Losing to the Spurs and Magic, the Warriors without Curry is equivalent to no "fig leaf", and it is difficult to say who is swimming naked when the tide recedes, but it is really clear to see who is struggling to dive. Playing the Spurs, Porter played 29 minutes, scoring 16 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-13 shooting, including 8 rebounds in the frontcourt. Playing magic, Porter played 26 minutes, scoring 14 points, 15 rebounds and 1 block on 5-of-8 shooting, including 5 rebounds in the frontcourt. Without a doubt, Porter was the best player to play in the two games the Warriors lost, and the two best games he's played since his recent comeback, and near the playoffs, when everyone was not online, Porter stepped up.
In fact, these two games Porter played not very easy, let alone look at each game he has more than a dozen points of income, most of the time his scoring income is from the frontcourt rebounding scramble. He is the fiercest person in the Warriors to fight rebounds, when playing five, Porter is the fourth position, and he is also the fourth position if he starts regularly, at this time, Porter's rebounding is very important. On the defensive end, Porter wants to grab rebounds in the card position, protect some rebounds that must be obtained, and the offensive end of Porter's tactics are not much, he is more rushing to the basket down the card position, has been grabbing rebounds, the Warriors' two extra attacks in two games are forced by Potter.
What's the most critical? It is Porter's contract that is only a basic salary, but he uses the basic salary to directly play out the tens of millions of dollars, which is not easy. Who in the Warriors is now playing the most actively, I am afraid that only Porter is the most active, fighting every game, especially the rebounding competition, more fierce than Rooney. There are also many voices that think it is time to give Porter a start, compared to the mouth brother of the last two games. The Spurs had 16 points and 8 rebounds on 5-of-13 shooting, and the Magic had only 13 points and 8 rebounds on 5-of-19 shooting, and compared to Porter, the gap is clear at a glance.
Of course, the most direct embodiment is still enthusiasm, many of Porter's offenses are all spelled out, and the second attack under the basket is all snatched by himself. These offensive opportunities are dispensable, he doesn't grab his teammates and coaches and he won't say anything, this kind of frontcourt rebounding opportunity is not so good to get, but he has to exaggerate this. The Warriors lost two straight, in large part because of Wiggins and Thompson, who really didn't play well, and a player with a base salary like Porter was already super good.
In this comparison, the value of the core players is greatly reduced. The Warriors' game can't rely only on the bottom salary players to fight to win, the core players need to stand up, mouth mushroom to play like Porter. If you don't score a goal, you first have to let people see the enthusiasm, especially for the judgment and scrambling on the pitch. In these few games, the Warriors' role players and some rookie players have played well, but the Warriors' 40 million + 30 million plays are very general, which is a bit unreasonable.