Playing the Grizzlies, the Warriors lost 28 points! The team gave out 18 assists in the whole game, but at the same time the whole team also had 15 turnovers. 15 turnovers are common for the Warriors, who themselves are a turnovers team, but 18 assists per game is already very low for a team like the Warriors that plays passing. In fact, it is not only the Warriors' assists that are declining in this game, but the Warriors' single-game offense since Curry's absence is declining from field to game. The last game was only 21 assists, and this one can't even reach 20 assists. At the same time, this also shows a problem from the side, that is, the Warriors' passing has not been able to play out recently.
Curry is absent, the Warriors still play the established tactics and routines, still want to play out the previous pass cutting system, but now this pass cut can not move. Obviously, the Warriors do not have the core point of holding the ball, although Pooler is the number one holding point, but obviously he is more suitable for the role of the attacker than the role of the passer, and he can not have a strong containment ability like Curry, the Warriors' tactics are not open. And blindly playing pass cut shows the Warriors' weaknesses, several main attackers with the ball running to the basket, the outside line of the entry point always think of "stealing chickens."
Usually, it is easy to succeed in playing the regular season without any problem stealing chickens from the basket, but when you encounter a strong team like the Grizzlies, it is difficult for you to score easily under the basket, and the Warriors' passing can only hit half, and the back can only become a large number of singles and 24 seconds of strong shooting. So what does it become in the end? It is completely a personal single or a high difficult shot that has to be forced, and the passing system cannot be beaten. In fact, the Warriors are not only able to play pass cuts, the Warriors are a team that can block and dismantle, including Rooney, his blocking ability is very good, although the downside finishing ability is a little worse, but he can complete some high-quality blocking and dismantling.
The Warriors can play some ball carrier blocking tactics, and play some simple breaks at the end, which doesn't have to be so complicated. Now the tactics are very complicated on the one hand, and the players on the field cannot fully exert the power of the tactics. The Warriors seemed to want to play team basketball, but in the end it all evolved into an individual attack, and the players' interconnection was cut off, and it was difficult to find a familiar sense of cooperation. In fact, the Warriors' passing is based on the situation of having Curry, and now that Curry is not there, this system is equivalent to no, and then playing hard to heat itself up makes many players uncomfortable.
The Warriors have one regular season game left in March, less than ten regular season games left, and winning two or three more Games is almost 100% certainty of the playoffs, but the Warriors still have the possibility of falling out of the playoffs. In the next game, as long as the Warriors lose all, and if the Timberwolves win all, then the Warriors will have to play the playoffs. Whether the Timberwolves can win all the next games is not clear, the Warriors' next game is still very likely, as long as the Warriors still play like this, maybe they really can't win a game. Think about it, the Warriors can even lose the previous magic, and who can't lose the opponent now?