The Pelicans used the Warriors' best 3-pointer to defeat the Warriors, who were aiming to win the game.
The Warriors hosted the Western Conference powerhouse Pelicans, and the outcome of this game was very crucial, determining whether the Warriors could enter the top 8 and play one less play-off, and also determined whether the Pelicans could stay in 6th place and not have to play the play-offs. As a result, the Pelicans defeated the Warriors, who recently went 9-1, 114-109 on the road, with excellent defense and explosive 3-pointers.
1. Zion's offense is blocked, but the defense is a miracle feat
Recently, the Warriors have a good record of 9-1 without Kuminga, thanks to the excellent team defense led by Green. In the first quarter, Zion was under the defense of chasing dreams, and he couldn't move in the low post, and he couldn't make a jump shot, and Zion's best basket offensive frame was directly covered by Old Green. Zion shot 2-of-8 in the first quarter, and the Warriors led 26-17 under the defensive deterrence led by Green.
But Zion has grown significantly this season, and he's no longer the boy who just shoots wildly. When his own attack was blocked, he helped his team win in other ways. He began to play the playmaking center role of the Death Five, and in the second quarter on the offensive end, he fed the team's resurgent group of 3-point shooters.
Zion's defensive effect in the second quarter was extremely impressive, with 4 steals in a single quarter, and stealing Curry's dribble from behind was a thief. led the team to a 45-22 reversal of the Warriors in the first quarter, and the Pelicans led the Warriors 62-48 in the first half, and Zion's defense in the second quarter made the first contribution. In the second half, Zion's offense opened up and even made a 3-pointer. If Zion has a mid-to-long-range threat next season, his future will be limitless.
Zion played 37 minutes in this game, shooting 11-of-26 from the field, scoring 26 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 steals and 1 block. Green played 36 minutes in this game, full-time defense Zion and offensive organization, 0 shots, and got an alternative 2 doubles: 0 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
2. The Pelican shooters fired thousands of arrows in unison, shooting through the Warriors' defense
In the second quarter, the Pelicans' super reversal came from removing center Wallan and killing 5 young, small-ball center Zion mainly controlled the ball, passed, and slammed the basket, and CJ, Murphy, Jones, Lao Liu and others full-time outside projection.
Such an extremely flexible lineup change completely upended the Warriors' 10-point lead. The Pelicans' defense has no weaknesses and can be infinitely swapped against the diminutive Warriors. On the offensive end, the four shooters opened one after another, the Pelicans shot 1 of 8 3-pointers in the first quarter, 19 of 30 3-pointers in the second three quarters, and 20 of 38 3-pointers (52.6%), far exceeding the 34-of-34 shooting of the Warriors (38.2% shooting rate) who topped the league with 3-pointers.
The Pelicans' 2 super 3Ds: Murphy and Jones, not only limited the projection of outside players such as Klay and Wiggins, but also projected unparalleled, Murphy made 6 of 9 3-pointers and scored 24 points and 8 boards, and Jones made 2 of 5 3-pointers and scored 13 points. The two even teamed up to block Curry's final shoot.
CJ, one of the original Trail Blazers' twin guns, faced his old rivals, the Splash Brothers, and threw the hottest game, making 8 of 13 three-pointers and scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks. In the last minute of the fourth quarter, CJ Daxin put in a key 3-pointer to set the score at 112:106 and secure the victory.
3. Curry made a strong effort in the fourth quarter, but unfortunately the final offensive selection was wrong
In the fourth quarter, Curry entered the god-killing mode, scoring 16 points in a single quarter, and when Klay, Wiggins and others missed the projection, he shot 12 of 23 from the field, 7 of 13 from 3-point range, and scored 33 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
With two and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Warriors trailed by 10 points, and Curry scored 8 points on a burst shot, but the offensive choice of the last offense was wrong, and he could have fallen into the position to look for a good shot, or give Klay a better position, but Curry chose a one-handed 3-pointer throw, and missed under the front and back blocks of Jones and Murphy, and the Warriors completely lost hope of victory.
After this game, the Pelicans' record has changed to 49-32, temporarily ranking sixth in the West. But today's Spurs upset the Nuggets, kicking the Nuggets who are firmly in No. 1 to No. 3 in the West, and with one game left, the Thunder and Timberwolves will hold the top 2 positions, which means that the Pelicans will face the defending champion Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, and the Pelicans are under a lot of pressure.
After the Lakers won and the Kings lost, the Lakers were ranked 8th and the Kings fell to 9th. The Kings and Warriors have the same record, but this season the Kings have a 2:1 advantage, the next game the Kings play the Trail Blazers to win, the Warriors play the Jazz to win, and the Warriors basically have no possibility of entering the top 8.
And the Lakers, who are in the top 8, will play the Pelicans in their next away game, which is very mysterious. In the case of knowing that the third is the Nuggets, will the Pelicans still fight for the old 6 who played the Nuggets?
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