The NBA regular season continues, with the Kings playing at home against the Warriors, a game that is important for both sides, with the Kings losing to the playoffs and the Warriors needing to prove their ability to get out of the slump without the Splash Brothers. In the first quarter of the game, the Warriors rebounded, playing a wave of 27-12 small climax to seize the opportunity, the Kings have never found the rhythm of the attack, only scored 14 points in a single quarter, which also laid the groundwork for the loss; in the second quarter, Wiggins and Bjelica have successively tried to continue to open up the point difference, and the first half of the battle, the Kings have fallen behind by 20 points. In the third quarter, the Warriors' offense was not smooth, and the shooting rate dropped sharply, but unfortunately, the Kings did not seize this rare opportunity, and the point difference has been in double digits; The fourth quarter began with the Warriors' state recovery, playing a wave of 11-4 scores, the point difference returned to 20 points, although the King returned to the light at the end of the quarter to play a 15-1 counterattack, but the Warriors withstood the pressure to respond to 11-0, and finally, after four quarters of competition, the Warriors won two consecutive victories with the Kings 109-90.
In this battle, Curry and Klein were absent from injury, Wiggins carried the banner of offense, he shot 8 of 16 in the game, including 7 of 4 three-pointers, a team-high 25 points, in addition to 5 rebounds and 5 assists, after the game, Kerr also said that Wiggins performance is critical, he proved his ability. Poole's performance is also remarkable, shooting 9-of-15, including 22 points on 4-of-9 three-point range, so it seems that the Warriors can't keep the young guard without a big contract in the offseason. In addition to the expected performance of the two main players, Bjelica, who came off the bench, became a surprise for the Warriors, who had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 7-of-11 shooting, and set new season highs in both points and rebounds. For a 33-year-old veteran, there is a feeling of dreaming back to the top. After the game, he said that the most important thing is to stay healthy, and there is nothing wrong with saying that for professional athletes, health is always the first priority.
For the Kings, this game did not play the state it should be, the overall shooting rate of the whole team was only 38%, and the three-point shooting rate was as low as 21%, only three people in the whole team got the upper and lower, and no one scored more than 20 points, such offensive firepower is difficult to win. Jones, the most prominent performer, had 17 points and 6 rebounds on 5-of-10 shooting, Barnes scored 18 points, but he was not efficient, shooting only 7 of 17, and the Bucks abandoned Di Vincenzo scored 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting, and the performance was not satisfactory. It is worth mentioning that the Kings have decided not to qualify for the playoffs after losing this game, which is also the 16th consecutive season that the team has not been able to qualify, and the last time the Kings entered the playoffs was in the 2006 season, and the King's experience tells us that it is not easy to rebuild successfully.