After playing the Lakers, the Warriors played back-to-back against the Trail Blazers, and it was another tough battle.

The pioneers are neatly staffed, which is a rare scene in recent years. The Warriors didn't have Jackson to limit Aldridge in the high post.

With such a small change, the Trail Blazers took the initiative, and Roy and Aldridge's pick-and-roll was turned on. On the defensive end, Roy defended Zhou Xuan at the top of the arc, Aldridge switched to block and dismantle, and Blake defended Morrow, which also worked well.

By the middle of the season, there were no secrets to the Warriors' tactics, and all the teams had studied them thoroughly and knew how to defend them effectively. The new recruit Duby shoots very accurately, but the defense is worse than Morrow, and the old Nelson does not dare to let him replace Azubuike, so he can only play as a substitute.

As a result, Zhou Xuan and Randolph once again fell into the predicament of being trapped. Zhou Xuan broke through after holding the ball and dismantled to face Aldridge's block, passed Aldridge, and had to face Oden. Roy defended Randolph in front of the top of the arc, and the speed advantage was obvious, so that Randolph couldn't easily catch the ball, and finally received the ball, and Batum on the side immediately assisted the defense by relying on his height and long arms to wrap and let go of Azubuuk.

Azubuke was in excellent form today, finishing with 31 points and five rebounds. But you can't win by just one person. Zhou Xuan was pinched throughout the game, only scoring 6 points and 11 assists, and Turiaf, another person who was released, made 6 of 7 shots, scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Bidrin was a bit more lonely than Turyav, with 16 points, nine rebounds and no assists, and two blocks. Randolph had 15 points and 6 rebounds, and was shaken off countless times for most of the time.

The Trail Blazers had six players score in double figures, and only Batum scored six points in the starters. Aldridge had 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, avenging the last time he beat the Warriors. Substitutes Outlaw and Fernandes also had excellent performances.

The Warriors are 100-113 and unfortunately have lost three in a row. After this game, the Warriors are 23-15 and can be said to have been overtaken by the Trail Blazers. The latter is 22-14 and has two games less.

On the 12th, the Warriors played the Pacers again at home.

The last time the two teams met, the Pacers were riddled with injuries and the Warriors claimed a win in the Devil's schedule. This time the Pacers in addition to Jamal? Outside of Tinsley, the players are all back. TJ Ford, Dunleavy and Murphy have greatly improved the team's strength.

Nelson Sr. knows very well that Murphy is a big man who shoots three-pointers from the outside, and he must send someone out to defend it, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. At the beginning of the Warriors, he was too slow to play the run-and-shoot, but in the Pacers, relying on the blocking and dismantling and emptying the interior play, Murphy was very useful. He is currently averaging 14 per game. 3 points 11. 7 rebounds 2. 4 assists and 45% three-point shooting. Randolph was depressed when he played the Jazz, and now he has run into Murphy again, and he wants his life, and he doesn't have much time to stay under the basket the whole game.

Biedrins defended Foster with ease, watching the excitement under the basket, and was very unsuccessful in defending Granger after the pick-and-roll. This Granger scored 42 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, unstoppable.

The Pacers arranged Ford to play as a substitute for infinite power, he relied on speed to rush the Warriors' defense, as long as he was not injured, Ford was a very strong guard, Watson couldn't prevent him at all.

The Warriors players also had problems, and Morrow started multiple games in a row, and his form was not good today. 0 of 4 shots, didn't score a point, grabbed a rebound.

Zhou Xuan encountered the bag again and only scored 7 points and 6 assists. As long as he is guarded to death, the Warriors are guarded to death, and the whole game is behind. Randolph, who played an eye-catching game in the first half, had a great drop in physical strength in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors did not attack well, and were pulled away by the Pacers and lost the game.

After this game, the Warriors were overtaken by the Trail Blazers, and their record dropped to 23-16, with the Lakers, Nuggets, Hornets, and Spurs in front of them, falling to sixth in the West, and only one win away from the Rockets.

The Warriors have been comforted by the fact that the Rockets are worse than them, but the Rockets have been on good momentum lately.

Maddy didn't play recently, Weaver made the starting lineup, and the Rockets immediately rose up and regained their defensive touch, snapping into a four-game winning streak.

Diligence is the mother of success, and laziness is the root of all evil. For Maddie, this sentence is really the best description.

Maddie's laziness has reached its peak this season, with repeated injuries and then repeated returns, and last season he was seen saying, "It's my responsibility to lose. "This season, he didn't bother to say even that. Such a Maddie is very disappointing. Now even the most loyal Rockets fans think he's a cancer.

Fans of the Rockets Bear forum have summed up an interesting set of stats, what happens to teams when Yao Ming, Maddy and Artest score 19 or more points? What will happen to the other two? The conclusion was not long in coming.

So far, there are 12 games in which Maddy has scored 19 points or more, and the Rockets have a 6-6 record, which is not salty or light, and the winning rate is 50%, which is not as good as the current team's winning rate. This is certainly not a particularly bad record, but with such a win rate, it is impossible to break through among the Western Giants.

At the same time, in these 12 games, the Rockets averaged only 99 points per game. 3 points, and the scores of the other two giants, Yao Ming and Artest, also dropped to 17 each. 5 points and 12. 3 points, all lower than the average per game this season. In other words, Maddie's high scoring came at the cost of the other two giants' reduced stats and the team's declining record.

Yao Ming has an 80% win rate in games where he scores 19 points or more, while the team can average 101 points per game, while Artai and Maddie each average 18 points per game. 2 points and 14 points, of which Atai's score has improved significantly. It can be seen from this that the beast is not compatible with Maddie at all, but he is a good partner with Yao Ming, who can play a combination of internal and external tactics.

The most popular is Artest, who averaged more than 19 points per game in games where the Rockets had a win rate of 85. 7%！ The team is also averaging 105 points per game. 6 points. In addition, Yao Ming and Maddy are averaging 23 points per game. 4 points and 13. 9 points. In addition to Maddy, who is still alive and dead, the Rockets have the greatest chance of winning. And Yao Ming and Atai can also achieve a win-win situation.

Whether "Maltose" admits it or not, Maddie is now a burden to the Rockets, and no one wants to trade it out yet. With a big contract of more than 20 million, some experts say that Maddy can be exchanged for O'Neal Jr. of the Raptors, although O'Neal is also injured.

Fans would prefer the Rockets to trade Maddie for cousin Vince? Carter, obviously, Carter has a lot of trade value, and the Nets need to make a move at the right time. The Cavaliers were interested in him, as were the Rockets and Pistons. But if the Nets trade an All-Star for an injured player, unless it's crazy.

Halfway through the regular season, Zhou Xuan played an average of 37 minutes. 4 minutes, first among the rookies. Randolph's playing time was 37. 1 minute, slightly less than him. While the two of them got a lot of balls, their physical strength was almost unable to keep up.

On the 15th, the Warriors played at home against the 11-30 underdog Kings, and they still had no advantage.

Just yesterday, the Kings were nailed to the pillar of shame by the Magic, scoring 139 points at home and hitting an NBA-record 23 three-pointers. Today, the Kings played away and wanted to take out the Warriors, so they played very aggressively.

It's an undefended game, and no one can defend against anyone.

The Warriors led 31-30 in the first quarter, and the offense of the two teams was slightly weaker in the second quarter, and the score was not opened at 55-53. In the third quarter, Morrow was a surprise player, hitting consecutive shots to give the Warriors an eight-point advantage at 85-77 after three quarters.

The Warriors started the fourth quarter with a wave of 8-0, and it seemed that victory was in sight, but the Kings suddenly counterattacked, beating the Warriors with a wave of 17-4, and the two sides were at a stalemate.

There were 14 left in the first overtime. At 1 second, the Kings led 115-112. Zhou Xuan assisted Azubuke and scored a three-pointer to make the score 115-115, and the two sides went into overtime again.

The man who finished this marathon was Salmons, who had 3 in the second overtime. A jumper with six seconds left left gave the Kings a 125-123 lead.

Old Nelson arranged for Zhou Xuan to carry out the most difficult back attack, hoping that he could perform a miracle again, but this was a wrong tactic, Zhou Xuan played for 51 minutes, and he had already overdrawn his physical strength, making it easier for tall players to get opportunities, Salmons blocked him after Zhou Xuan took the ball, he couldn't shoot at all, and wanted to pass the ball to Randolph, but there was a mistake, and Garcia broke the ball, regrettably losing the game.

Salmons finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists. Veteran Brad? Miller had a big double-double of 24 points and 20 rebounds. Martin 23 points, Benno? Udri 15 points, Francisco? Garcia scored 19 points off the bench.

The Warriors' poor defense problem reappeared, with three people out of the game with six fouls. Biedrins, Turiaf, and Azubuke were fouled, Randolph scored 35 points and 8 rebounds, Biedrins had 14 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks, Azubuke had 24 points and 5 rebounds, and Zhou Xuan had 18 points, 2 rebounds, 17 assists and 3 steals.

After this game, the Golden State media couldn't stand it anymore, and did not blame the Warriors players, but called on Margeti to return to save the game as soon as possible. As an important reinforcement in the summer, Margeti should not have been suspended, Jackson is excusable for surgery, he is just a hamstring strain, and the hope of the whole team is pinned on the young Zhou Xuan and the fat man Randolph, which is outrageous.

At this time, no one said that Randolph was a cancer, he was a real fighter, he did his best every game, his poor defense was certainly an important reason for the team's loss, but he couldn't blame himself for not defending as a whole.

A day later, the Warriors played at home against the Hawks, and the Warriors' defense was still full of holes, with the Hawks scoring double-doubles, and even the veteran scoring guard Morris who came off the bench? Evans also had 21 points and five rebounds off the bench. Pachulia, Bibby, Johnson, Smith and Horford all played well.

The Warriors can only rely on Zhou Xuan and Randolph's blocking, Biedrins' recent statistics are very beautiful, but he grabbed Randolph's rebound, which has no effect.

Everyone can see that the Warriors' remnants can't stand it, and they have only achieved a 3-7 record in the last ten games, and the defeat is like a mountain.