On March 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season is in full swing, and today the Warriors will challenge the Heat, the first in the East, on the road. Before the duel between the two sides, Warriors record anthony Slater gave a follow-up report, that is, the Warriors 3-man rotation, Thompson, Green and Otto Porter are all missing the Heat!
The Warriors' recent ups and downs have been in a three-game streak after winning four straight games, losing to the Celtics, Spurs and Magic. Compared to the Celtics, who are no. 4 in the East, the Spurs and Magic are relatively low in the divisional rankings, but the Warriors still failed to seize the opportunity and swallowed a wave of 3 consecutive losses.
The Warriors are currently in third place in the West, two wins ahead of the 4th Jazz in the West, and three wins ahead of the Lone Rangers (5th in the West). Although the regular season schedule is nearing the end, the competition between the Western Conference teams is quite fierce, and even the Timberwolves, who rank 7th in the West, are only 5.5 wins away from the Warriors.
According to the playoff rules, teams ranked 7-10 in the division need to compete for playoff spots through playoffs. Counting the showdown with the Heat, the Warriors have 10 games left. In addition to the Heat, the Warriors will continue to play against the Grizzlies, Suns, Jazz and other Western powerhouses, it can be said that the Warriors' situation at this stage is not optimistic.
At present, the Warriors star Curry is in a state of absence due to injury, Curry was injured against the Celtics, and then the Warriors suffered a 3-game losing streak, which also made fans feel the importance of Curry. When Curry was on the floor, the Warriors' offensive performance was more fluid, and after Curry's absence, the Warriors had a feeling of leaderlessness and the morale of the team was relatively low.
Now facing the Heat, whose record is the first in the East, the Warriors chose to let Thompson, Green and Otto Porter, the three players take turns, after all, the Warriors are back-to-back challenges to the Heat, which is also a kind of protection for the players.
The Warriors are on a 3-man rotation, which means that Wiggins single-core leads the team, so the question is, can the Warriors avoid 4 consecutive losses? In fact, the Warriors still have a chance, taking Philadelphia's showdown with the Heat as an example, in the case of Harden and Embiid's super double core rotation, Philadelphia still picked out the Heat in the East, and players such as Maxi, Milton and Kokmaz all stood up.
Somewhat similar to the situation in Philadelphia, the Warriors' roster is also good. Although many core players are absent, the performances of Wiggins, Poole and Cumminga are also worthy of the expectations of fans. If the Warriors can beat the Heat, then the Warriors will strive for a higher fault tolerance rate.
After all, after the Warriors against the Heat, the opponents of the next 2 games are the Hawks and Wizards, these 2 teams rank 10th and 11th in the East respectively, when Thompson and Green return, the Warriors will have more confidence to win the game and be fully prepared for the upcoming playoffs!
Overall, the Warriors need to play a twelve-point spirit, and in the case of Thompson and Green's rotation, Wiggins needs to carry the team's offensive flag and show the style and level of the NBA leader. As for whether the Warriors can beat the Heat on the road, let's wait and see!