The Warriors won twice over the Thunder, Kerr adjusted Curry's time, a tactic helped the defensive quality change, and Poole exposed the weak ring
After losing to the Grizzlies, the Warriors once again faced the Challenge of the Thunder at home, and due to Curry's poor performance in the fourth quarter and overtime in the last game, Kerr's adjustment of Curry's playing time in this game has also become a major highlight of the game. In the end, the Warriors beat the Thunder 103-83 at home, and Curry scored 20 points alone.
In this game, Cole has made some adjustments to Curry's playing time, before Curry will basically play the first and third quarters, but in this game Cole will give Curry a two- to three-minute break in the first and third quarters, if this adjustment can continue, it is a good news for Curry. Back in the game, the Warriors blossomed more and won a big win again, and in addition to the offense, the team's improvement on the defensive end may be their biggest attraction.
The position of the front line is strengthened, and the threat of joint defense is greatly increased
This season the Warriors are in terms of lineup reinforcement. The obvious adjustment lies in the introduction of a number of forward players, such as Iguodala, Porter and Belitsa, etc., coupled with the previous Wiggins, so that the team's defensive strength in the front position has greatly increased, especially like Iguodala and Porter have excellent three,four or five positions of the ability to change defense, and the excellent speed of movement can allow them to complete the task of assisting defense and supplementing defense in time. Therefore, it can be seen that Cole will use the five small lineups for a long time this season, and from last season's three-guard play to this season's three-forward play, the effect is that the team's defense has improved significantly.
The first is that Curry will not be too exposed to the defensive end, after the three, four or five positions have excellent defenders, Wiggins can focus more on the defensive attention on the periphery, especially to be able to switch with Curry, just like Thompson took the initiative to face the point where the scoring ability was stronger at the defensive end, Wiggins can also avoid exposing Curry to the opponent and not giving the opponent too many opportunities to misplace.
The second is that this season, the team likes to use the strategy of two or three defenses in terms of defensive tactics, especially after sending five small lineups, joint defense is the warrior's first choice, and the reason why the warriors can choose this tactic is because the team's forward defensive ability has increased greatly. The inner team has Green, the league's top basket protector, in the two weak tests have Iguodala and Porter, the opponent wants to find empty cut opportunities in the weak test is also very difficult, and the two people's defensive ability can also interfere with each other's breakthrough, it can be said that the Warriors' defense has been significantly improved this season, the front position of the defense, so that the team's five small lineups can play their own defensive advantages, which is their biggest improvement this season.
The weak ring of attack was exposed, and Poole played the ball slowly
In addition to defense, the state of Poole in these two games is also the focus of fan attention, compared to the performance of pre-season and the first two games of the season, Poole's personal state has declined significantly, which has a great impact on the team's attack. Like in the last game, as long as Curry went off the court and Poole led the team alone, the Grizzlies were able to play an offensive climax, a weak point difference, and this game also when Curry came off, the Warriors' offense came to a standstill, and did not score in two or three minutes.
In addition to Pooler's personal offensive state, it is more obvious that Poole's ball speed is too slow, resulting in the team's offensive system is difficult to play a role, when Poole leads the team alone, the team's attack needs to be launched through his ball holding breakthrough, but when Pooler is acting, it is difficult for him to pass the ball even if he is divided, generally when the ball is stopped quickly, which makes it difficult for the team to seize some of the empty opportunities in the outside line at the rotation stage, plus Pooler's personal state declines. As a result, the team's offensive efficiency dropped significantly when Curry was not on the floor. This is also a hidden danger for the Warriors, and Poole must have been the team's second scoring point before Thompson returned, but his scoring ability and personal instability is bad news for the Warriors.
Conclusion: The Warriors defeat the Thunder. The team's defense has improved significantly, but Poole's ups and downs are something to be aware of for the team.