On March 23, 2022, the Golden State Warriors played against the Oakland Magic. With Curry injured, the Warriors have previously suffered two straight losses. Facing the Second-bottom Magic in the East, it should have been the Warriors' best chance to end their losing streak. Unexpectedly, the Warriors were played 29-16 by the Magic in the fourth quarter, suffering a reversal. In the end, the Oakland Magic beat the Golden State Warriors 94-90.
Although the Warriors are missing Curry, the Warriors actually played so badly against the Magic team, which is the bottom of the league, which is really disappointing to the fans. Even Green said in a post-game interview that the Magic were one of the worst teams in the league, and the Warriors, who lost to the Magic, were they worse than the worst. The Warriors, who lack Curry, don't seem to be able to play anymore, and even on the court, the dollar gives people a "I want to win" feeling. Including the last game against the Spurs, the Warriors actually had a chance to take away the victory, but always less breathless.
In these two games, the player who feels most like he wants to win is Otto Porter with a base salary. Porter scored a large double-double with 16 points and 16 boards against the Spurs, including eight rebounds in the frontcourt. In today's game against the Magic, he scored 15 points and 15 rebounds, including 5 frontcourt boards. In these two games, Porter played only 29 minutes and 26 minutes respectively. It can be said that as soon as Porter comes on the court, it is a state that every goal must be fought for. You know, Porter's height is only 2.03 meters, his position has always been a small forward, grabbing rebounds is not his unique job, and the Spurs' interior line is 2.13 meters of Peltel, the Magic's inside line is 2.08 meters of Wendell Carter and 2.13 meters of Bamba. Every time Otto Porter plays, he is full of passion and energy, which is exactly what the Warriors lack most today.
Porter earns just $2.39 million a year this season, but in both games, he's the one on the Warriors who wants to win the most, playing more like an All-Star than one of the team's All-Star starts. So far this season, Porter has averaged 8.3 points and 5.6 boards per game, shooting 46.6 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from three-point range, while his contract with the Warriors is only one year old. With his performance, he will definitely receive a lot of contract quotes in the offseason. This season Porter is a warrior who has joined with a pay cut, if this continues, how will the Warriors keep him in the offseason?
In the next game, the Warriors will play against the powerful Heat, and if the team continues to perform this way, the probability of waiting for the Warriors will be a fiasco.