Chapter 351: All Hands Return

When the Warriors returned to their home court, Curry announced his comeback, and those dark nights who were clamoring for Curry's reimbursement could only hide again.

However, for players, rationally accepting being hacked is also a way to improve their psychological quality, but sometimes it is really annoying, and it feels very warm when the fans help them go back.

On January 2, the Warriors played the Nuggets at home, and this game was a twist and turn.

The Warriors took a 24-point lead in the first quarter, but then Curry and the opponent collided into the court, and the Nuggets began to chase points like crazy, and backup guard Will Barton showed strong offensive ability.

The opponents Gallinari, Nelson and Farid also played better and better, and the Warriors fell into passivity for a while, but in the final quarter, Zhang Xiaotian took away the game in a wave, making the Nuggets' previous anger come to naught.

Fortunately, Curry's condition was only bruised, and then the Warriors easily took the Hornets.

After Zhang Xiaotian joined, the Warriors' breakthrough ability has been greatly improved, and the defensive end of a team like the Hornets that is not strong enough to assist in defense is very passive.

In the team, the Splash Brothers and Zhang Xiaotian needless to say, the more Draymond Green, the better, and the title of the Big Four has also become popular among fans.

Draymond Green is also talented, but the height of the No. 3 position can help defend on the inside, and the single defense can also make many players doubt their lives, plus they can pull to the outside and shoot a few times, it is difficult for players who are in position with him.

Zhang Xiaotian has integrated into the team well, the original core players of the team have become stronger, and the ambition of the Warriors has gradually become bigger.

Outside, there are more and more voices of the direct Warriors four entering the All-Star.

On January 5, the Warriors easily beat the Lakers on the road back-to-back.

Kobe Bryant didn't play, and the Lakers didn't have the slightest fighting spirit.

This season, the Lakers give people the feeling that Kobe Bryant is holding a concert in the United States with a group of staff, and the protagonist is naturally very popular, but it is devastating to the team's results.

When the main concern of the competitive team is not the team's performance, the situation becomes the Lakers.

The NBA is a competitive league, and it is a business league, so it is not surprising that such a thing occurs, and everyone can make money.

After playing back-to-back, the Warriors are back-to-back again.

The league has a very busy schedule, to be honest, so there are a lot of players who fall on injuries every season.

On January 8, the Warriors played the Trail Blazers away.

After Aldridge's departure, the Trail Blazers didn't add any strong players, and it felt like they were oscillating between rebuilding and not rebuilding.

Their current results are a little unsatisfactory, but they are not a fish belly.

C.J. McCum, who popped up in the playoffs last year, has shown great ability this season and has formed a backcourt duo with Lillard.

Before the game began, Lillard said the team would not be afraid of the Warriors.

So from the first quarter, Lillard played aggressively and wanted to press Curry.

Lillard's characteristics Curry is indeed difficult to suppress, but the Trail Blazers' new two-gun has a shortcoming, that is, the defense is average, Curry and Lillard are blowing each other, and Klay Thompson is suppressing C.J. McRum.

Their defense in the number three position was good, and Zhang Xiaotian also battled with Al Farouk Aminu.

The Warriors scored 74 points in the first half to take a sufficient lead, and even Lillard scored 20 points in each half to prevent the team from losing the game.

Zhang Xiaotian, Curry and Klay Thompson are all 20, and Draymond Green is a little weaker in scoring but has a triple-double.

And on the team's side, Barnes has also returned, and there are people who have the quality and are not afraid of challenges at all.

Against the Kings the next day, Rondo did not limit Curry like the previous time, but was pressed and rubbed on the ground by Curry, and the Warriors won easily.

The back-to-back didn't cause the Warriors the slightest bit of trouble, and teams aspiring to the playoffs are increasingly afraid of their quality.

The Warriors' only weakness may be the interior, but because they are too strong in other areas, the problems on the interior are difficult for other teams to exploit.

On January 11, the Warriors returned to their home court to face the visiting Heat.

The Heat's record this season is okay, mainly because they picked up a center Hassan Whiteside, who averaged a double-double per game and has strong defensive ability, last year.

There are always some players in the NBA who have risen very bizarrely, but this time Whiteside will not play because of a knee problem.

The Heat simply played a small lineup and put this year's No. 10 pick Justis Winslow into the starting lineup for defensive prowess.

It's aimed at Zhang Xiaotian, because Luol Deng's pace is a little slower now.

At the beginning of the game, the Heat did a good job at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, but Dragic couldn't limit Curry a little, in fact, Dragic's defense was good, but Curry's level was too high.

Winslow did defend well, but in the face of a rookie, Zhang Xiaotian was still able to hold it down.

However, Klay Thompson's side played a little poorly against Wade, and the Warriors only led by 2 points in the first half.

With Whiteside unavailable, the Warriors are obviously a bit hard to accept.

However, they didn't have players on the inside who could force the attack, and they didn't take advantage of this opportunity.

At halftime, the Warriors formulated a strategy for the second half, in addition to improving the intensity on the defensive end, that is, to strengthen the breakthrough and impact the inside, Zhang Xiaotian is the main executor.

At the start of the third quarter, the Warriors were visibly more prepared.

Zhang Xiaotian made several strong bursts to achieve good results, and the Warriors also took a 10-point lead in half a quarter.

But after Zhang Xiaotian went down to rest, the situation changed a little.

The Warriors' bench lineup was crushed by the opposing team, and the Heat's cheap summer signing of Gerard Green scored nine points in a row to help them chase down the score to just three points.

This result was not very satisfactory for both sides, and the final quarter of the game was bound to be more intense.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, when Zhang Xiaotian was around, Dragic led the team on the Heat side.

They were very familiar with Zhang Xiaotian, and Winslow also stayed on the court, and was ready to flank at any time.

It's just that they don't know enough about how far Zhang Xiaotian has grown since he left the Heat.

Zhang Xiaotian came up with two strong attacks, facing the defense and hitting from the middle distance.

Coach Spoelstra saw that he was about to suffer, and regardless of the fact that there was no substitution for a minute before the fourth quarter, he directly replaced Bosh for assistance.

But at this time, Zhang Xiaotian did not impact the inside line, it was a strong mid-distance, and the two points after being pinched were also just right, and they were hit by teammate Speights.

The Heat suddenly became not calm, and immediately replaced all the main forces and prepared to work hard.

They also saw a glimmer of hope for victory and did not intend to give up.

The warriors are not in a hurry, Kerr feels it, and now Zhang Xiaotian can handle all this. Can't find the latest chapter of a book you want to read? cough cough cough, it's not a thing, I recommend a public account, there is a young lady here to help you find the latest chapters, and chat with you!