The annual All-Star Weekend has passed, which also means that the NBA has officially entered the second half of the white-hot stage. To be honest, this season still makes us look forward to it, at least, at present, we have not seen which team has the unique strength to win the championship, on the contrary, the strength of each team this season is more balanced, and there are more dark horse teams, and the viewing of the game has suddenly improved. For example, the Warriors, after a slight reorganization in the offseason, will return to the top two in the West again, and wait for the full return, will once again impact the championship. Just today, they ushered in their first big win after the All-Star!
At 11:00 Beijing time on February 25, the Blazers hosted their first game after All-Star Weekend, against the visiting Golden State Warriors. This game, in fact, is also full of points, although the ranking gap between the two sides is a bit large, but after sending McCollum, the Blazers have been very clear about the current core composition, Lillard led the team, partnering with the rising Simmons to move forward together. Therefore, as soon as the first quarter of the game came up, the Blazers showed the advantage of the home stadium, not frightened by the Warriors' excellent ranking, but took the lead first, took the lead first, and even narrowed the point difference to double digits. However, the Warriors' second team quickly adjusted and erased the point difference in one fell swoop, trailing the Trail Blazers by one point at 31-32 and entering the final quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, the hindsight Warriors finally began to wake up, first surpassing the Blazers, and then playing a wave of offensive climax, directly spending half a quarter to pull the point difference from 1 point behind to 19 points ahead! The gap in strength between the two sides is indeed a bit large, and after holding out for a while, the second quarter began to collapse. It is worth mentioning that Curry's performance today is not bad, but it is a little different from the past style, it seems that it has been completely cannoned now, and it only took one and a half sessions to successfully cut the two pairs of 10+10 data. At the end of the two quarters, the Warriors managed to enter the intermission with a 13-point advantage with the offense of the second quarter.
Easy side to fight again, the Blazers still failed to open the rhythm, the offensive end has been blocked, while the Warriors' attack is becoming more and more fluid, whether it is the players in the starting or second lineup, they have completely blossomed, and the Blazers have no resistance. With the Warriors' continued output from the outside, the point difference between the two sides soon reached the 20th division. As the Blazers at home, they definitely hope to narrow the point gap, but unfortunately the Warriors did not give them this opportunity, and the pressure brought by the defensive end made the Blazers slow to find the target. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led the Blazers by 27 points 100-73 into the final quarter.
The final quarter of the match began, the Warriors established a big lead early, the fourth quarter has been closed to rest, and the two teams have also begun to compete between the bench. In the end, the Warriors won 133-100 away from home to the Blazers, their first victory since All-Star Weekend, and ending the Blazers' recent four-game winning streak! The Splash Brothers scored 36 points in this campaign, Cumminga still played well, cutting 17 points, 8 boards and 1 assist in the whole game; on the Blazers side, Simmons is still the most stable player on the team, scoring 24 points, 3 boards and 3 assists on 7-of-14 shooting, followed by Hart, Winslow and Williams also contributing a steady 10+ points.
In this game, the Warriors began to play their signature team offense, with 7 players in the team scoring in double figures, and Curry didn't need to make a big package, just like Paul, grasp the offense and ensure some points, so that the team can already win, and Curry doesn't have to play so tired. The Blazers, on the other hand, have also established two new cores, but because Lillard is not on the ground, the team has not been able to find a way to win. In this game, Simmons cut 24 points, 3 boards and 3 assists on 7-of-14 shooting, and if he continues to grow, it is not impossible to reach the strength of an All-Star. The end of the Lillard + McCollum two-gun era also means that the new double gun is ready to rise, and I wish Lillard a taste of the joy of the championship in his career.