warrior godfather

After defeating the Nuggets, the Warriors got a day of rest. The next day, they flew to Dallas to prepare for the game against the Mavericks.

The Warriors' schedule for the next seven games is somewhat unfavorable. Their opponents are the Mavericks, Thunder, Nets, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Nuggets, and Pacers, all of which are in the playoffs. The games between the Bulls and the Thunder are still back-to-back.

As the defending champion, the Warriors are already the target of public criticism, and now they have a perfect record, and they are opponents that all teams want to beat. This wave of games is definitely a big challenge for them.

But the Mavericks are obviously not the team that can stop the Warriors. They made a lot of moves in the summer. They introduced center Chris Kaman and guard OJ-Mayo. The rest of the positions still use old players, but their strength has dropped a lot. Jason Terry sent to the Celtics.

But this can't change the status quo of the Mavericks. Kaman and Mayo can only add to the cake, not help.

Nowitzki has been in poor form since the start of the game, averaging only 18.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Under his leadership, the Mavericks stumbled all the way and only achieved a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, barely ranking eighth in the Western Conference, and behind them. The Jazz have the same record, and they are ranked above the Jazz by virtue of the advantage of the relationship between victory and defeat.

In the game against the Warriors, the Mavericks were overwhelmed by the Warriors. As a white center, Kaman had slow feet and was difficult to defend. Under the cover of the Warriors, he and Nowitzki were exhausted. Splash a lot of open opportunities.

On the offensive end, the Mavericks can only rely on the singles of Nowitzki, Mayo and Kaman, with little cooperation.

Since Kidd was sent away in the middle of last season, the Mavericks have been lacking a point guard who can organize offense. Their current starting point guard is Darren Collison, who plays hard, but his strength is relatively mediocre. If you can pass the ball that will never make mistakes, and get a steady 10+5 every game, you will complete the task.

The offense and defense are not as good as their opponents. The Mavericks have been beaten by the Warriors all the time, and there is no chance of a comeback.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Mavericks 114:102 and won ten consecutive victories.

This point difference is not too big, mainly because the rhythm of the game has not been hot or hot, there is no ups and downs, the Warriors took a few hours of flight yesterday, a little tired, the state is relatively average, and they are all lazy. After taking the lead, He paddled the water and won the game by boiling the frog in warm water.

Curry was too excited in the last game, and the state of this game is relatively average.

他出战34分钟，18投8中，三分10投4中，罚球5中5，砍下25分7助攻4篮板1抢断4失误，得分只能说是合格，失误有点多。

Butler ushered in an explosion. In front of the old Marion, he made 16 of 9 shots, 5 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 7 free throws, scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. Personal season scoring record.

He is highly motivated in this game, and often takes the initiative to ask for the ball to attack, and has achieved very good results. Marion is 35 years old this year, and his athletic ability has declined a lot, and he can't limit Butler's impact on the inside.

Kaman and Nowitzki have never been good at defensive inside, Butler scored 16 points in the Mavericks restricted area, and Marion lost four fouls on him.

Clay's performance was also very good. He made 12 of 7 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, no free throws, scored 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, and seized almost all open opportunities.

Green scored 9 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks. In fact, with his current scoring ability, it is not difficult to average 10 points per game, but the Warriors have Curry, Klay and Butler in the starting lineup. Individuals want to divide their shots, and Green can only reduce their own shots.

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After the game, the Warriors rested in Dallas for one night, got up early the next day, and came to Oklahoma.

Since the game is at night, Zhang Yu did not arrange training, but let the players get used to the field three hours before the game.

If there was enough time, Zhang Yu would not have prepared so hastily for the game. Although the Thunder lost Harden before the start of the season, they were still a very strong opponent and could not be sloppy at all.

Before this game, the Thunder's record was 8 wins and 3 losses, with a wave of five consecutive victories, but only lost to the Spurs, Grizzlies and Eagles, ranking second in the Western Conference, only behind the Warriors.

However, the difference between the Thunder and the Warriors is 2.5 games, which is the same as the difference between them and the sixth-ranked Clippers in the Western Conference. As long as the Warriors maintain their form, it will be difficult for the Thunder to catch up.

The pattern of the Western Conference this season is very clear. The Warriors are the only ones out there, and the teams behind them are fighting each other. The Thunder, Spurs, Grizzlies, Nuggets, and Clippers have very similar records. It may be that if they lose just one game, the rankings will drop by several places.

The Thunder are now only slightly ahead, and the other strong teams are watching behind them, so they dare not relax in the slightest.

After sending Harden away, Kevin Martin took his place, and the Thunder completely became a dual-core team. Durant and Westbrook averaged more than 20 points per game and controlled most of the ball. In addition, only Ibaka and Kevin Martin scored in double figures, and the others scored very low, mainly taking on the task of defense.

This is also the Thunder's team building idea for the next few years. Presti is very obsessed with defensive players with excellent athletic ability, height and arms, and can run and jump. For this reason, he is willing to pay the luxury tax every year, but for those who can The shooter who shot the ball was dismissive.

This also caused the Thunder's offensive space to always be very congested. Although Durant was not affected, it was always difficult for Westbrook to fully exert his strength.

Now the Thunder is moving towards this trend. The only reliable shooters in the starting lineup are Durant and Sefolosha. The shots of Ibaka, Westbrook and Perkins are very average, and the space is very crowded.

There are not many shooters on the Thunder's bench. The most accurate three-pointer is DeAndre Liggins. His three-point shooting rate reached 36.8%, but his playing time is only 7.4 minutes. In addition, The Thunder didn't have a player on the bench who shot 36 percent from beyond the arc.

But Presti didn't pay attention to the introduction of shooters, not because he lost his mind, but because he really thought that with Durant and Westbrook, the Thunder's offense would be fine, and at most they needed a sixth man to lead. With a substitute lineup, the Thunder will have strong competitiveness.

His idea cannot be said to be wrong. Since the start of the game, Durant has averaged 27.8 points per game, and Westbrook has averaged 23.6 points per game. They are the most scoring duo in the league, better than James and Wade. The firepower combined with Kobe and Howard is even fiercer.

It was the outstanding performance of the Wang Zha combination that allowed the Thunder to still rank second in the Western Conference despite trading away Harden. They initially proved that Presti's idea was correct. With them, the Thunder's offense would not be a problem .

In this game against the Warriors, Durant and Westbrook proved this again with their strong strength.

The back-to-back Warriors players were a little tired, and they didn't take the game against the Thunder too seriously. This game was just an ordinary regular season for them. If there is something different, this is a national broadcast The game has a relatively high degree of attention.

But the Warriors have already had three nationally broadcast games this season, and they don't care much about it. After the opening, they just played it as an ordinary regular season, which was a bit careless.

However, the Thunder attaches great importance to this game. In the past three years, the Warriors have always stood in the way of the Thunder. They eliminated the Thunder twice, which is the biggest pain for the Thunder.

Now there is a chance for revenge, they will never let it go.

After the start of the game, the Thunder fully confronted and played the game as if it were a playoff game. Every ball must be contested, and the defense was very aggressive. They made two steals within 3 minutes and established a 7-point lead.

Zhang Yu decisively called a timeout. He has no habit of letting players decide the game by themselves.

But he has nothing to adjust. He can only remind the players to concentrate, control mistakes, and stop letting the Thunder steal easily.

Zhang Yu's approach is very correct. If the Warriors players follow what he said, they can immediately regain the disadvantage.

But he is not a god, and he can't say what he says. The back-to-back exhaustion and the arrogant attitude after the winning streak make the Warriors players not have the slightest sense of crisis in their hearts. They still habitually think that this game is the same as the previous ten games. , I will definitely win in the end. After returning to the field, I just paid a little attention to passing the ball, but I still didn't take it seriously.

This careless attitude immediately cost them. The Thunder continued to work hard and went all out in every round. Durant and Westbrook took turns to attack with the ball, hitting the Warriors' defense and further expanding the point difference.

After the first quarter, the Thunder led the Warriors by 30 points at 21:9, establishing a huge lead.

The Warriors' pass and cut in the first quarter were not smooth. Durant lost to Curry so many times, learned from the pain, and improved his defense during the offseason.

Although not as good as those top-notch forward defenders, they have reached the average level of the league. They are very active in defending off the ball, and at least they will no longer hold back the Thunder.

Ibaka and Sefolosha's defense is as good as ever, and Westbrook is still the same. It seems that no one can make him improve his defense.

But he also worked very hard in the first quarter, trying to follow Klay and trying not to give him open shots.

Relying on the hard-working defense of all members, the Thunder successfully contained the Warriors' offense. Of course, this is also inseparable from the Warriors' own carelessness.

However, this also sounded the alarm for them. In the second quarter, after the Warriors' substitute players came on the field, they did not dare to be careless and devoted themselves to the game.

But the morale of the Thunder has been played out. With the fanatical support of tens of thousands of fans in the Chesapeake Energy Arena, they burned all their energy, defensive aggressiveness, frequently causing the Warriors to make mistakes, and using counterattacks to make up for their positions Insufficient battles, continue to press down on the Warriors.

When the main players of the two teams returned to the court, the Warriors not only failed to narrow the score, but were extended to double digits by the Thunder.

The hard work of the Thunder's substitute players, in turn, encouraged the fighting spirit of the starting players. Durant and Westbrook were in excellent condition and scored extremely efficiently. Westbrook even made three three-pointers in the second quarter. The Warriors were completely stunned.

Zhang Yu called a timeout twice before the Warriors managed to stabilize the situation

After the first half, the Warriors led by 68 points at 55:13. The Chesapeake Energy Arena has fallen into a frenzy. The Thunder fans vented the grievances accumulated in their hearts over the past few years, and issued overwhelming abuse to the Warriors players. and boos.

During the intermission, Zhang Yu did not make tactical adjustments.

There is nothing wrong with the Warriors' tactics today. The reason why they were beaten by the Thunder was because of their momentum. .

Zhang Yu can only pour chicken soup on the players, encouraging them to concentrate on playing well in the second half, and they will definitely come back.

Everyone listened to it. With a 13-point deficit in front of them, the boos of the Thunder fans successfully aroused their anger. From Curry to Bazemore who was looking at the water cooler, the Warriors were outraged. I stated my position in one word, vowing to recover the point difference in the second half.

After the start of the third quarter, Curry began to attack with the ball. Everyone suppressed back-to-back exhaustion, increased defensive aggression and confrontational intensity, and showed the best state on both ends of the offense and defense.

But this still couldn't stop the Thunder's offense. Durant and Westbrook felt so hot that they kept throwing fairy balls. Although Curry responded, the point difference not only did not narrow, but was further widened.

After the third quarter, the Thunder led by 97 points 82:15, and the Warriors' hope of a comeback became increasingly slim.

After the start of the fourth quarter, seeing the hope of winning, Brooks simply left Durant and Westbrook on the court and let them continue to play with substitutes.

The Thunder have lost to the Warriors too many times, and they urgently need a victory to boost their confidence. Brooks wants to win the game at all costs today.

And Zhang Yu didn't have the idea that he had to win. He still rotated normally and let the main players rest.

The Warriors' substitutes didn't have much resistance in front of Wang Bo's combination, and the point difference was quickly opened to about 20 points, and the shouts of the Thunder fans became more and more crazy.

Zhang Yu didn't expect Brooks to lead so much, but he was still a fucking star. Seeing that the general situation on the field was over, he didn't change back to the main force, and gave up the game directly.

In the final analysis, this is just a regular season, and there is no need to fight the Thunder.

Afterwards, the game completely lost suspense, and the Warriors players were very depressed. Leonard was the only one who was more active. Whether he was leading or trailing, as long as there was garbage time, he would have the opportunity to accumulate experience in mid-range singles in actual combat. Not so depressed.

In the end, the Thunder beat the Warriors 127:109, ending the Warriors' ten-game winning streak, narrowing the gap with the Warriors, and challenging the Warriors for the number one spot in the Western Conference!