Warriors vs. Trail Blazers
It can really be described as 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi. Although the Golden State Warriors still maintain their proud splash combination and have made a lot of targeted roster upgrades in recent years, they still haven't been able to return to their peak competitive form. As we have seen this season, they are not very strong, and they have changed multiple starting line-ups, and they have not been able to change the back-to-back losses of the team. According to the latest statistics, the Warriors can achieve the highest ranking of seventh in the West this season, and it is impossible to avoid the play-offs.
For this game, they came to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers, who were located there. Because of Klay's injury, Kerr adjusted the starting lineup in order to secure the victory, sending out a starting lineup with Curry, Paul, Wiggins, Kuminga and Davis. But in the face of the Trail Blazers, who seemed to be the belly of the West, they still struggled, and after the two sides battled for four quarters of regular time, they only barely won the game with a total score of 100-92, completing a wave of three consecutive wins.
The specific results
In the first half of the competition, the Warriors who were fighting away were in good shape, and they took the initiative to lead the score one after another. Curry shot 3 of 9 in the first quarter and delivered 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, while Kuminga also had 7 points and 2 rebounds, as well as Wiggins, who handed over 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, to help the team play a 24-22 score and get a 2-point lead. Entering the second quarter of the matchup, the Warriors were able to take advantage of the situation and continued to play a 25-24 score, expanding the difference to 3 points.
Yibian fought again, and the Warriors, who maintained the initiative in the lead of the score, still encountered a stubborn counterattack from the Trail Blazers. In the third quarter of the competition, Ayton delivered 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, Henderson even contributed 6 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, and Walker, who handed over 11 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, helped the team play a 28-26 score and narrow the gap to 1 point. In the final quarter of the decisive game, the Warriors did not give the Trail Blazers a chance to continue chasing points, and with the help of Curry's 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, they scored 25-18 and won the final victory with a total score of 100-92.
epilogue
Looking back on the game, the Warriors had 9 players in rotation, all of whom performed very well, Curry played 36 minutes, delivered 22 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, Kuminga also had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, Wiggins handed over 15 points and 5 rebounds, and Davis, who was in the starter, also contributed 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in 27 minutes. At the same time, Looney, the center who came off the bench, also contributed 9 points and 11 rebounds, which effectively relieved the pressure on the team's offensive and defensive ends.
It is worth mentioning that after winning this game, the Warriors also managed to overtake the Lakers and came to the ninth place in the West. On the other hand, on the side of the Trail Blazers, who lost at home, their champion Lang Ayton also tried his best. He shot 12-of-24 from the field and posted a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds, while Henderson also had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, as well as Walker who had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Murray who had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. However, except for the four of them who have double-digit scoring contributions, the other players on the team only have a poor shooting percentage and do not score double-doubles.