Chapter 1,000 [Two consecutive wins at the beginning, insidious elementary school students]
Guo Xu's performance in the first two doubles was not discussed by many fans on the Internet, and many people felt that Guo Xu had nothing to do with this kind of data, and he couldn't get 30+ because he was lazy on the field.
The next day, the Spurs beat the Thunder with the trident 86-84 in back-to-back home openers. Fans who watched the game felt that it was impossible to expect these two teams to beat the Suns in the playoffs.
The Thunder's performance in the first game was no different from last season, that is, the trident was opened to rotate singles, and the new addition Kevin Martin replaced DeRozan and was responsible for leading the bench offense, also singles.
The Spurs' offense was not smooth, their wins were not highly rated, and they relied too heavily on Westbrook's play.
Wei Shao shot 6-of-21 from the field, 0-of-3 from three-point range and 6-of-8 from the free-throw line, finishing with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 turnovers. He did a good job of limiting the play of his teammates Durant and Horford, otherwise the outcome of this game would be unpredictable.
Durant shot 9-of-18, 1-of-2 three-pointers, 4-of-5 free throws, and finished with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Horford, who has All-Star strength, only made 6 shots and hit 3 of the game, scoring 6 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Warriors, who were in the spotlight on the day, also made an appearance and performed eye-catchingly, beating the Clippers 114-110 on the road.
Curry shot 6-of-16, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line to finish with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
The Warriors had six players in double figures. The best performer was substitute power forward Carl Landry. He played 32 minutes, shooting 11-of-16 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 23 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.
Redick shot 7-of-11 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range, and also scored 16 points.
The Clippers had a disappointing performance, and it was very clear that they were still losing at the home whistle. Paul finished with 27 points, two rebounds and 10 assists on 3-of-9 shooting, 2-of-2 three-pointers and 19-of-20 free throws.
Griffin finished with 19 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals on 4-of-12 shooting and 11-of-16 free throws.
The Clippers made more free throws inside and outside than the Warriors as a team, totaling 52 for the team. They couldn't win because they lacked three-point shooters and the interior players couldn't open up space.
Bowler's offensive ability and Jordan Jr. are basically at the same level, and the defensive ability is still a weakened version, and the Clippers lack a good center. Until this position is strengthened, they have no future in the playoffs, and the two stars can only try to brush up the stats as beautifully.
In the second game of the Suns, they beat the Pistons 115-89 on the road.
Guo Xu beat his former younger brother Dragic and scored a big double-double of 20 points and 21 assists. He understands Dragic's weaknesses, and the latter is well aware that he is no match.
Dragic played in Detroit as a blessing in disguise, Motor City was in recession, the city went bankrupt, no big stars wanted to play here, and the Pistons' rebuilding would be a long-term process.
Only under such conditions will the Pistons be willing to offer Dragic a long-term contract with a high salary and be willing to build a team with him as the core.
Last season, he averaged 18.2 points and 5.9 assists per game, shooting 50.1% from the field and 34.7% from three-point range. After Ben Wallace retired, the Pistons lost their team spirit, and Dragic was the boss in the locker room.
Guo Xu congratulated the former teammate and wished him better performance in the future, and as an attacking defender, he can become stronger.
The Warriors opened Game 2 at home, beating the Grizzlies 118-104 to start a two-game winning streak.
Curry had a stellar performance, scoring 29 points, five rebounds and seven assists on 10-of-20 shooting, 6-of-10 three-pointers and 3-of-3 free throws.
Big Lopez played against Gasol Jr., scoring 16 points and 7 rebounds on 8-of-13 shooting.
Monroe was suppressed by Pau Gasol as the starting power forward, and surprisingly, the Warriors' second scoring point turned out to be Landry again, who shot 5-of-10 from the field and 10-of-12 from the free-throw line, and scored 20 points and 6 rebounds.
Rohr Deng, Redick, and Farmar scored double-doubles, and the Warriors blossomed again.
Everyone was shocked, the Warriors were still scattered last season, and they didn't cooperate at all, mainly relying on Bynum and Kobe Bryant to win heads-up. Now they've been reborn, with a fluid offense, often using cover to create easy shots, and bench gangsters.
No one thinks it's because of the new manager, Mark Jackson, who has no coaching experience and was still working as a commentator.
Many people think that Kobe's departure is the main reason for the rise of the Warriors, and he is probably a cancer, taking up a lot of shooting power and destroying the overall cooperation of the Warriors. As long as Kobe Bryant is there, his teammates can only watch him go heads-up, occasionally throwing one.
No matter how hot his teammates' hands are or how cold Kobe's hands are, he is the one with the most shots from the Warriors every game.
Last season, except for Kobe Bryant and Bynum, whose stats were beautiful, the rest of the Warriors' stats were relatively ordinary, even Bynum only averaged 13 shots per game. Kobe Bryant was the same when he was with the Lakers, he always had good stats with an interior star, and others were "holding back".
At the press conference, reporters interviewed Curry and asked him about Kobe.
"Back then, the media broke the news many times that Kobe Bryant was squeezing you out of the team, dissatisfied with the team's lineup, dissatisfied with your defense, and now that he has been traded, you have become the new core of the team and led the team to two consecutive wins, how do you feel?"
The reporter asked this just to stir up trouble, as long as Curry hurt Kobe Bryant a few words, there would be big news. It's better for the two to have a season of war of words, then there will often be big news.
But Curry just looks like a primary school student, in fact, he is very mature in his heart and his emotional intelligence is not low.
Curry replied without even thinking about it: "No, I think he's very happy to be here, and we want him to stay in the lineup, and he can bring the strength that is on the table." Although he has some things to deal with with the management, it will not affect the game. We just didn't talk much in the locker room, and the way we played was very different, I was leading the offense as a point guard and he was playing his own style. ”
Curry "the speaker has no intention", but the listener can open his mind to his heart's content, this elementary school student is very insidious.
Kobe Bryant brings the strength that is on the table, but it may not be brought to the court.
What do Kobe Bryant and management have to deal with? Curry doesn't know, but everyone will associate Kobe Bryant with the team's lineup, forcing Gong to be a "good teammate", or forcing Gong to be traded to the Nets.
In the end, Bryant was playing in his own style, ignoring team tactics.
Without waiting for questions from reporters, Curry continued: "When the ball is in his hands, his attack is very threatening. He still knows how to play when he doesn't have the ball, which is the balance we need to maintain to learn how to play together. When I didn't have the ball in my hands, he knew I was running quickly and we were working together and it was very good, it was chemistry that doesn't need to be described and it gets better over time, but unfortunately he left. ”
See? I don't hate Kobe Bryant at all, and if you think I'm talking about something, it's a misunderstanding.
Curry will not fall into the well of Kobe, and he will not offend a senior without any benefit, not to mention that Kobe is not in the well now, he is just by the well.
Hearing Curry praise his previous backcourt partner is probably what Warriors management is most eager to see. They now have a core of normal intelligence, which is the biggest boon for the team.
The reporter also interviewed other players of the Warriors, and they commented on Kobe Bryant's casual and perfunctory words, all admitting that Kobe's strength is not bad, and at the same time saying that they are not familiar with Kobe Bryant due to lack of communication.