In the fourth quarter of garbage time, the camera was given to the sidelines, and Stephen Curry sat under the field with a towel on his head, looking at the field with his eyes blank.
At this point, the Warriors' interior line consisted of rookie Cumminga and Juan Toscano Anderson, who had recently fallen out of rotation. Such an interior configuration naturally could not withstand the Attack of the Clippers, Reggie Jackson easily broke through the layup, Hardten Stein received a dunk in the air, and the Warriors' interior line became a cash machine.
These two shots are just the epitome of the Warriors' internal line being completely exploded, and the Clippers' overturning of the river and sea on the inner line basically shredded the Warriors' fantasy.
Facing the fifth-to-last team in the league in terms of offensive power, the Warriors were bombarded by their opponents in the box for 54 points, a big hole that Curry could not fill at all in the offensive end. In the end, Curry scored 33 points on 8-of-13 three-point shooting, but the Warriors lost to the Clippers 104-119.
Originally, the inside line was not a weakness of the Warriors. When Draymond Green was healthy, his duo with Kevin Looney performed well and was the key to the Warriors' strongest defense in the league, and the Warriors rebounded no. 1 in the league. On the offensive end, Belitsa and Otto Porter can play the fifth position in the small ball, and green can play small ball center when he rests, and the Warriors' offensive space is open, which is extremely efficient. To put it simply, the Warriors have a variety of different options in the fifth position according to different needs, and considering that the extremely talented James Wiseman is still recuperating, the Warriors' interior configuration can only be described as "rich battles".
But the problem is that Wiseman's comeback time is delayed because of the unsatisfactory second move of the knife. In addition, the Warriors' internal advantage is based on Green's health, and without Green's bottom, the problems of other players have been exposed. Belitsa and Porter were slow defensively and became targets for opponents to block attacks. Looney's performance can only be considered decent, cuminga has recently been pushed to the fifth position but he is obviously naïve. Without Green, the Warriors lost rebounds when they encountered teams with tall interior lines, and teams that were good at breaking through became opponent cash machines.
For example, today, in front of the starting front court composed of Looney and Cuminga, Zubac transformed into "Zulajuwon". In this round, Zubac slowly reached the basket after covering, took an offensive rebound on Looney's head, and then pushed the defensive split. Zubac and Looney are actually just as slow, but Zubac is 2 meters 13 meters taller than Luni 7 centimeters taller.
In this round, Zubac exploits Kuminga's lack of experience and weakness to perform a dreamy foot-and-kick hit, as if an adult were bullying a child.
For a while, the Warriors took a change of defense, let Looney change out of the defensive guard, which was a bit of a send-off, and Reggie Jackson easily used the speed to break through the split. In this defensive round, Cuminga's sense of co-defense is obvious. Cummingga's poor defense shots are very numerous today, and if Green were to play the assistant defender, he would certainly not let his opponents relax to the basket.
In the rotation time, the Warriors replaced Bjelica to play center, a substitution that transformed Clippers guard Mann into DeRozan. Mann used the block to chase After Belitsa for three consecutive rounds, and the offensive end gave and Demand, and Cole had no choice but to replace Bjelica.
Throughout the game, the Warriors conceded 54 points in the penalty area. You know, the Clippers have averaged just 42.9 points per game in the penalty area this season, ranking 26th in the league. What is the level of 54 points in the penalty area that puts in the league? 2nd place in the league. In other words, playing the Warriors, the Clippers League's penultimate interior offense played the no. 2 in the league. That's just counting the Clippers' direct scores on the inside, the Clippers shot 15 three-pointers today with a 44.1 percent shooting percentage, including 9 of 12 three-pointers in the bottom corner, most of which were through the breakthrough to the inside line to attract the assisted defense.
In recent times, the inside problem has become a dead end for the Warriors, and the games that could have been easily won have become a narrow victory because of the weakness of the inside line, and the games that had the opportunity to win were lost because of the weakness of the inside line. Before playing jazz and Knicks, the Warriors were blown up because of rebounds, and 30 offensive rebounds were snatched by opponents in two games.
Before the trade deadline, the Warriors chose to stay still, and they did not reinforce the inside line. The Warriors' two authoritative reporters, Marcus Thompson and Anthony Slater, both said that the Warriors did not strengthen the interior line because they firmly believed that Green could solve all the problems after his return, and he was the universal solution to various problems on the inside line. And Wiseman has resumed training and is getting closer and closer to a comeback. As long as Wiseman and Green return, the Warriors' internal problems will be solved.
Thompson and Slater's interpretation is not unreasonable, but if the Warriors management thinks like this, it is inevitable that it is a bit of a lost confidence. Judging from Wiseman's performance in the rookie season, he has not yet fulfilled the talent of the list, and he has been absent for so long because of the knee knife in the middle, and it is unknown what kind of performance he can perform after his comeback.
Green's calf pain caused by lumbar disc injury is also a time bomb, Green did not choose to undergo surgery, he is full of confidence in his performance after his comeback, but now when Green will come back and whether there is a possibility of recurrence after his comeback is also unknown. With Looney + Belitsa + Cumminga + Porter four-man rotation unable to support the fifth position, the Warriors may need to give the fifth position another insurance.
Right now, teams are keeping a close eye on the buyout market, and the Warriors are no exception. But combined with recent news, the Warriors management still seems to have no plans to strengthen the interior, and it is rumored that they are interested in bringing in Golan Dragic. Regardless of whether Dragic will choose the Warriors, if you want to buy out the market to attract reinforcements, the Warriors should probably consider the inside line.
The centers most likely to be bought out this year are Robin Lopez and Tristan Thompson, who are not very functional, and Lopez Jr. is better at guarding the basket, grabbing rebounds, and shooting with one hand. Thompson is good at grabbing rebounds and eating cakes, but his defense has regressed seriously in recent years. Relatively speaking, Lopez Jr. is more suitable for the Warriors. If the Warriors were to buy out the market, they might have to be forced to lay off one of Bjelica, Damien Lee, Anderson, and increase the luxury tax bill when the luxury tax had exploded.
Next, the Warriors will definitely choose to wait and see. Green said in previous interviews that he would return after the All-Star Game, and if Green returns to form, the Warriors may shelve plans to strengthen the interior. But if Green's comeback date is postponed, the Warriors may really consider reinforcing the interior line and giving the inside line an insurance. Missing the trading market, buying out the market this last opportunity to reinforce can not be missed.