The Warriors' performance this season has made fans shine, shouting "Peak Warriors" is back! But as the season progresses, the Warriors' performance is constantly regressing! The Warriors played really well in their first 20 games, 18-2 in the league in 1st place! Curry met the gods and killed the gods, the state was very good, and became the best candidate for the scoring king; Poole opened the second pulse of the Governor, attacked, defended, and organized well, and became The Clay beside Curry! Wiggins is also conscientious, playing the role of the team 2 leaders, although Green's score is still not high, but the role of organization and defense is huge. Coupled with role players such as Porter, Lee, and Looney, the Warriors have a huge fighting force.
But as the season progresses, the Warriors' performance is getting worse and worse! Curry's scoring continues to decrease, and his performance on the court is not so arbitrary; Wiggins is even more bound, and when he rarely explodes, 17 points and 18 points have become a daily routine, or even lower, and the effect is far less huge! Coupled with Clay's comeback, his own poor state has also made Poole, who has risen, lose his magic.
Of course, what is more important is the injury of the Warriors' organizational core and defensive core Green, which makes the Warriors lineup no longer complete and makes their record continue to decline, and the Suns have taken the 1st place in the West, and have been continuously widened, and there is no possibility of competing for the 1st. Later, it was overtaken by the Grizzlies and dropped to no. 3 in the West, and now, the Warriors are even unable to get no. 2 in the West.
Curry injured his foot during the match against the Green Army, and although there was no structural damage, he would miss at least 2 weeks due to injury, so Curry was likely to miss the remaining regular season.
After Curry was injured, the Warriors lost to the Green Army and Spurs in succession, even the Magic team has not played, the team's combat effectiveness has plummeted, and the gap between the 2nd Grizzlies in the West has also been widened to 2 games! Without Curry, the team is not strong enough, and the Grizzlies are in good shape, they basically have no possibility of competing for no second place.
According to the Warriors' current record, the third place in the West may be the highest, but this ranking is not very good! In the West this season, the gap in the strength of the top 6 teams is not very large, but the Timberwolves, Clippers, and even the Lakers behind them are not very strong, the threat brought by the playoffs is limited, and the Warriors lose the top 2, they also lose a weaker opponent in the first round, and what is more helpless is that they will encounter the Nuggets in the first round.
The Nuggets are now ranked 6th in the West, and their performance is relatively stable, coupled with the imminent return of Porter Jr., they have little problem of taking 6th, and their strength prospects are even more terrifying.
The Nuggets won the 6th, but the result of the team's single-core team, due to the injury of Porter Jr. and Murray, Jokic can only lead the team alone, resulting in the Nuggets' record is not very good, but this team, in the playoffs, will usher in a transformation.
Nuggets' big player Porter Jr. has basically healed from his injury and may come back this week, which will greatly enhance the Nuggets' flank strength, as well as the outside offensive firepower, and the Nuggets also have a reliable outside scoring point! In addition, Murray is also not far from a comeback, and is expected to return before the playoffs, and the Nuggets will also have a huge increase in strength due to the return of 2 people. With Jokic in the seat, the Nuggets themselves are not a small team, stability is the biggest feature of this team, and when the playoffs of Porter Jr. and Murray play, it greatly increases the ceiling of this team, the Warriors want to pass their level, but not so agree.
The Warriors have a lot of problems right now! Even if Curry has no injury hazards, their dominance is not so high, especially Klay's constant ups and downs, and Kerr's allocation in the use of him and Pooler, resulting in the 2 people can not play 1 + 1 = 2 strength, often 2 people play well, or both are not good, which affects the Warriors' own lineup depth! In addition, the Warriors' internal line is still a big flaw, the team wants to defend Jokic, green alone is far from enough, the team is now facing a lot of difficulties, not to mention the impact of the championship, and even may break the first round.