Although the gap between the Warriors and the Suns is widening, and the Grizzlies, who are ranked third in the back, are also catching up, but the state presented by the Warriors to everyone and the attitude expressed are good, and the Lakers present a sharp contrast. After the All-Star, the Warriors took on the Lone Ranger challenge at their home court today after a 37-point victory over the Blazers. In this campaign, Klay Thompson was absent due to illness, and Kerr put in the starting lineup of Curry + Wiggins + Payton II + Rooney + Moody.
Without Klay, the Warriors played such a result, which is unimaginable! Isn't Clay, who hasn't fully recovered and hasn't returned to 100 percent competitive form, so important in the Warriors? The Warriors' lineup today, whether it is improvisation or overt strength, should be on the side of the Lone Ranger, but the final result is that the Lone Ranger 107-101 to repel the Warriors, in the Warriors once led to 21 points to complete a big reversal.
The loss of this game, the Warriors really can't smile hippie, first of all, in terms of record, after the Warriors lost, the gap between the Grizzlies and them is only 1.5 wins, the Warriors need to take seriously; the second is a big score leading game, a crushing lineup, the final result is unexpected, the Warriors need to reflect on some problems, which can not be left to the playoffs to solve.
The Warriors lost today, which in my opinion is two points! The first is the Warriors bench, today's Warriors bench did play too badly, we can see from the data, the Warriors today on the bench a total of 6 players, but none of them scored in double figures. On the other hand, on the lone ranger side, Dinwiddie came on as a substitute, shooting 10 of 14, and the substitute bombed 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. When it comes to this, Pu'er is the biggest responsibility. Dinwiddie played well, the Warriors bench could not respond, it was not Curry, nor was it the starting player's problem, it was Pu'er. At this stage of the game, the Warriors have been arranging for Pu'er to lead the team, but today he did not complete the task. 7-of-0 shooting, three-point shots 4 times a miss, single-digit 4 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Pu'er really needs to say sorry.
Compared with the first problem, the second problem is the most serious, that is, head coach Cole! We have a problem with Cole from the perspective of this game alone. The first small point is that Cole is a little too rigid for Curry's arrangement, the fourth quarter of the game The Warriors can not score, the Lone Ranger under the leadership of Dinwiddie and Doncic to play a climax, Kerr is as always arranged, this time the Curry rest will let him rest, press Curry on the bench, and finally the score difference is getting bigger and bigger. This is not the most important, the most important thing is the arrangement for the name of the library. KuMinga played really badly today, the bench debuted for 17 minutes, 9 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists, shot 7 of 3, three points 3 of 1, sent out the most mistakes in the whole team, but also constantly caused fouls, the whole game plus plus minus -14, net loss of 14 points on the court, Ku Mingjia's own strength, experience is on the one hand, but in my opinion, more important is the head coach Kerr's arrangement.
Ku Mingjia does not need the ball, his talent is very good, in fact, he and Curry match the effect is the best, and Put together with Pu'er, it is a bit wrong. Today Clay didn't play, Payton Jr. played the starter, which is understandable, but what about Moody? This position, today's game, Cole should give Ku Ming Jia, Ku Ming Jia and Curry together, he can best find himself, so to say, neither play the strengths of Ku Ming Jia, but also did not avoid his shortcomings, Kerr's arrangement today, really problematic, he needs to give a reasonable explanation!