The NBA league will be updated every 10 years, and as the so-called back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, the front waves can only be photographed on the beach. Everyone says that Duncan's Spurs era is very long, but players like Duncan, and teams like the Spurs, are really rare. In fact, if a team can remain competitive for 5-8 years, it is already very good. In recent years, the championship team has been changing, and no team has been able to defend the title. In fact, this also shows one thing, it is still quite difficult to build a very competitive team now. The Warriors, as a former powerhouse, have officially come to an end with the end of this season, and they have also come to a crossroads.
Take this play-off as an example, it is actually a true portrayal of the end of the dynasty. Not much was bullish on the Kings before the Warriors playoff began. However, throughout the game, the Warriors, who had championship experience, were pressed and beaten. We can look at the young guys of the Kings, their spirit, and their desire to win the game, are incomparable to the Warriors. The Warriors like three-pointers, so the Kings will return the favor with the other. The Kings made 18 of 39 three-point shots for a 46.2 percent shooting percentage. On the Warriors' side, they hit only 10 of 32 three-point shots, with a three-point shooting rate of 31.2%. The Warriors' proudest pass and proudest three-pointer didn't hit.
For the Warriors, the 24-point loss was an extremely ugly loss, and it was an outcome that no one expected. However, there is no way, the overall strength and on-the-spot performance are not as strong as the opponent. One is a rising team, and the other is at the end of the dynasty. In fact, not only the Warriors, but many of them have won championships before, and after the core players get old, there will be such a scene. This was true of the Lakers during Kobe's time, and the same was true of the Heat before him. On the other hand, the Warriors' own cards are rotten in their hands. Wiggins is willing to fall, Thompson wants to prove that he is being eaten back, Green is hard to say, Kuminga is up and down, Moody is stopping, Kerr is too persistent, and Curry's form is also declining, these are all portrayals of the Warriors this season.
From '18 to this year, the Warriors have struggled and rebounded, and at the same time have fallen to the bottom. Lost the Finals in the 18-19 season, went straight to the top pick in the 19-20 season, lost two consecutive games in the playoffs in the 20-21 season and missed the playoffs, won the championship in the 21-22 season, and the Western Conference semifinals in the 22-23 season, and did not enter the playoffs this year. After this fall, it is unlikely that you will get back up. Curry is old, Green is left with assists, not to mention Thompson, the future will only be worse than this season, after all, not every player who returns from a major injury can be like Durant. To put it bluntly, if the Warriors don't have a new core, everyone will accompany Curry to play the final part of his career. The Warriors have very little room to operate, otherwise Miles wouldn't have rushed back and left the mess behind.
In addition, I have to feel sorry for Paul, this year I also followed the wrong person, got into the wrong car, and in the end I didn't make the playoffs. For Paul, the Warriors are just passers-by, and maybe they will choose to retire next, or maybe they will go to another team. Regardless, this season is the finale for the Warriors. As for whether it will make a comeback in the future, it depends on the boss's plan and the adjustment of the lineup, and changes should also be made.