The NBA play-offs continued, and the Warriors lost 94-118 to the Kings on the road, leaving the tournament tragically. In this game, the Warriors started poorly, scoring less than 20 points in the first quarter, and they also fell behind by double digits for a long time. However, in the second half of the second quarter, the Warriors fought back wildly, and in the second half they once saw hope of overtaking the score, but with a series of hasty attacks, the Warriors suddenly collapsed, and the Kings once again established a more than 15-point advantage. In the final quarter, the Warriors were never able to close the point difference, and in the end, the general trend was gone, and they had no choice but to go out and miss the playoffs. So where exactly did the Warriors lose? Maybe the data can give us some answers.
Curry, who shot 8-of-16 from the field, 3-of-7 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, finished with 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 6 turnovers, with a plus/minus of -21. Curry tried his best today, as long as he got the ball on the offensive end, first Murray, who was 2.03 meters tall, was defended, and the blocking and dismantling was surrounded by many people, without giving any space, and the king resolutely didn't want to see Curry score 50 points like a scene, and vowed to choke Curry to the death. With his teammates failing to take advantage of those half-open opportunities, Curry struggled overall, without consecutive scoring opportunities, and this is a microcosm of the Warriors' entire season.
Klay, 0 of 10 shots, 0 of 6 three-pointers, he played more than 30 minutes and didn't score, only got 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 turnover, today Klay is the culprit of the Warriors, there is nothing to say, the Warriors were close to reversing the situation, and Klay was interrupted by various unreasonable shots, and at the same time was frequently counterattacked by the Kings. The Warriors collapsed, Clay was to blame, and Clay didn't shoot for a long time, a shooter who didn't have confidence in shooting on the court and didn't dare to attack, then Clay's meaning on the court was gone. Besides, his defensive small guard is too slow, the King's No. 2 position is basically empty, and as a result, Ellis on top of him broke out, and Klay's play today at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends is disastrous.
Kuminga, who shot 6-of-15 from the field, 0-of-1 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, finished with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. It doesn't look like Kuminga was very efficient today, and in fact, if it weren't for his feat of scoring back-to-back singles in the second quarter, saving the team from fire and water in the Warriors' most critical moment, the Warriors' collapse would have come much sooner. However, Kuminga's inconsistent outside shooting has always been his flaw, focusing on improving his shooting, and he will still be the core forward of the Warriors in the future.
Green, who shot 4-of-8 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 3 turnovers, with a plus/minus of -22. To be honest, Green played well today, and the opportunities that should have been seized were not wasted, and on the defensive end, he tried to defend any player, inside top and outside to pounce, but the Warriors' defense has too many holes, in the face of the King's system, the Warriors' defense collapsed, and the interior line couldn't take care of it, and he couldn't stop the opponent's momentum by relying on Green alone.
Wiggins, who shot 4-of-12 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range and 3-of-5 from the free-throw line, had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block and 3 turnovers, and had a plus/minus of -25. If you can't attack or defend, that's how Wiggins portrayed this game. Of course, in terms of attitude, Wiggins is still very positive, and it can be seen that he really wants to help the Warriors, and he frequently kills the basket on the offensive end, but his ability is indeed quite average, after all, it is more than 20 million forwards, at this price, you can't expect Wiggins to become the savior of the core.
Tres Davis, who shot 1-of-1 from the field, only had 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 turnover, and had a plus/minus of -12 on the court. It can only be said that a rookie is a rookie, and in the regular season, he can still use the attraction of Curry and others and Paul's tandem to eat cakes, but when it comes to the knockout round, he has no chance at all, he can't grab rebounds, he can't open up space on the court, and his defense is not smart enough, even if he starts, he only plays more than 12 minutes.
Paul, 1 of 3 shots and 1 of 2 three-pointers, he got 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 turnover, and his performance was very average. Paul's personal career record of reaching the playoffs for 13 consecutive seasons was unexpectedly broken by the Warriors, and now fans are more concerned about Paul's future than his performance on the court.
The remaining role players off the bench, Podzemski shot 2 of 3, 1 of 2 three-pointers, he got 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 turnover, Moody shot 5 of 7, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, he cut 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Looney shot 1 of 2, he contributed 2 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, the overall Warriors' bench performance has been passable, and the loss has little to do with them.