On January 5, Beijing time, the Warriors' 138-96 victory over the Bulls ended a two-game losing streak, and the overall trend of the game was as follows: one person was absent, one person was injured, one person broke out, plus a group of duels warriors won, casting the final big victory.
Curry 19+2+2, Warriors 42 points slaughter bulls
First, Klay Thompson is absent.
Wiggins heavily buckled
Clay's suspension will affect the strength of the team, but the teammates do not have to worry about how to integrate Clay into the system, and after returning to the tacit understanding system that has been established in the first half of the season, everyone is playing freely. Wiggins contributed 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-11, Poole contributed 22 points and 5 assists on 8-of-19, Curry contributed 19 points by 4 of 10 even if he was taken care of by the Bulls, and the Warriors' offensive rhythm returned to normal, and it has formed a suppression of the Bulls, and then two impromptu emergencies came.
2. Lavin retired from injury.
LaVine voluntarily fouled back in the locker room
The game was only 3 minutes and 32 seconds offensive, the Bulls were only 10-14 behind, Lavin spoke to him before Curry received the ball, there was the above picture, Curry received the ball did not push the attack, but waited for Lavin to pat his ass to take the initiative to foul, then, Lavin directly returned to the locker room, and then the front reported that Lavin suffered a knee injury And the game did not return.
The Bulls are currently able to rank first in the East, and the combined effect of Lavine and DeRozan, especially LaVine, who not only has a stable three-point sniper ability, but also has the ability to impact the basket and defensive output, which is the details that DeRozan can show the unsolved mid-range, one of the main elements of the Bulls' good performance, he is absent in this game, and the team is not able to respond to the Warriors.
The above two points have already tilted the game, and as a result, Cuminga has become the X factor of the game.
3. Cuminga outbreak.
Cuminga's talent needs no further elaboration, and today he happens to be in excellent condition, how good is it? The most typical one is:
Cumminga steals counter-attack dunks
The Bulls attacked, Cummingga assisted in Vucevic, who returned the arc top Matt Thomas, Cuminga returned to defend the steal, and then in the two-man defense, an acceleration directly over the two-man sandwich defense completed the heavy buckle, showing his talent to the fullest. In the whole game, Cumminga hit 25 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks on 10 of 12 of 12, especially in the second quarter, 5 of 6, which was the key for the Warriors to lead by 11 points from 37-28 and directly widen the point difference to 59-35.
The above three points are the changing factors of this game, and there is another major element in this - the internal showdown.
Without Lavin, the Bulls need someone to help DeRozan, and Vucevic, as a former All-Star, deserves to play that role. One of the biggest reasons for the Warriors' four defeats in the past five games, the Lone Rangers, Pelicans, Grizzlies and Bucks, all of them have high-sized interior bully Rooney's slow movement and lack of athletic talent.
Rooney buckles heavily
And in this game, when Vucevic and Rooney played, the picture is as shown above, although Vucevic's 19 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists data is gorgeous, but Rooney contributed 10 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists in 4 of 5 to respond strongly, when the Warriors' inner line is no longer a short board, and Rooney's 6 offensive rebounds have even become an advantage, Curry's outside advantage is highlighted, and in the third quarter, Curry has two three-pointers, 19 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists directly clocked out of work.
As mentioned above, the Warriors slaughtered the Bulls with 42 points, of which Vucevic could not take on the Bulls' internal responsibilities, and only a draw with blue-collar Rooney was the top priority, which is why the recent US media reports that the Bulls want to use Kobe White to seek a trade, they have to find a better offensive and defensive interior line for Lavin and DeRozan to reinforce.