On January 15, Beijing time, the Warriors ended their two-game losing streak with a 138-96 victory over the Bulls. This game has great significance for the Warriors, because the Warriors suffered two consecutive defeats (Grizzlies, Bucks), and the first half of the game against the Bucks was 39 points behind to create the largest half-time shame record since 1962, and it was believed that the Warriors who did not chase their dreams would be devastated, but the Warriors played a perfect offensive and defensive performance in this battle, and they let the Bulls, the first in the East, swallow a big defeat.
The Bulls had some bad luck in this game, less than 4 minutes after the opening core Zach Lavine withdrew due to a knee injury, and then announced that he would not return to this game and would undergo MRI on Saturday US time, and the Bulls' hearts seemed to be scattered at once. The Warriors led by 9 points in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, the Warriors' 41-19 climax directly stretched the point difference to 31 points, in other words, the entire second half was actually garbage time.
The Warriors scored 78 points in the first half, the highest score of the season, after the 72 points they scored in the half against the Pelicans on Nov. 5. In the third quarter, the Bulls still languished and lost another 9 points in a single quarter, and the difference between the two teams has been widened to 40 points. In the last quarter, Curry, Wiggins, Potter and Rooney did not make a debut.
Rookie Jonathan Cumminga was a highlight of the game for the Warriors, scoring 12 points in the second quarter seven minutes, 5 of 6, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 18 points after the third quarter, and 20 points after hitting a three-pointer in the final quarter, and 9 of the first 10 shooting. He finished his second career game with 20+ of 20+ on 4-of-4 shooting, with 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Meng Shen is out of the haze in this game, after he shot only 50% of his career for the first time in 8 consecutive games. The game's 7-of-15 shooting rate was only 50%, but the three-point shooting rate was 4 of 10, and the three-point shooting rate of 40% returned to normal, and the 26 minutes of the game were 19 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Klay Thompson's back-to-back second rotation was suspended, jordan Poole returned to the start, and Poole was significantly better in the starting line, scoring 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting in the first quarter, while the previous three games for Clay's bench had a high of 14 points, and the 15 points at halftime had exceeded the previous three games. In the 25 minutes of the game, he shot 8 of 19, 5 of 9 from three-point range, and finished with 22 points, 5 assists and 1 rebound, shooting 42.1% from the field and 54.5% from three-point range. The Warriors feel like they're back on track.
The Warriors started with Curry +24, Poole +38, Wiggins +18, Porter +24 and Rooney +16, totaling +120, which was a big win.
Text/Yan Xiaobai