At 11:00 Beijing time on December 20, the NBA regular season continued, and the Warriors hosted the Celtics in a key battle.
The Celtics, who have won five in a row recently, are in good form, ranking first in the East with 20 wins and 5 losses, averaging 117.6 points per game, ranking 8th in the league, and conceding 108.5 points per game, ranking 3rd in the league, with a 6-5 record on the road.
Celtic have significantly strengthened their strength after strengthening Holiday and Porzingis this season and are considered the favourites to win the title. The five regular starters all have outstanding performances, Tatum is averaging 27.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, and Jaylen Brown is averaging 22.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and the duo is averaging a consistent contribution of nearly 50 points per game.
Porzingis is averaging 18.9 points per game, White is averaging 15.3 points per game and Holiday is averaging 12.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Hauser, Horford, Pritchard and others in the rotation can also provide some firepower.
After a three-game losing streak, the Warriors have recently won two in a row and their form has rebounded. He averaged 115.9 points per game, ranking 13th in the league, and conceded 115.7 points per game, ranking 20th in the league, with a 6-6 home record.
The Warriors have had a tumultuous season, with Chase Green's indefinite suspension forcing Kerr to make a move on the starting lineup, Wiggins picking up after being put on the bench, and Klay Thompson, feeling the pressure, improving.
Although Curry's scoring record of 268 consecutive three-pointers in the last game was ended, Curry, who averaged 28 points per game, is still the team's best player this season, and to some extent, Curry is bound to fight back with a stronger performance in this game.
Klay Thompson has made 17 three-pointers in his last three games, averaging 27.3 points per game, and Klay Thompson at the peak of his career was no more than that. Wiggins, who played off the bench, has also scored in double figures in his last two games.
Relatively young players such as Kuminga, Moody, and Podzemski have performed well when the team is in turmoil, and they are also the source of confidence for Kerr's change of formation.
Saric and Paul, two players who were traded, led the team during the rotation phase to demonstrate the value of a veteran player.
Statistically, the Warriors have become an undercompetitive team in the league, ranking 16th in the league in offensive efficiency, 17th in defensive efficiency, 25th in the league in shooting percentage, and 14th in the league in three-point shooting percentage. An important reason for the Warriors' limited overall height rebounding ranks second in the league is that their shooting percentage is not enough to fight for frontcourt rebounding, ranking third from the bottom in the league in blocks and first from the bottom in the league in fast-break scoring.
The Celtics have the league's 6th offensive efficiency and the league's 2nd defensive efficiency, and the number of three-point shots ranks first in the league, even if the league's 11th shooting percentage and the league's 13th three-point shooting percentage are not outstanding enough, but with the league's 3rd rebounding and the league's 6th block, the Celtics put a lot of pressure on the opponent on the defensive end, and the opponent often messes up under the high-pressure defense.
In this game alone, there is an obvious gap in strength between the Warriors and the Celtics, but the Warriors who are fighting at home are now not broken, and to a certain extent, there is a certain truth in the victory of the mourning soldiers.