On March 23, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Warriors began their 5-game journey to challenge the Orlando Magic in the first game! The 5-game streak is a huge test for the Warriors, who are missing Curry and need to beat the wobbly Magic tonight to get off to a good start on the road trip. However, the course of the game was unexpected, and in the end, the Warriors lost to the Magic 90-94 and suffered 3 consecutive defeats!
After the last defeat to the Spurs, everyone expects the Warriors to rebound strongly today, after all, the opponent is the magic team that is in a bad mood! However, the Warriors did not show enough aggression in the opening game, basically a simple cover, shooting when the opportunity came out, the offensive choice was too simple, the shot could not be scored without rebounds, and it was easy to be counterattacked.
In the first quarter, the Warriors felt very badly, and Clay, Wiggins, and Poole tried to shoot a lap, all of which did not work well, allowing the Magic to play a good start 12-4. Cole saw that the situation was not good, quickly suspended, emphasizing the need to attack the penalty area more, Wiggins ordered, did strengthen the impact on the penalty area, played aggressive, but the end of the moment is always a little worse. The offense could not be opened, and the Warriors on the defensive end were not focused enough, allowing the Magic to slip through the back door to easily make the basket many times, and at one point trailed by as many as 13 points.
In the second quarter, the Warriors' offense was still bad, hitting only two three-pointers in the first half, and the team's most important two guns, Wiggins and Poole, combined in the first half, shot only 2 of 14. Wiggins' state is like a mystery, there is no chance to score, fortunately, Cu mingjia is in excellent shape today, the first half ended, the Warriors trailed by 8 points!
Easy to fight again, the field suddenly changed, the Warriors finally found the long-lost outside feel, in the Magic home rain of three points, a single quarter shot 7 three-pointers, Poole single quarter 11 points, completely alive! The Warriors won the Magic by 17 points in the third quarter, extending their lead to 14 points at one point.
I thought the Warriors would win the game smoothly, but in the final quarter, the Warriors fell into a long scoring drought, Cumingjia was magically absent, and Wiggins was still in the doldrums. The Magic's second team was unusually brave, Okiki and Wagner big shot three points in succession, Fultz broke through and scored, the Magic played another wave of 10-0 attacks, the two sides returned to the same running line, and the game entered a tug-of-war. At the crucial moment, Little Carter hit the board, and the Magic countered by 1 point! Wiggins' bottom corner three-pointers were also colored, rebounding by two points, but Bamba big heart three-pointers to regain a one-point lead. In the final moments, Clay fouled Wagner Jr., who made all three free throws to stretch the point difference to four points, killing the game completely.
Wiggins scored 13 points on 5-of-19 shooting in the game, extremely inefficient, and directly rushed to the Twitter hot search after the game, which was criticized by fans. Clay was also in average form today, with 15 points on 6-of-15 and Green having 2 points, seven assists and three rebounds. Without Curry, the Warriors' offensive end is a bit chaotic, with no stable ball-holding offensive point at key moments. In addition, without Curry's gravity, the Warriors can no longer get as easy as they used to get empty shooting opportunities, and Klay has no sense of presence at key moments.
In an interview after the game, Warriors coach Kerr expressed his concern about the way he lost the past two games. Cole said: "Tonight we played a little bit in the final quarter, and we have to have a certain degree of discipline and responsibility, as well as a desire to compete... We have to learn how to win the game, and now we don't know how to win. ”
In the warriors' current state, tomorrow the heat of playing back-to-back in the East is less fierce. We can only hope that Curry will recover and return as soon as possible to help the team get back on track!