The 2021-22 NBA regular season continues, with a focus battle between the powerful Golden State Warriors and the underdog Indiana Pacers. In the end, the more powerful Pacers used the outstanding performances of Duarte, Holliday and other main players to defeat the championship-winning Warriors in overtime 121-117. It is worth mentioning that the Loss of the Warriors in this game put Klay Thompson in a very awkward position.
In this game, the Pacers' major players played very well. Among them, the Pacers' main Duarte slashed 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, Justin Holliday angrily scored 16 points, Craig had 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, and Bitazer had 13 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. In contrast, the Warriors only had Stephen Curry to support, and one of them had 39 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Rooney contributed 13 points, 15 rebounds, 2 steals and 5 turnovers, Clay scored 12 points, and Wiggins scored 11 points.
At the start of the game, Pacers' main players Sabonis, Turner, Brogden and LeVert did not play. The Warriors opened the game with the personal abilities of Cumminga and Wiggins, and the Warriors took a big lead. Duarte then scored from mid-range and Bitazer scored to help the Pacers chase points. After Curry scored three points, Iguodala's end-of-quarter gains and assists were also frantically brushed up. Curry's three-pointers continued to fire, but Duarte helped the Pacers bite the score.
In the second half, Justin and Duarte scored three points, and Curry responded with three points. Justin led the Pacers to an offensive climax, and Rooney scored under the basket and scored from the outside of Lee to stabilize the situation. In the final quarter, Curry, Bjelica and Payton led the Warriors to an offensive climax, and the Pacers soon trailed by nearly 10 points before the Pacers broke out to tie the score. In overtime, the Warriors' generals did not feel good, and the Pacers successfully harvested the game with the excellent performance of Sykes.
It can be said that in this game, Coach Kerr has been adjusting the overall tactics of the Warriors. In order to integrate Klay Thompson into the team as soon as possible, other core players, including Wiggins and Poole, have not been forced to change their playing style. However, Clay's shooting percentage is also not very high. Wiggins and Poole's playing style has been seriously affected. Poole, in particular, not only lost his original ability to hold the ball offensively, but also dropped sharply in his shooting percentage.
Many fans shouted Cole's guidance, and Klay Thompson was never Kevin Durant. Perhaps the Warriors have had a hard time recovering from their once proud peak of the Splash Brothers, and Clay can't play such a vigorous performance after returning from injury like Durant did. Therefore, the Warriors still need to restore the previous style of play in the future to continue to maintain a better record and playoff rankings. Otherwise, blindly changing the team's tactics for Clay will not only make it impossible to brew the NBA league finale, but also may lose the original highly dominant tactical system.