After a loss and a hasty road trip, the Spurs took a break and returned home to face a challenge from the Warriors during their six-game winning streak.
In terms of spurs, Murray + White + Pelter returned at the same time, and the team had home advantage in this campaign, and head coach Popovich was also lined up to defend the home field.
On the other hand, on the Warriors side, Curry + Wiggins + Thompson hung up the exemption card, and the Warriors, who fought back-to-back in this campaign, can continue the winning streak, Kerr's coaching is obviously not to be lost!
However, after four quarters of competition, with a wave of 14-5 scoring climax, the Spurs, although in the first three quarters, once overpowered the Warriors, achieved a huge advantage of as many as 17 points.
But at the moment of the last quarter of the decisive battle, Cuminga + Damien Lee successively exerted force, and the Warriors took the opportunity to play a wave of 18-4 counterattack frenzy, instantly reversing the situation on the court.
In the end, the Warriors also reversed the Spurs 124-120 on the road, staged a 17-point reversal, won 7 consecutive wins, and also gave the opponent Spurs 2 consecutive losses!
In this game away from home, although the Warriors lacked a major general, they once again fell into the disadvantage of falling behind by as many as 17 points, but fortunately, Kerr used his soldiers like a god to play a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and completed the turnover.
In the case of Looney + Moody + Anderson and other main players, each performing their duties, jordan Pooler, who is highly valued by the team management, and the play of the two major tigers Damien Lee + Cumminga are particularly critical!
Jordan Poole lived up to expectations in this game, starting 32 minutes, shooting four three-pointers on 9-of-24 shooting, and blasting a game-high 31 points, plus 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Among them, in the third quarter, his brave performance of scoring 14 points in a single quarter not only helped the Warriors bite the score, but also became an invincible presence for the Spurs!
In addition, the Warriors were able to complete the reversal in this game, and the performance of Damien Lee + Cuminga, who jointly scored 40 points, was also indispensable.
Damien Lee was appointed to shoot five three-pointers and deliver 21 points, five rebounds, two assists, and two steals, providing the Warriors with great firepower and vitality.
Of course, as the potential young player of the team, the role of Cuminga in this game can not be ignored.
In this battle, Cuminga opened low and went high, and in the case of only 5 points in the first half, Cuminga ushered in an outbreak in the last quarter, single-riding through the level and bombing 14 points, contributing to the 19+3+3+1 offensive and defensive performance.
Not only did it disrupt the Spurs' defensive deployment and plans at both ends of the attack and defense, but it almost single-handedly rewrote the trend of the game!
On the spurs side, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the final quarter of this game, and was finally reversed, losing by 4 points and swallowing 2 consecutive defeats, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
Fortunately, for Spurs coach Popovich, the team is not completely without highlights in this battle.
After all, as the new king of the team, the play of Dezhangtai Murray in this game is indeed remarkable!
Murray returned to good form, starting 36 minutes, scoring a team-high 27 points on 12-of-21 shooting, plus 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
Although it failed to help the Spurs defend the home field, rationally speaking, Murray's personal performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends did cause considerable trouble and trouble to the Warriors!
Just facing the Warriors who blossomed a little bit, and the hot Jordan Pooler, Murray, who worked hard for a whole game but failed to win the game, seems to have no choice but to accept the reality of 2 consecutive defeats!