The Transformation of the Lone Ranger
How long does it take to go from an offensive team to a defensive team? The Dallas Mavericks told us with action that it only takes an offseason. After the head coach changed from Carlisle to Kidd, the Lone Ranger became a team that made a defensive foothold, ranking fourth in the league in defensive efficiency, and the team's record was also ranked fifth in the West, and the third in the West, the Grizzlies, fell in front of them twice, and those two games were fiasco. However, in this game, the Lone Ranger wants to challenge the Golden State Warriors, who are the first in the league in defensive efficiency.
Klay Thompson returned in this game, Poole is back on the bench again, and for the Warriors, their most important task at the moment is to get Klay to find a three-point feeling and reintegrate into the team as soon as possible. As long as Klay is back, the Warriors are a well-deserved first-time favorite to win the championship.
Doncic's helplessness
Steven Curry's recent three-pointer feel is very bad, the last game was 1 of 13 shots, in this situation, he made adjustments, the first quarter of the game, shot 3 mid-range jump shots, all hit, plus a three-pointer, a single quarter to get 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Wiggins also had nine points, four rebounds and one assist, the Warriors scored 29 points in a single quarter, while the Lone Rangers scored just 20 points, and Middle East Cic had 13 points, four rebounds and one assist. After returning from the second quarter, Hardaway Jr. stepped up with 10 points and 1 assist to share the pressure for Doncic.
But who would have thought that the in-form hardaway suffered a weak foot and was then helped back to the locker room by his teammates. Klay hit three three-pointers in a single quarter, the Warriors once took a 17-point lead, and Doncic saved the team again with three fouls on his back, scoring eight points, two rebounds and one assist to help the Lone Ranger narrow the gap to 12 points at the end of halftime. In the second half, although the Splash Brothers did not play much, there was Wiggins at the beginning, Poole at the end, and the Warriors scored 34 points in a single quarter, and the point difference reached 19 points.
Such a huge point difference basically declared that the game lost its suspense. After returning from the final quarter, the Warriors scored seven straight points, bringing the point difference to 26. Porzingis was directly expelled by the referee because he was angry about his bad performance, and Cuminga completely dominated the final quarter, shooting 6 of 7, 3 of 3 from three-point range, and blasted down 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block in a single quarter, helping the Warriors to win 130-92 against the Lone Rangers by 38 points, once again showing the strength of the favorite team to win the championship.
The Warriors won by 38 points
The Splash Brothers are doing very well, Stephen Curry has 18 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, although the three-point shooting is only 10 shots 2, but the mid-range 6 shots 5, so Curry is even more insoluble. Clay hit three three-pointers and also had 15 points, two rebounds and six assists. But even so, the Splash Brothers became a supporting role, Cuminga broke out in the final quarter, 17 points in a single quarter, 3 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 dunks, 22 points and 5 rebounds, 8 of 9 shooting, and only played for 18 minutes.
Wiggins miscalculated, in the case of 14 points in the third quarter, the fourth quarter originally wanted to punch 18 points, but the opponent did not retain the suspense, he directly clocked out of work in the third quarter, and the final data was fixed at 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Poole had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Bjelica had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Porter Jr. had 12 points and 6 rebounds. On the lone ranger side, Doncic only played three quarters, got 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, the state is very good, but one helper is injured, the other helper is in a slump, Porzingis shot 4 of 15, only 9 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, not satisfactory.