On March 9, Beijing time, the Warriors sat at home to meet the challenge of the Clippers, the Warriors have recently been in poor shape, suffering the first five consecutive losses of the season, and the team's ranking slipped from second place in the West to third place. Facing the Clippers in this game is a rare opportunity for the Warriors to stop the bleeding. The Clippers' Reggie Jackson is also very face-saving, after more than 20 points he suddenly muted in this game, scoring only 5 points on 2-of-14 shooting. The Warriors scored in double figures for the whole team of 6 people, Curry was in poor shape and only scored 15 points, fortunately, the little brothers on the bench gave strength, Cuminga and Poole both contributed 20+, and the score of the two teams was gradually pulled apart in the second and third quarters, and finally the Warriors sank the Clippers 112-97, ending the team's 5-game losing streak.
The first quarter of the game was entirely Thompson's solo iron play, with just one layup and one close jumper on nine shots in the first quarter. The Clippers bit down hard in the first quarter because the Warriors' starters didn't feel good, and at the end of the first quarter, the two teams drew 21-21. After Playing in the second quarter, the Warriors suddenly found a feel, and Poole scored 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, and scored 13 points in the second quarter of the game to help the Warriors take the lead. Poole's performance before Thompson's return was obvious to all, and the Warriors have a lot of credit for the record they have today. But after Thompson's comeback, Poole's position on the team plummeted, even a bit forgotten. According to statistics, Poole has averaged 24.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the last four games, shooting 61% from the field, 59% from three-point range, and not conceding any free throws, with a true shooting rate of 78.9%. Cole wake up quickly, the era that belongs to the god of soup has ended, hurry up and correct Poole!
Thompson's state after his comeback and before the injury are not the same, and today's Tang Shen can occasionally have small outbreaks, but he has long lost his original composure and efficiency. In recent games, Thompson has enjoyed the best treatment of the team, but his performance has lived up to the expectations of the team and fans. Thompson has shot the highest number of shots on the team in the last three games, but he has not shot more than 40% of the shots in none of the games. In this game against the Clippers, although the game has long lost suspense, Thompson is still present in garbage time. It can be seen that the Warriors are desperate to get Thompson back in shape, so they try to give him as many shots as possible, and the Warriors want to seize the final peak of the Splash Brothers and win another championship!
But for now, the Warriors' approach has not had any effect, and The more Thompson plays, the more unreasonable it is, which may have an impact on his mentality in the game later. As a player who has missed two consecutive seasons, the pressure to shoulder just returning is so great that if it leads to a recurrence of Thompson's injury, it will be more than worth the loss for the Warriors.