In an NBA game that ended today, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Trail Blazers 118-114, the process of the battle was full of ups and downs, the Warriors led by 4 points in the first quarter, and the difference in the second quarter came to double digits, but the Trail Blazers had the upper hand in the third quarter, and the two sides were deadlocked for a long time in the final quarter. In terms of statistics, Thompson had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Wiggins had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and the dual-core combined to hit 53+11+3, hammering the Trail Blazers, Curry had a bad hand, only 7 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 turnovers, Podzemski 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Kuminga 12 points and 4 rebounds.
The Warriors' current situation is quite bad, the previous 3 consecutive losses have dropped them to 11th place in the West, and the gap with the previous team is widening, even if they win the Trail Blazers today, they are still 2.0 wins behind the Suns, so the outside world is generally not optimistic about the Warriors, such as the famous basketball commentator Su Qun, who bluntly said that if the Warriors want to make the playoffs, unless they make a big trade, this season will be like this. But if you want to discuss the trade, it is nothing more than the question of who to trade, Thompson and Wiggins have been discussed the most, and the outside world thinks that the two must go one, but I didn't expect Kerr to make a big move, so that both of them ushered in a continuous outbreak.
Kerr boldly changed the formation and threw Wiggins on the bench, but he didn't expect it to work very well, such as Thompson, Buddha knew in his heart that if he didn't break out, he would have to come off the bench sooner or later, which led to Thompson's recent games to continue to exert strength, against the Trail Blazers, Thompson hit a three-pointer at the beginning, and then scored consecutive jumpers, leading the Warriors and the Trail Blazers to fight in Curry's slump. In the third quarter, Thompson made a pull-up jump shot + two three-pointers at the beginning of the game, and scored 8 points in a row to help the Warriors lead by 22 points, and then the Trail Blazers launched a counterattack, and Thompson made another contribution in the last quarter, broke through the layup, and exchanged three points with Grant.
Wiggins was directly bad before, and after being assigned to the bench, Brother Zui was also ashamed and brave, like in the second half of the first quarter, Wiggins ate Grant and Henderson in a row, very tough, this is the strength that the champion should have. Looking at the key fourth quarter of the game, after the Trail Blazers tied the score, Wiggins first responded with a violent dunk, and then continued to fire with three points, but the Trail Blazers stubbornly chased the score, and at this time it was Wiggins who made a meritorious service, and the gods went down to the earth to hit the three-point again, and in the subsequent round, Wiggins staged an empty dunk again. I have to say that this is the most familiar mouth brother for Warriors fans, if you play like this, the Warriors really won't even be able to enter the top ten.
Thompson and Wiggins regained their touch, and continued to break out during the 2-game winning streak, which should have been a good thing, but the embarrassing thing is that Curry began to slump again, 2 of 12 in the game today, and 0 of 8 three-pointers, and the historical record of hitting three-pointers in 268 consecutive games has also been interrupted, and the scene that the Warriors want to see the most must be Curry, Thompson and Wiggins's three major scoring points are playing normally, but Curry's state has become a hidden danger again. Curry was also interviewed after the game, and when talking about his three-point record being interrupted, he said: "I know this record very well, and when you don't shoot a single one, you definitely have a feeling that you can be terminated, and I care about it because I want to know how long I can continue it." ”
It can be seen that Curry is also very disappointed that his three-point record was interrupted. Later, when asked about Wiggins coming out of the slump, Curry said: "He [Wiggins] was moved off the bench but responded with a great performance, he helped us win the NBA championship and I'm happy to see him come out of the slump like this." Then that's the point, and when it comes to the outside world's perception of the Warriors, Curry replied: "I know the team is trying to find momentum and make a winning streak, so we're going to do some experiments, and I'm not going to worry too much about where the team is, we understand the current situation, we know what we're capable of, and of course we do realize how competitive the West is." ”
Curry is very confident, he believes that the Warriors are trying some changes, so the record is unstable, and at the same time, Curry bluntly said that he is not worried about the current situation of the Warriors, and the team's winning rate will gradually improve in the future and attack the championship. Curry's words made the 29 team unable to sit still, and the Warriors have not yet reached the time to exert their strength. Judging from the game against the Trail Blazers, Thompson and Wiggins are recovering, and at the same time, Kuminga, Podzemski, Saric and even rookie Davis can also stand up, and when Curry also finds his touch, the Warriors will be really strong at that time, no wonder Curry is not worried, the season is less than a third of the way, and it is too early to say that the Warriors can't make the playoffs.