Warriors 122-114 Kings! The scary thing is not the 16 points in a single quarter, but Paul's statement after the game
Today's NBA regular season, the Warriors defeated the Kings 122-114, the battle process was quite intense, the Kings led by 5 points in the first quarter, the Warriors overtook in the second quarter, Curry broke out in the third quarter and scored 16 points, the Warriors played the Yong three crazy to open the difference, Fox went on a rampage in the last quarter, and led the team to counterattack with 22 points in a single quarter, but fortunately, Curry hit three points at the critical moment to end the suspense of the victory. In terms of statistics, Curry had 41 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, Thompson 18 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 turnovers, Wiggins 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Paul 10 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals, Looney 8 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Kuminga 12 points and 5 rebounds.
The Warriors won their first win of the new season, but looking at the whole game, they still exposed some problems, such as a lot of turnovers, and the team actually went as high as 19. Then there is the bad defense, the Kings score a lot in each quarter, the Warriors lineup has no height, lack of confrontation, the interior can't prevent Sabonis Jr., the rebounds are also exploded, as for the outside, the Warriors have no way to take Fox in the final quarter, the latter scored 22 points in a single quarter.
Of course, the Warriors also gained in this game, first of all, Curry was in a hot state, especially in the third quarter, the King has been wrapping Curry, and even three people went up to block it, but Curry still scored 16 points in a single quarter. The second is that Klay's hand has also recovered, 7 of 12 in the game, and after Curry was replaced at the end of the third quarter, Klay scored 5 points in a row and led the Warriors to withstand the King's counterattack.
Looking back on the playoffs, the reason why the Warriors were forced to tie seven by the Kings is that Klay's performance continues to be sluggish, and I hope that today's recovery is just the beginning, and the Warriors need him to step up and share the scoring pressure for Curry in the new season. Third, Paul's strategizing is commendable, as long as he is on the court, organizing tandem + defensive restrictions, can dilute Curry's role, and Moe God basically focuses on scoring.
The important thing is that Paul is steady, and in the fourth quarter, Paul hit a jumper, and then he trained Xiao Sa to score again. The next thing that needs to be said is Wiggins, who scored 10 and 11 points in two games, which is definitely a failing performance, although the defensive end is remarkable, but in some key games, the Warriors still need Wiggins to score.
Paul was interviewed after the game, and he said this about Curry's performance: "Stephen is too strong, I keep saying, I used to hate defending Stephen, and I had to keep fouling him and pulling him all the time, and the Kings kept fouling today, but Stephen was so selfless and always playing the right way, and we needed Stephen to be that blade." Both teams are actually very familiar and the atmosphere was felt from the beginning, but we were very focused on the game from the beginning," said Paul, who thinks it is extremely difficult to defend Curry, and at the same time, Paul thinks Curry is very unselfish in playing.
When talking about the chemistry between himself and Curry, Paul said: "We're all still familiar with each other, Stephen and I are two very different ways of playing, so everyone on the team needs to adjust, but we have different lineups to play, especially when Dream Chase returns," It can be seen that Paul is not worried about the chemistry between himself and Curry, in fact, looking back on these two games, Paul and Curry are perfectly compatible, the former organizes, the latter scores, but I don't know after Dream Green comes back, Will Paul's role change, after all, Green can also organize.
And then that's the point, when it comes to the first win of the season, Paul replied very directly: "This is just the beginning of our win, my only reason for coming to the Warriors is to win, I will do everything I can to help the team win, I know very well what kind of competition we are facing, a lot of teams in the West are not easy, but I just want to win the championship." ”
Paul directly pointed out that his goal in coming to the Warriors was to win the championship, even if the Western team was getting stronger. It can be seen that Paul's desire for the championship has reached the extreme, after all, what Paul lacks most in his career so far is the championship, he once led the Suns to the finals, but finally became the alphabet brother. Paul had little left in his career, and he didn't want to retire with regrets. The Warriors' next opponents are the Rockets, Pelicans, Kings, Thunder, Cavaliers and Pistons, and this schedule is very favorable, and the Warriors are expected to get a wave of consecutive wins, and don't forget that Dream Green is not back yet.