the Warriors have 4 players who can't play, they are: Green, Thompson, Payton, Wiseman.
It can be seen that compared to yesterday's game, Poole and Porter replaced Thompson and Payton as the starting point. In yesterday's game, Payton left the court with a back injury at the start of the game, and Warriors coach Kerr made it clear after the game that he would not play in today's game.
Thompson, on the other hand, did not play back-to-back on the road because he had just returned. Since his comeback, Thompson has played in three games, averaging 20 minutes per game, averaging 14 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting 35.7% from the field and 35% from three-point range. Apparently, Thompson is still some time away from getting back in shape. For protection, before the Warriors went on the road, Kerr said Thompson would only play one game back-to-back on the road.
In yesterday's game, the Warriors lost 99:118 to defending champion Bucks. Whether it is Curry or other players, the performance in this game is very unsatisfactory, Curry only 4 of 11 has 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and he has shot less than 50% of the shots in 8 consecutive games. On the NBA's official MVP list, Curry has fallen to the 6th position.
For the entire Warriors, they're in the toughest part of the season. They have lost four of their last five games, dropping to no. 2 in the West, 1.5 wins behind the Suns and just 1.5 wins ahead of the Grizzlies. If they don't win today, they'll suffer their first three-game losing streak of the season!