Chapter 362: Alarm Bell

The fifth loss of the Warriors season came inexplicably, and the away game was hot, and the Warriors collectively played iron.

When Kobe Bryant performed poorly, the Lakers were not as good as the Warriors in rebounds and assists, and they shot the Warriors to death by relying on their shooting percentage.

There were also media outlets saying that the Warriors' state was record-breaking and stable, but now it turns out that it is not safe.

Some experts vowed that the strong teams would fluctuate later in the season due to the playoffs, and although it was a pity, the Warriors could not break the regular season win record.

"Isn't it just a loss?" Zhang Xiaotian said disdainfully in the face of reporters, "Good record, capricious." ”

As soon as everyone researched it, after the Warriors only lost five games after playing most of the season, according to the probability, it seems that breaking the record is still very stable.

The next day, the Warriors played back-to-back games against the Magic, leading by double digits in the starters, but in the second half they started to wave, and in the end it was only a small victory.

However, a small victory is also a victory, and the Warriors are not losing streaks, at least they will not collapse.

Although the Spurs are also on a winning streak, supporting themselves by only nine losses, it is impossible to win in a row until the end of the season, and the Spurs are not like a team that would do such a thing.

So even if they play a weak team, even if they lose, the exposure rate is very high.

On the team's side, they are also trying to renew Zhang Xiaotian's contract in advance.

Now it seems that Zhang Xiaotian is still suitable for the warriors, it is easy for them to want Zhang Xiaotian to continue to fight for another year, and if they want to leave people completely, they must talk about it.

At this time, the athletes must be fully engaged in training and games, and the Warriors' contact is from Eddie's side, and the team must have intended to sign Zhang Xiaotian on a long-term contract, but it is difficult to say how much it will cost.

Zhang Xiaotian is definitely worth the top salary, but the team can't pay too much luxury tax, Curry is only getting an ordinary salary of tens of millions now, and the team must be cautious and cautious if it wants to build a team, so it needs to talk slowly.

"There are a lot of fans discussing, I want you to represent the other side of the ocean."

"That's not easy, the identity is not suitable."

"What about playing for the U.S. team, I think you're good enough."

"It's too lazy to bother, it's important to accompany your wife in summer."

"My husband is so nice!" Yang Feiyu's expression suddenly became charming, "But you can accompany your wife from now on." ”

Zhang Xiaotian smiled at the video, "Yes, you can come here." ”

The video chat between the two is a fixed program, Yang Feiyu is still busy over there, this time she plans to get the work done quickly, and then fly to Zhang Xiaotian's side as soon as possible.

On March 9, the Warriors defeated the Jazz at home, and Zhang Xiaotian defended Hayward to a shooting rate of only 30%.

And this Warriors' bench performance is good, which is gratifying.

On March 11, the Warriors continued to make a big splash at home, beating the Trail Blazers at halftime.

The Trail Blazers' backcourt pair was completely suppressed, and the entire second half was garbage time.

The current warriors are not only powerful, but also have a momentum, and the so-called domineering spirit is really like that.

Many teams are not too bad, and the Warriors have been blown up by the outside world, and the players have also been affected, and many times the Warriors begin to collapse as soon as the opponent is in momentum.

Kerr often had to warn his players that the playoffs weren't that simple, and that they had to keep a little nervous and not mess around on the court.

The players promised that they couldn't waste it, but in fact, with all kinds of victories, they were a little floating in their hearts.

Zhang Xiaotian is relatively calm, but sometimes he feels that the opponent is too bad for them to fight.

On March 12, they played back-to-back games at home against the Suns, who had no hope of making the playoffs.

Although it was back-to-back, it wasn't that tiring at home.

Curry pressed at the beginning, and in the second quarter, the Suns began to chase after it, and the little-known interior player Alex Lun hit consecutive shots.

The Warriors still didn't care much, and they still led in the first half.

But in the third quarter, they lost inside and outside one after another, and suddenly turned from leading to falling behind by double digits.

The Warriors broke out in a cold sweat, but Curry and Zhang Xiaotian hit back unreasonably in the last quarter.

Anyway, they also realized that there was a little problem with their mentality, but they could fight back only by the last quarter, and the pride of the crowd continued unabated.

Know that you should be more cautious, but many times you can't do it.

This is not a problem of the Warriors, strong teams have a common problem of waves, always thinking that as long as they are serious, they can immediately step on the opponent, but sometimes they will overturn.

It doesn't really matter now, when it comes to the playoffs, no matter how well the Warriors play this season, they will be branded as a failure, because they are too strong now.

In this case, it's normal for them to play well in the playoffs, and if something goes wrong, it's definitely not normal.

In fact, the team will also be a little worried, don't encounter difficulties in the playoffs and have no time to adjust.

But there is no way to completely avoid this thing, because they are strong, and they will definitely not meet opponents in the regular season, and the team can only trust their ability to adjust.

Even if there is a problem, the star players should be able to solve it, after all, they are not playoff rookies.

After back-to-backs, the Warriors got the Pelicans in the third quarter at home and beat the Knicks at halftime against a team that had no hope of making the playoffs, and both sides played comfortably.

Then they played back-to-back away again, the first game against the Mavericks who were hovering on the edge of the top eight, and the Mavericks resisted hard until the fourth quarter, and were taken away by Zhang Xiaotian, who also scored 30 points.

But the next day they ran into trouble, and after a long drive away, they went to San Antonio to get a feel for what a tough defense is.

The Spurs' second-best record in the league this season is not due to the introduction of Aldridge, but to a much better defense than in previous seasons.

The last time they were broken down by the Warriors, their defense didn't show, and this time at home, every player of the Warriors felt extreme awkwardness.

One big four small against five small death, Aldridge is not afraid of Draymond Green's defense.

And Danny Green's change of defense for Curry is also the key, and Curry and Klay Thompson's failure to shoot is the main reason for the failure, resulting in the Spurs being able to wrap up Zhang Xiaotian in the final quarter.

There is the defense of the Spurs, and the state of the Warriors players, which also sounded the alarm bell for the Warriors, don't think that a big win over the Spurs will not take them seriously, the Spurs are estimated to be the most familiar enemy with several strong points of the Warriors, and they are also the best limited team.

The sixth defeat of the season, maybe that's a good thing, and the team can also take the opportunity to adjust the mood.

As for the record of No. 1 in the West, it won't change just because the Spurs win against them.

They're going to get stronger, so they can get through it like they did in the regular season, no matter who the opponent is.