At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 62: Will the devil’s schedule begin again?
After a strong victory over the Spurs, the Warriors returned to the ranks of the playoff teams with a record of 14 wins and 11 losses.

It can be said that the current record satisfies the fans and surprises the media.

After all, according to pre-season predictions, even the most optimistic media about the Warriors' record only predicts that they will be ranked 10th in the Western Conference.

After all, during the offseason, not only did the Warriors fail to make any decent reinforcements, Stephen Jackson, one of the team's stars, also voluntarily asked to leave the team.

In the eyes of the media, it was a bit difficult for the Warriors at that time to make a difference in the brutal Western Conference.

But since the start of the game, the Warriors have used their strong performance to silence the media who were looking down on the team.

Du Zhe also used his actual actions to make the fans forget "Martial Saint" Stephen Jackson.

Now the media has called the three most powerful warriors in the Warriors - Ellis, Maggette and Du Zhe together as the Warriors Trident.

After the Spurs, the Warriors ushered in the challenge of the Washington Wizards from afar at home.

Among them, the star of the Wizards - "General" Gilbert Arenas can also be regarded as an old acquaintance from the Warriors.

When Arenas participated in the draft, he was arrogant and originally aimed at the lottery, but he fell to the second round before being belatedly selected by the Warriors.

However, after being selected by the Warriors, Arenas was also able to live up to expectations. In the first season, he got a stable playing time.

In the second season, he even secured his starting position, and won the most improved player award of the season with a data of 18.3+4.7+6.3.

After the contract expires in the second year, due to the limited salary space of the Warriors and the fact that Arenas's service life does not meet the requirements to trigger Bird's clause.

As a result, the Warriors could only watch the Wizards helplessly, using big contracts to forcibly poach the stars they trained.

After this incident, the alliance issued a special clause to plug this loophole. This is the later famous "Arenas Clause".

Arenas did play well for several seasons after joining the Wizards, and the Wizards also relied on his outstanding performance to reach the playoffs for several consecutive years.

不过到了最近两个赛季，阿里纳斯却饱受伤病困扰，他先是在07-08赛季因为膝伤缺阵69场，接着在08-09赛季又因膝盖伤势缺席了80场比赛。

This made Du Zhe always feel that even if there was no subsequent "gun door" incident, Arenas might not be able to avoid the subsequent fall.

After the Wizards ushered in Arenas' comeback this season, the team's record has not improved much.

The record of 7 wins and 16 losses since the start of the game is still the lowest level in the Eastern Conference.

But today, the Warriors continued their style of play in the previous game and had a head-to-head battle with the Wizards.

In the end, the Warriors successfully defeated their opponents at home with a score of 119:108.

Although Arenas scored 25 points on 15-for-45 shooting from the field, setting a new scoring high for the season, he was unable to turn the tide by himself.

Because his two most powerful assistants, the team's starting power forward Antoine Jamison and small forward Caron Butler, were completely locked up by Du Zhe.

The two striker veterans combined for 32 shots, but only scored 24 points. In addition, the two also jointly contributed 6 turnovers.

On the other hand, for the Warriors, three players scored more than 3 points in this game.

其中埃利斯24投12中，砍下30分4板7助。

马盖蒂虽然仅有10投6中，但也靠着12罚11中的罚球得到23分。

Curry also gradually adapted to the rhythm of the NBA and performed his best performance since entering the league.

他靠着9投5中的三分拿下27分8板4助，创下了个人职业生涯的得分新高。

As for Du Zhe, since his teammates generally have good touch, he devoted more energy to the defensive end in this game and scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 assists.

Of course, there is another reason why he didn't score high, that is, in the fourth quarter he had to leave the game early because of ankle soreness.

Fortunately, after a comprehensive inspection after the game, he was not found to have any potential injuries.

As for the cause of ankle soreness, the team doctors believe that it may be caused by his fatigue from training in recent games.

Although the team doctors believed that there would be no problem with Du Zhe playing in the next game, the cautious old Nelson still put Du Zhe on the daily observation list.

As for the next game against the Grizzlies, he doesn't plan to let Du Zhe play either.

Old Nelson directly gave Du Zhe a few days off to rest at home. As for the training and competition, he can take a break first.

Although Du Zhe felt that it was a bit of a fuss, but he could only follow it.

It just so happened that the recent game training also made him a little tired. He could use these few days to take a good rest.

The next day, in the training hall of the Warriors, after hearing the news of Du Zhe's truce from the mouth of the old Nelson, although the other players of the Warriors were calm on the surface, they were all agitated.

After playing so many games, who the Warriors are in C, even if they are blind, should understand by now.

Without Du Zhe, they will be beaten back to their original shape and become a team like last season.

In this way, amidst everyone's uneasiness, the Warriors embarked on a road trip to Memphis.

The Warriors defeated their opponent at home in the previous match, but today is an away challenge, coupled with the absence of Du Zhe, the Warriors are really not sure of getting out.

After losing Du Zhe, the old Nelson did not dare to send out such a bold lineup before this game.

Although the media praised the two changes of the old Nelson, he was not dazzled by the media's hype.

Old Nelson is very sober. He knows that the small lineup of the previous two days can play good results. Apart from the players' good touch, another important reason is the presence of Du Zhe, a defensive champion.

Du Zena's defensive ability from the first to the fifth position has supported most of the team's defensive system. This is exactly the confidence he has to dare to make bold changes.

So after letting Du Zhe truce, the old Nelson could only make adjustments again based on the team's existing players, and sent a more conventional starting lineup to play against the Grizzlies.

Among them, the starting identities of Ellis, Curry and Maggette are unshakable, and the inside line is replaced by a combination of Chris Hunter and Radmanovich.

But such a lineup is obviously too thin to face the Grizzlies with a combination of black and white bears.

Radmanovich was blown out in the matchup with Zach Randolph. He played 36 minutes, but only made 8 of 3 shots and scored 7 points and 3 rebounds.

On the other hand, Randolph, who played against him, made 40 of 21 shots and scored 14 points and 33 rebounds in 18 minutes of playing time. Whether it was points, rebounds or shooting percentages, they were far above normal standards.

However, Chris Hunter played well in this game. Relying on the offensive end, he made 9 of 6 shots and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds.

But compared with another insider of the Grizzlies, Marc Gasol, who has 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, his performance is obviously not enough.

最终凭借着黑白双熊38投24中，合砍55分27个篮板的表现，灰熊队在主场以121:108的比分轻松击败勇士。

The loss of this game also made old Nelson realize once again that the team's inside line is really not reliable.

If the team wants to go further in the future, in addition to waiting for the further growth of Du Zhe and Curry, it also needs to recruit some powerful insiders to help.

Of course, it was not that Nelson had not considered giving up the inside position directly, but he felt that this idea was a bit too far-fetched and not very feasible to implement, so he did not put it into practice.

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On the second day, in New Orleans, USA, Du Zhe met with the Warriors who rushed over.

Compared with the other team members who were busy with travel and dust, he who came to New Orleans one day earlier to wait was obviously more relaxed.

Du Zhe's return, coupled with the fact that the Warriors were completely blown inside in the previous game, strengthened the old Nelson's determination to change.

In this game, the Warriors directly sent a three-guard combination.

As for the interior, Radmanovich, who has been playing poorly recently, was directly abandoned and replaced by Randolph, who is younger and has better physical fitness.

In the end, Ellis, Curry, Watson, Maggette and Randolph formed the Warriors' starting lineup.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Watson is just a fake starter occupying a starting position.

Only by replacing Du Zhe can the Warriors become a complete team.

In the last season, Du Zhe also played against the New Orleans Hornets.

At that time, he was just a rookie who hadn't played a few NBA games, but in that game he successfully defended the Hornets' No. [-] star David West and helped the team successfully defend the dignity of the home court.

But half a year has passed in a flash, Du Zhe is no longer what he used to be.

Fighting against David West again, he would really like to have a try, to see if the opponent's strength can still make him feel irresistible like in the first fight.

Compared with last season, the Hornets' lineup has also undergone some changes.

The team's starting center was replaced by Emeka Okafor, the center who beat "Warcraft" Howard to win the Rookie of the Year. After experiencing injuries and trades, the center has gradually faded away.

However, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse. Although he has not reached the expected upper limit, he can still contribute 10+10 data per game, which can be regarded as an economical double-double machine.

But just based on his inside combination with David West, it is obvious that he cannot be compared with the Grizzlies' black and white bears, and the Warriors have more Du Zhe than in the previous game.

In the end, the Warriors once again defeated the Hornets with a score of 110:101 on the road.

In the last match, Du Zhe was able to defend against David West, and this time is no exception.

In the previous matchup, David West could at least crush Du Zhe in terms of strength, but this time even in a head-to-head fight, he didn't take much advantage.

What's more, Du Zhe was not stupid enough to use his own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths. He used the same strategy as in the last match, crazily going around to defend, making the second leader of the Hornets invisible.

最终大卫·韦斯特出场35分钟，仅仅获得10次出手机会、命中3球，只能交出8分8板的惨淡数据。

The leader of the Hornets, Chris Paul, also played averagely. He scored 17 of 8 and contributed 20 points and 7 assists.

But even so, Paul is already the only player on the Hornets to score more than 20 points.

After the Warriors increased their speed, all members became very comfortable, especially Ellis. His speed advantage was fully highlighted in this style of play.

In today's game, he scored 26 points on 15-for-36 shooting and became the MVP of this game.

As the other two members of the Warriors Trident, Du Zhe and Maggette played equally well on the offensive end.

马盖蒂12中8得到22分10板的两双数据，杜哲则是靠着三分7中3，总出手15中7的命中率砍下了20分3板4断1帽。

In addition to the Trident, the rookie Curry is also getting better. Today he hit three three-pointers again, scored 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and successfully won his first double-double after entering the NBA.

It's just that as a point guard, Curry himself didn't expect that the first double-double of his career was actually achieved by relying on rebounds.

However, this is also in line with the Warriors' tactical arrangement. After all, in order to quickly advance the counterattack, it has become the Warriors' habit to get other people stuck and the point guard to pick up the board.

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Although he won the back-to-back match, on the return flight, Du Zhe didn't feel at all relaxed.

There is no other reason, and the next round of the devil's schedule is about to start again.

It is said that it is a devil's schedule, but it is not because of how dense the schedule is, but because the opponents in the next few games are all tough nuts to crack.

The first game will be against the Phoenix Suns, who are gaining momentum this season. In the previous two games, Du Zhe has never defeated his opponent.

Then the team has to meet the challenge of the powerful Celtics in the East with the Big Three.

After dispatching these two teams at home, the Warriors will have another four-game road trip.

The first game of the road trip is to go to Los Angeles to meet the Lakers.

Du Zhe considered that he had a little friction with Kobe before, and he had a premonition that this trip to Los Angeles would not be too easy and pleasant.

Of course, after the competition with the three championship-level teams above is over, the Warriors can take a breather and challenge two slightly weaker opponents.

For example, the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are regulars in the playoffs in the past two seasons.

Although they are not as tricky as the first three teams, they can definitely make the Warriors take off a layer of skin.

Although the team's record is still ranked seventh in the Western Conference, Du Zhe has no idea about where it will fall after this round and whether it will fall out of the playoffs.

For him and for the team, there is no room for reservation in this round.

Only by trying our best in every game can we keep the team's vague hopes of the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)