Warriors vs Clippers, Curry is 50+ in his second game this season and 50+ in his seventh game after 30, tying Chamberlain - Jordan has only 6 50+ games since he is 30.
But Curry has lost two 50+ games this season, and the Warriors have lost.
At the same time, after Wei Shao arrived with the Clippers, he first lost five in a row, and then reached a four-game winning streak today.
Between the positive and the negative, both sides of the problem have folded out.
When Wei Shao arrived at the Clippers a month ago, he briefly mentioned that Wei Shao has been like this after his knee surgery in 2019:
Without a basket, the efficiency of the ball is not good, the control error is not good, and the single defense is not good; Off-ball threats are especially bad.
His last peak season, 2020-21, was the assist king with the Wizards, 38 triple-doubles in a single season, and the Wizards also made the playoffs, using:
Swap defense with Lane + Hachimura + Avdia's swing striker; Let Wei Shao push the speed to fight back.
When it comes to positional battles, Wilson is responsible for dealing cards to find empty cut teammates, or handing them over to ace Bill.
So I imagined the operation of the Clippers version of Wei Shao:
If you are afraid of affecting the starting chemistry, then try to let him take more bench speed, and run fifteen or twenty minutes per game, it seems okay?
(Although whether it is the start or the finish, it is probably better to go to Mann...) ）
As a result, Coach Lu directly let Wei Shao start, and then lost five consecutive losses.
But turn it over, another four-game winning streak?
Wilson lost in the Clippers' first five straight losses:
13 pitches in 39 minutes, 10 pitches in 25 minutes, 11 pitches in 28 minutes, 12 pitches in 28 minutes, 16 pitches in 35 minutes.
After four consecutive wins:
9 pitches in 34 minutes, 6 pitches in 23 minutes, 8 pitches in 23 minutes – 16 shots and 0 errors in 27 minutes today.
Fewer plays, fewer shots, wins?
Look at the details.
Wei Shao played the Kings in the first game with the Clippers, with the starting lineup; After playing 8 minutes in the first and third quarters, he was replaced by Mann; Came back with seven minutes left in the second and fourth quarters to finish with the main force.
That is: Wei Shao only took a ride. Lose. Wei Shao +3 in the field.
For the Nuggets, it is also like this, and the effect is very poor; The fourth quarter was simply not on Wei Shao. Wei Shao Whole field -12.
Against the Timberwolves, or against the Kings' rotation, lose, Wilson -5.
Against the Warriors, the Clippers led 66-63 before Wilson left the court in the third quarter, and then Poole took over and defeated the Clippers in the second line; When Wilson returned, the Clippers trailed 69-83. All field Wei Shao -10.
After losing to the Kings again, the Clippers lost five straight games.
How did you start a four-game winning streak?
Clippers vs. Grizzlies, Mann first came up to take a ride with Wei Shao in the first quarter, and then Gordon replaced Wei Shao; At the beginning of the second quarter, Wilson + Mann + Gordon led a wave of good balls. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wei Shao led the second team to play a good wave. The whole field is less than +9.
The Clippers won against the Raptors, and Wilson didn't play in the fourth quarter. Mann closes. Wei Shao +12 in the field.
Against the Knicks, Wilson didn't play the fourth quarter.
So far, the Clippers have won three straight games.
You must have seen that Coach Lu's changes are:
Still let Wei Shao start, give him enough face, but let him match the second line to start, and let Mann match the start in the fourth quarter to finish.
In this way, the second period is comfortable, and the end is smooth.
So to today, the Clippers versus the Warriors.
Today, Wei Shao started the opening game, defensively against Di Vincenzo, and was suddenly divided by Di Wen in the opening game.
But then, George's first bottom-corner three-pointer was caused by Wilson's speed; After that, Wei Shao had a signature dragon to give the Clippers a 10-8 lead.
But the next round, he rotated a slow beat and was hit by Clay head-on with a three-pointer.
After the positional battle, George started the block, and Wilson received the ball in the weak bottom corner. Poole was blocked, and Dream looked at Wei Shao with contempt, and Wei Shao started and made a three-point shot.
In these rounds, the advantages and disadvantages of Wei Shao in the Clippers system are perfectly reflected:
On the defensive end, with his traversal, he really can't defend anyone.
On the offensive side, it's good to speed up and fight chaotically, but there is no room for positional warfare - fortunately, he doesn't toss either.
In the second quarter, Wei Shao picked up a rebound in front of him and immediately gave George a three-pointer, 48-44. The goal at the end of the second quarter more perfectly reflects Wei Shao's consciousness in the Clippers now, and gradually becomes blue-collar:
George started the block, Wilson gave him cover, caught the ball himself, cut inside, and made a layup.
- "I don't have a basket and no one is staring at me, so I'll be a wall breaker, right?" ”
In the third quarter, the Warriors hit a timeout for the Clippers.
Afterwards:
Zubac rebounded in front, George made a free throw, and Wilson made a three-pointer after being cleared in the bottom left corner to make it 72-70.
Dreams couldn't open the game, George and Wilson each started to find Gordon to chase a three-pointer, and the Clippers were 80-70.
Curry began to take over unpredictably, and Coach Lu replaced Wei Shao. Leonard and Gordon carried Curry's strafing shot and did not turn the Warriors around.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Wilson + Mann + George + Batum + Prenley led the Clippers to the second team. The Warriors trailed by 4 points when Curry went down, and the Warriors trailed by 12 points when Curry returned.
Wilson made a catch-up before the game to keep the Clippers on a 10-point margin.
After that, the Clippers finished with Mann.
Changes from the Clippers' four-game winning streak:
Wilson had a second line at the beginning of the second and fourth quarters, with Mann in charge of finishing.
It is also reflected today:
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers led by two digits; Mann ended up with the starter and didn't let the Warriors catch up.
The Clippers shot 16 of 34 from three-point range today, with Wilson scoring two and assisting three; George scored four and assisted two; Leonard scored three and assisted, and Gordon was happy to chase a three-pointer — meanwhile, the Warriors didn't protect their backcourt rebounds: they conceded 16.
At the end of the day, the Warriors' roster is too small.
Coach Lu responded to this by allowing Zubac to play the longest 30 minutes since Wei Shao joined today, and Zubac also returned the favor, with 16 rebounds, including 5 frontcourt rebounds.
So the best thing about Wilson today was not 7 assists, two bottom-corner three-pointers and 0 turnovers. As mentioned above, Wilson's role in positional warfare has become blue-collar: but today it was his blue-collar side that helped the Clippers.
If you can't defend or attack steadily, then push the speed to chase, position battle, and rebound in front of the court!
So Curry's 50-of-28 shooting score didn't help: he shot accurately, and he couldn't hold the Clippers with much ball.
In the fourth quarter, the Clippers overwhelmed the Warriors 14-6 with 4 and a half points, and Wei Shao played 4 and a half points to grab 3 rebounds, 2 cover assists, 4 volleys to interfere with 2 three-pointers, 9 rebounds, including 4 frontcourt rebounds.
In comparison, the Warriors' side, for example: Kuminga played 9 minutes in the fourth quarter, 18 minutes and 0 rebounds.