On January 15, Beijing time, the Warriors defeated the Bulls 138-96 on the road, ending a two-game losing streak, while the Bulls suffered two consecutive defeats. In this game, Klay was absent, Poole returned to the starting lineup, and the Warriors also found their own rhythm of playing at the beginning of the season, playing well on the offensive end, and they scored 78 points in the first half, leading the Bulls by a large margin. In the third quarter of the game, the team further widened the point difference, and won by 9 points again in the single quarter, widening the score gap to more than 40 points. In the last quarter of the game, both sides replaced the main force, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Warriors beat the No. 1 Bulls in the East by 42 points on the road, ending their losing streak.
In this game, the Bulls played very sluggishly, after the last fiasco to the Nets, the team was not able to regain form in this game, they did not play well in a row, and the defensive performance was sluggish, they were powerless against the Warriors' offense, and many times, they could only watch the Warriors finish scoring. In addition, LaVine was injured in this campaign, and he withdrew from the game after playing less than 4 minutes, and his injury greatly affected the overall performance of the team, which also led to a decline in the competitiveness of the team. In the game, the Bulls were also unable to match the Warriors' offensive intensity, and in the end, the Bulls lost to the Warriors again, losing to the Warriors and the Nets by consecutive big scores, and the team's recent state was not ideal.
In this game, DeRozan had 17 points and 7 assists on 5-of-10 shooting, Vucevic had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists on 9-of-13 shooting, and Ball also had 15 points. But it was because of the crotch pull performance on the defensive end that the team eventually lost to the Warriors at home and suffered a losing streak.
On the Warriors side, Klay was absent from this game, Poole returned to the starting lineup, and after he returned to the starting lineup, he recovered in terms of personal status, and the Warriors also found the way to play at the beginning of the season, the team performed very well in sharing the ball, the whole team was able to complete the score on the court, the Warriors also played a smooth team offense, and the Warriors played well in the face of the Bulls' defense.
In this game, the Warriors scored 6 in double figures, of which Curry scored 19 points, Poole contributed 22 points, Wiggins efficiently got 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-11 shooting, and Kuminga, who came off the bench, also scored 25 points.
Judging from the game, it is clear that the Warriors performed better without Klay, and after Clay's comeback, this disrupted the overall rhythm of the team to a certain extent, so that the team was not on the right track on the offensive end. After Klay's absence, the Warriors also immediately played the performance of the past, in terms of overall competitiveness is stronger than before. For now, Clay has not integrated into the team's tactical system after his comeback, and he wants to help the team win more games in the game, and Clay still needs to work hard in terms of integration. Other players need to adapt to the team's tactical changes after having Klay so that the Warriors can get better.