How bad is the Lakers' defense?
In order for Dream Green to score 5 three-pointers in a single game, he scored 15 points and added 6 rebounds and 10 assists.
To be more precise, it was the Lakers' wide-open defense that turned the game into a practice match, with the team shooting 26 of 41 from three-point range, with a shooting rate of 63%.
Hachimura gave an explanation, saying that the plan was to limit the Warriors' core and let their role players shoot.
But the fact is that the Lakers' defensive plan lost his wife and lost his troops, and Curry Towntown was still unaffected, scoring 50 points on 11-of-16 three-point shooting.
In the end, the Warriors easily defeated the Lakers 134-120 to win the crucial victory, while the Kings lost to the Thunder 105-112.
It means that the Warriors have reaped three times the happiness, currently only 0.5 wins behind the Lakers and 1 win behind the Kings.
With three regular season games to play, the Warriors may be able to move up the rankings in the closing stages.
It is worth mentioning that the Pelicans' remaining three regular season games will face the Kings, Warriors and Lakers three playoff regional teams.
And the Pelicans have not officially locked up the playoff spots, and they have to fight life-and-death duels with opponents who need to win one after another, so you can imagine how fierce the game will be.
If you get injured in the playoffs, it's worth the cost.
The outside core Yingge has fallen and has been suspended for 10 consecutive games, and Zion, the core of the inside line and the star of the house, can not fall again.
Fat Tiger's fitness form this season has been unexpected, reaching a career-high 67 games so far this season.
If nothing else, this dude will also end his playoff debut.
Straight back to the Warriors, it's a brutal play-in game no matter what.
Fortunately, the team has been in ferocious form during this time, with 8 wins and 1 loss in the last 9 games.
As long as the Warriors can carry over their good form in the regular season sprint to the playoffs, they will have no problem standing out and catching the last train of the playoffs.
Of course, the Warriors' goal from start to finish is not just to make the playoffs.
As a dynasty team, the goal has always been to win the championship.
But let's face it, the championship is only getting farther and farther away from the aging Warriors at the core.
One thing is clear to everyone, the Warriors may disintegrate this offseason, and Kuchai Tang, who was originally thought to retire together, is no longer indestructible, and Tang Shen, who is in a contract year this season, may be the first to leave.
The reason is simple.
The Warriors don't want to give Tang Shen, who is obviously in a state decline and unstable, a contract extension that can meet his requirements.
Tang Shen wants to renew the Warriors' contract for one person and one city, but he can consider that the new contract will be the last big contract of his career, and the amount of years will be more decisive than feelings.
Recently, it was rumored that the Magic, who basically locked up this year's Eastern Conference playoff spot, will provide a large sum of money to Tom God this summer to add a sharpshooter to the team.
The Magic are one of the worst shooting teams in the NBA, averaging just 11.1 three-pointers per game, which ranks 29th in the league and is only better than the worst Pistons.
Tang is down from before, but he is still the top shooter, averaging 3.5 three-pointers per game on 38.6% shooting (3rd in the league).
The meaning is obvious, the Magic need the addition of Tang Shen, and they are not short of money, and they have $42 million in salary space this summer, so as long as the Warriors decide or hesitate not to renew their contract with the former, they will 100% wave a lot of money and grab people at any cost (salary cap).
The famous big-mouthed A-Smith is also calling on his home team, the Knicks, to make a move to poach the soup god.
All the pressure is given to the warriors, for the Tang God who is not worried about the new family, anyway, there is no place to keep his master here, and it is a beautiful thing to change jobs and raise his salary, I am a little excited to think about it, and the only price is that I will never be able to compete for the championship again!