Dreams are banned, Payton Jr. is not playing, 0-2 down, and the Warriors who return home have no way back. The main impact of Dream and Payton Jr.'s inability to play is, of course, the reduced intensity of the Warriors on the defensive end, and the Warriors have contracted more defensively today.
At the same time, without chasing dreams, a large part of the Warriors' offensive tactics cannot be executed. Coupled with Kings coach Brown's knowledge of the Warriors' tactical system, the Warriors were forced to shoot 18 three-pointers in the first quarter. The Warriors don't have a high percentage of hits, but the Kings hit even worse.
The Warriors and Kings pair alignment, Mike Brown is the key figure. You can clearly feel from the scene that the Warriors' offense is not as fluid as before, and some empty tactic secondary passes can easily be predicted by the Kings. The Warriors couldn't score many rounds and could only throw threes.
The Warriors were 9-of-27 from three-point range at the half, and the Kings were 5-of-24, with the Kings scoring four fewer three-pointers than the Warriors, who trailed by just 12 points at halftime. Of course, the Warriors' bigger advantage in the first half than three-point accuracy was Rooney's frontcourt rebound.
Rooney grabbed 12 rebounds in the half, including six frontcourt rebounds. We always say the Warriors are weak inside, but the Warriors rarely lose too badly on rebounds, in large part because Rooney is so good at grabbing.
Not to mention the ability to speak, Rooney seems to have the ability to predict the rebound position in advance, and he can always appear in the right position to get the rebound in front. One more offensive opportunity is too important for a team like the Warriors, and it could well mean a three-point shot.
The aggressive frontcourt rebounding scramble represents the Warriors' determination to win the game, after all, losing today is no different from ending the season early. And for the king, they don't seem to have this determination to fight with you.
At the beginning of the second half, the defensive intensity of both teams began to decline, and they were careless about the interior frame. Of course, the Warriors have a 12-point advantage in their hands, and they can go against you all the time.
In the first two games, the Warriors lost by 25 points in the 18 minutes of Curry's break. Today, the Warriors' Moody Wiggins stepped up, the Kings missed this time period, and the window to win is actually very small. There were a few mistakes in the last quarter, and today the loss is decided.
These role players of the Warriors, if they can play like today in the first two games, the Warriors will most likely not return home with a 0-2 disadvantage. Of course, in the first two games, the King's three-point shooting was not as bad as today.
Before going into garbage time, the Kings were 10-of-42 from three-point range, which clearly didn't match their all-time first-ever offensive efficiency. The more inaccurate their three-point shooting, the more the Warriors shrink, and the less room they have to break through for Fox and Monk, and such a vicious circle naturally tilts the situation in favor of the Warriors.
In addition, the Warriors' restrictions on Monk today were also very successful, Payton Jr. defended Monk well in the last game, and others can keep up with Monk today. Of course, Munch has a lot less whistle, which is also an objective reason.
Curry scored 36 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists on 12-of-25 shooting today, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, which still guarantees the lower limit of the Warriors' offense. As long as everyone else stays steady with Curry's time, it's clear that the Warriors will have a bigger chance of winning.
Trailing 2-0 is not the end of the world, and the absence of Dream Chase and Payton Jr. is not the end of the world, only when Curry is gone, it is the end of the world for the Warriors. Now it's 1-2, and the Warriors can breathe a sigh of relief and wait for their dreams to return.
Of course, for the Warriors, another revelation of this victory is that their offensive system can no longer be obsessed with chasing dreams and standing at the top of the arc to deal cards. Mike Brown is on the opposite side, and he knows exactly what Dream wants to do at the top of the arc, as does the Kings' players.
This system of the Warriors has lasted for so many years and has long been thoroughly studied by other teams in the league, especially the Kings. Today's victory proved that they can win without passing.
Dreaming is certainly important to a warrior, but his importance is decreasing over time. On the one hand, because of his own degradation, and on the other hand, because of the progress of the rest of the Warriors.
With Looney to grab the rebounds and Wiggins to top the frame, you can't admit that when Dream Chasing comes on the court in this series, the rest of the Kings can let Dream go to help defense.
For Dreamchasing, today's game was won, and fans can say that the Warriors can win without him; If he loses, Warriors fans can pour all their anger out on his kick. When he stepped on that kick, everything was irreparable.