At 124-120, the Warriors reversed the 17-point victory over the Spurs on the road, and the Warriors won seven straight.
This victory is not easy to come by, and even optimistic Warriors fans may not be able to think of the plot trend of this battle, because the Warriors lineup is too "cruel".
Curry, Klay Thompson, Wiggins, Porter, Draymond Green, Iguodala, Bjelica, Wiseman.
The above is the list of absent players of the Warriors against the Spurs, or due to rotational suspensions, or due to injuries, in short, the lack of major generals caused by active + passive.
8 people do not play, the lineup is less than half, the Warriors want to make up manpower, such as Weatherspoon, the last time he played for the Warriors was on January 6, and then went to develop the league, the Warriors are really short of people in this game, they will recall Weatherspoon, pieced together a 9-man rotation.
The ultimate element of NBA game competition is human resources, and the Warriors and Spurs have similarities in the basic concept of the tactical system, both of which create shooting opportunities through moving and passing, but there is a difference in specific execution, the Warriors are passing cuts, and the Spurs are sudden points.
The Spurs are the third-most average team per game this season, using the assault to compress the opponent's defense as a tactical starting point for passing balls, averaging the league's first assist per game. The Warriors assisted the league second, and their passing ball was based on high-level strategy, bottom line empty cutting, and outside cover to receive the ball and shoot. Relatively speaking, the Spurs' play style is simpler and rougher, and the Warriors are more elaborate.
The delicate playing style requires corresponding staffing, and the Warriors' game is obviously not ideal in terms of personnel conditions. If nothing else, just to say that among the top five players in the team who have averaged three-point shots per game this season, only Poole plays against the Spurs, which in theory has a great obstacle to the space for tactical operation, the game is destined to be difficult to play, and if it is lost, it is reasonable.
So it's not surprising when the Warriors trail by up to 17 points, which makes the reversal even more surprising. Kerr played in the fourth quarter on the lineups of Poole, Lee, Moody, Cumminga and Chiosa, and they filled up their defensive mobility, allowing the Spurs to score 33+ in the first three quarters, and only scored 16 points in the final quarter, shooting 31% from the field and 1-of-8 from three-point range.
Defensive things, there are system factors, but pay more attention to attitude, the Warriors are the most efficient defensive team in the league, Kerr's tactics are important, the players' hard work is also essential, if you walk like some teams that are blocked in the New Year, you will be broken by the opponent.
Yesterday's team, today's warriors, forming a sharp contrast, do not fight, the result of the game is the most direct embodiment. You spelled, and there is hope. No fighting, only despair.
Kerr dared to use the "three-team" lineup and the Spurs to play, on the one hand, there is indeed injury pressure. "We really had injuries to deal with, Curry injured his toe in the third quarter of the last game, Wiggins's back tightened," Kerr said, "we were hoping Potter could play this game, but he also had back discomfort." It would be wise to give the injured two more days of rest before the next game arrives. ”
Injuries exist objectively, but not every injured person is serious enough to play the game, such as Curry, according to Cole, he played the Rockets in the third quarter and injured his toe, but in the fourth quarter of that game, Curry shot 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting. If this is a playoff against the Spurs, Curry can go up nine times out of ten, but this time it is not, and the Warriors think about the problem further.
Before the Warriors against the Spurs, they were three wins behind the first sun in the West and four wins ahead of the third Grizzlies in the West, and it was difficult to chase the sun, and it was not easy to be caught by the Grizzlies. Against the Spurs is the third game the Warriors have played in the last 4 days, or back-to-back on the road, which is already a load management red light schedule, the Warriors will not take risks, even if Curry may only have a slight discomfort to the toes, Wiggins's back is not a big problem, but it is better to take a break.
The regular season record is not unimportant, but it is also necessary to do what they can, the Warriors pursued 73 wins in 2016, and the result was that the regular season played too much, and the physical fitness slot and the status bar were filled prematurely, and the result was to play to the end of the Finals.
With the Warriors' combat strength, in the West Bao'er Chong Yi is very stable, they have the conditions to use the second half of the regular season to do something to pave the way for the playoffs, let Curry and Wiggins rest moderately, while in The Thompson link is gradual, Tang Shen also needs to play to improve the state, both the projection of the feel, but also the physical load, his playing time is gradually increasing, from the early 20 minutes of the comeback, to the latest 26 minutes or so. If all goes well, Thompson waits until the end of the regular season, and he can afford to play for 30 minutes, close to the load of the playoffs.
At the same time, the Warriors have strengthened the offensive ability of auxiliary players, especially Poole, who will be one of the important choices for the Warriors to play in the deciding moments of the playoffs, and Poole's killing of the game's two goals in the last 53 seconds of the game against the Spurs is the best response to Kerr's military strategy.
Before Poole saw the bloody throat, it was Kuminga's continuous assaults and Lee's three-pointers that forcibly pulled the game back from the situation of the upcoming flower to the five-five, and don't forget that Moody's 6 of 10 three-pointers in this game. The Warriors threw 20 three-pointers and delivered 30 assists in the absence of four of the team's five three-pointers, which is where Kerr sent a "three-team" lineup.
The focus here is on Cuminga, who scored just five points on 2-of-6 shooting in the first three quarters, but scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the fourth quarter. Cuminga's physical talent determines that he has a very high ceiling, the Warriors have a good record this season, but they have a relatively weak link, that is, "violent killing", which is not a big problem in the regular season, but in the playoffs, as the tactical role weakens, whether it can rely on talent to crush the way to end the game is particularly important, such as last season's finals alphabet brother playing the sun.
Cuminga's impact on physical condition will be the hope of the Warriors to play "violent" basketball, and the battle against the Spurs is another verification, cultivating Cuminga is not only about the future, but also has extremely important strategic value for the Warriors' present, whether offensive or defensive.
Cumminga's growth will be another theme for the Warriors in the second half of the regular season, and the reversal of the Spurs is a good start.
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