Rekindling the hope of winning the championship, the young player mighty warriors won four consecutive victories, and Curry led a record
The Warriors defeated the Wizards 129-118 and only had one tie in the game, with the Wizards leading by eight points at the most, and the Warriors leading by 23 points at the most, with a 11-point margin at the end of the game.
Curry clocked out in the third quarter, and the Warriors ushered in a hearty victory. Although the score gap in this game is relatively large, the process is very exciting, Poole has comedy cells all over his body, he shot three non-stick, and also hit a three-point whistle. The Warriors had seven players score in double figures, with Curry, Thompson and Kuminga scoring more than 20 points in less than 30 minutes of play, and with this victory, the Warriors returned to 50 percent of their win rate and rekindled their hopes of entering the playoffs or even winning the championship.
The Warriors' form has been up and down and has often been reversed by their opponents, but they can also play five or five against strong teams, which shows that this team is not weak. In this round of the Warriors and the Wizards, the Wizards are not strong, and they are still back-to-back games, it can be seen that the players are tired, and the Warriors who are waiting for work are obviously more comfortable. After Green's suspension, the Warriors' results were even better, as Kerr made changes to the roster, put Wiggins on the bench, officially introduced young players, and in just half a month, Kuminga, Podemsky and Davis all put on impressive performances. The Warriors were a blessing in disguise, because Green was unable to play, Kerr had to give young players playing time, and he didn't expect to receive miraculous results, the Warriors' vitality increased, and the certainty of winning improved a lot.
Kuminga has scored in double figures in eight consecutive games, and while his average minutes per game this season hasn't increased much from before, he is averaging a career-high number of points per game, and the offensive threat has increased significantly. He punched the opponent's interior hard, and this move has become an effective offensive means for the Warriors. In addition, Podemski deserves our credit for his lack of consistency on offense, but he is averaging five rebounds per game, and his small hook and three-point shot are always surprising, and the 20-year-old rookie has become an important rotation player for the Warriors by making up for his lack of talent with his ball quotient.
The Warriors have been hungry for a quality interior player, and it's a shame that Wiseman hasn't grown up, but Davis jumped at the chance to prove himself by scoring in double figures in three straight games, two of which are double-doubles. Davis is only a second-round low-pick, lacking physical talent, as a forward player, he is only more than two meters tall, his neck is longer than the average person, there is almost no height advantage, but he has a good rebounding sense, he also has good bounce, he is a player who plays with his head. The Warriors' young players are improving at a rate that we can see, and we don't predict how strong they will be in the future, but this kind of performance is enough to help Curry, and when the young players grow, the Warriors are stronger.
Is the Warriors still a strong team, and what are their goals this season?
While the Warriors aren't back in the top 10 in the West, I think they're a competitive team that still has hope of winning the championship as long as they make the playoffs. Now let me talk about the reasons to be bullish on them, the competition in the West this season is very fierce, at least eleven teams are vying for playoff qualification, the young players are the core of the Timberwolves and the Kings in the top two, the defending champions have a lot of ups and downs, the Lakers and Suns are just a team with a large number of superstars, and their roster is not in place. If you just follow the Warriors' games, you will definitely think that they have too many problems, but if you follow more teams, you will find that everyone is the same as each other, and there is no super team that reassures fans and does not thrive at the moment.
The longest winning streak in the West is just four, and the gap between the teams is very small. Every team has a reason to win, every team has fatal flaws, and the competition means that it is not a monopoly, so the chances are all equal, everyone has the possibility to reach the Finals, and in this situation full of surprises, player experience and squad depth are extremely important, the Warriors are better in both aspects, and now the young players can also play a bigger role, so I think they can fight again and win the championship is not a dream. Here's a chart of the Western Conference standings and Thompson's recent scoring, with the Warriors and Suns separating them by three wins last week, and now they're level on record.
Curry hit eight three-pointers in this game, which was his 75th time he made 8+ three-pointers, far ahead of other players, and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in the history combined were only 75. We don't have to worry about Curry's form, he's never let us down.
The Warriors always make mistakes of their own way to lose, not because they are not strong enough. Here's a chart of the average points the Warriors have conceded per game this season, losing 14 games, 11 of which have been in the single digits, and the vast majority of games have been lost to opponents. The frustration is that they are only one step away from victory, not by a big rout, but always because of low-level mistakes and impatience that lead to losses, and this is something that can be controlled and solved. The Warriors' roster is relatively complete compared to most teams. After a period of struggle, Thompson's offense has also started to pick up, and he has now scored more than 20 points in five consecutive games, and if Wiggins' offense and defense can return to the level of the championship period, and the impact of this group of young players, the Warriors are really not weak.
Green appeared in 15 games, averaging 9.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 25.1 minutes per game, while shooting 49 percent from the field, 42.9 percent from three-point range and 83.3 percent from the free throw line.
And Green hasn't come back yet, in fact, his offensive performance this season has been very good, which is the best period in recent years, and his three-point shooting percentage is the highest on the team. When Thompson finds his shooting touch, Green's center of gravity can return to defense, and the Warriors' overall defensive level can also be taken up a notch. There are not many strong teams that have struggled more than the Warriors this season, and the Warriors have seen the light of day to solve the problem, and overall, they are heading in the right direction.
The Warriors have four games left this year, the opponents are the Trail Blazers, Nuggets, Heat and Mavericks, they all have characteristics and are very strong, if the Warriors can achieve good results in these four games, win one to reach the passing line, win two games to complete the task, win three games is the perfect result, the more wins the more I can prove my point of view, I think the Warriors are a team with the strength to impact the championship.