Butler continues to be sidelined
The Warriors' winning streak was ended by the Nuggets, but it didn't matter, people have seen the changes in this team, the young players are gradually proving themselves, Wiggins who went to the bench has once again unlocked talent, Klay is no longer proud of his achievements, and the team is gradually back in the play-in tournament. For the Warriors, there's a lot to prove this season, but everything has to come one by one. In this game, the Warriors welcomed the challenge of the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat at home.
Butler was sidelined due to injury, but the Heat still won three in a row, and the Heat once again showed what they are capable of. In this game, as many as 5 players on the team were out due to injury, but it didn't matter, Spo's team will always have other players step up, and once the Warriors relax, they will pay the price immediately.
The Warriors take on the Heat
At the beginning of the first quarter, Curry didn't score a point, but Podzemski hit two three-pointers, Klay also had 5 points and 2 assists, and the team still scored 25 points in a single quarter, while the Heat only scored 22 points, including Herro 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Adebayo 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Curry gradually regained his form, scoring 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 2-of-3 shooting, Podemski and Klay did not shoot, but the two handed out 5 assists, Wiggins scored 5 points on 2-of-3 shooting, and the Warriors only scored 26 points as a team.
Herro scored another 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, Love on the bench also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Kane had 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals, the team scored 36 points in a single quarter, and 58-51 at halftime ahead of the Warriors by 7 points. In the second half, the Heat continued to exert their strength, Herro scored 7 points and 4 rebounds, Harkes had 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Kane also scored 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting, and the team scored 33 points in a single quarter. Curry had no feelings, only 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists on 1-of-6 shooting, and Klay scored 8 points and 1 steal, but the team only scored 25 points, and the difference came to 15 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Warriors' offense was still very sluggish, Curry did not score a point on 0-of-4 shooting, and the bench helped the team bite the score, but the time passed minute by minute. Hawks made a crucial three-pointer to kill the game, and Kerr replaced his main player to declare the game go into garbage time. In the end, the Miami Heat managed to defeat the Golden State Warriors 114-102.
Still the Eastern Conference champions
Without Jimmy Butler, the Heat still played the Eastern Conference championship performance, Herro scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on 10-of-19 shooting, and don't forget that he is now the Heat's scoring champion. Bam Adebayo has 17 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and rookie Hakes also has 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and the best rookie definitely has a place for him. Kane on the bench had 18 points and 6 rebounds, Jovic had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Love had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
As the star of the team, Curry played badly in this game, shooting 3-of-15 and 2-of-8 from three-point range, with only 13 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Klay shot 4-of-11 with only 13 points and 5 assists, Podzemski had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, and Kuminga had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, but had 6 turnovers. Wiggins on the bench had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Saric had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Moody had 11 points and 3 rebounds, Davis had 10 points and 11 rebounds, and as many as 8 players on the team scored double-doubles, and Paul also had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, but to no avail.