Chapter 339: Undefeated Golden Body
The Warriors did a lot of things on the offensive end to erase the double-digit gap in a few minutes, but they didn't expect feng shui to take turns, and this time it was the opponent's turn to treat them like this.
DeRozan's mid-range is really difficult to defend, but fortunately he is not as demonic as Curry, so the Raptors are just an ordinary strong team, and DeRozan is just an ordinary All-Star.
What to do, cold salad, Klay Thompson defense DeRozan does not need to make substitutions.
The Raptors had a chance to turn the tide, but Curry showed his top-tier All-Star prowess in the final minute of the third quarter, hitting back-to-back shots to give the Warriors a seven-point advantage heading into the final quarter.
The Warriors in the last quarter are in hell mode, and it will be difficult for the Raptors to create miracles.
Zhang Xiaotian's routine is already clear to other teams, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Raptors did not let Carroll rest and maintained the same rhythm as Zhang Xiaotian.
And Lowry is also on the court, and when the Splash Brothers are not there, it can be said that the Raptors have the last chance, just to prevent Zhang Xiaotian from killing and score some more goals.
Although it was much harder to do than to say, Lowry showed the strength of a leader from the beginning, hitting a three-pointer to blow the horn of the Raptors' offense.
It's just that Zhang Xiaotian is not a dry meal, Carroll is active in defense, but his physical fitness is not strong enough, Zhang Xiaotian, who has opened up his skills, is about the same as James's level.
At this time, he was at least three levels above Barnes.
Acceleration squeezes out of the middle distance, it's a brutal attack, but it's very useful.
It took two minutes for the Raptors to realize that something was wrong and replaced DeRozan.
Unlike the previous Nets game, the Raptors were deflated when they chased the hardest, Kerr was not worried about accidents, and Curry and Klay Thompson were still resting below.
DeRozan came up to Barnes to defend, and the guy was now squeezed out of possession and could only be used as a pitcher and coolie.
In the league, it's hard to keep up with the team's requirements.
Compared with DeRozan's mid-distance, Zhang Xiaotian in the last quarter is more murderous in mid-distance.
There is nothing about technology, the main thing is that Zhang Xiaotian has strong physical fitness and higher stability, and there is no way to do it without a strong enough single defense player, and the Raptors can only attack.
Under the pinch, Zhang Xiaotian really divided the ball, in fact, his passing ability is not bad, not only can break through the ball, but there are not many opportunities to show usually.
Very simple to distribute the ball to the hands of vacant teammates, Zhang Xiaotian immediately received an assist.
Warriors role players are used to it, and they will shoot decisively when they have an open spot.
But Barnes was not in good shape and was directly fouled by DeRozan.
Some players are like this, and their strength will fluctuate when they encounter difficulties, Barnes can't compete with Zhang Xiaotian, and the more he wants to play on the field, it will backfire many times.
Originally, the team arranged for him to defend DeRozan as long as he used his height to interfere, but he didn't expect him to be a little unprofessional.
After two consecutive fouls by DeRozan, the Warriors called a timeout and substituted the Splash Brothers and Draymond Green on the court.
Barnes didn't take the chance, and this game could only be played with soy sauce.
Although Klay Thompson has a burst of hands on the offensive end, he is still quite stable on the defensive end.
It's a big deal to take turns taking care of DeRozan with Iguodala, and Iguodala will definitely limit this.
The Raptors also played smart, and after both sides were the main players, they became Lowry's main game.
It's just that Curry may have some minor problems defensively, but he can often find it back on the offensive end.
He came up with a three-pointer that allowed the Warriors to extend their lead.
The Raptors didn't give up until the last moment, Lowry blocked Curry and DeRozan together to score 7 points to close the score again, but then Zhang Xiaotian hit a three-point shot to break the Raptors' heart.
In the end, the Warriors won the opponent 117-110, and the Warriors won the opening game for 12 consecutive wins.
The team's excellent performance has also caused a lot of discussions, such as how long the Warriors can win in a row.
Next, they have to play back-to-back, and they are ruthless characters like the Clippers and Bulls.
Many fans predict that the Warriors' unbeaten start will come to an end, but there are also many fans who believe that the Warriors' winning streak will not end at the hands of a strong team, but a team that will be unexpected.
There is some truth on both sides, because the end of the winning streak, especially the end of the winning streak of the first team, will be a lot of chance, and the Warriors themselves can't say for sure if the team is not injured.
However, the current warriors are like big devils, and there are many teams that can't wait to be brave.
The knight especially wanted to be this brave, but the two teams couldn't meet for the time being.
There are a lot of Chinese fans on the Warriors' side, and Zhang Xiaotian cooperated with the team to carry out promotional activities on his rest days, and his jerseys also sold very well.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Xiaotian also did some promotion of sneakers, and the effect was not bad.
The situation in the United States is different in every state, and at this time, Zhang Xiaotian will feel that it is not bad to stay here for a long time.
The first game of the back-to-back was the away game against the Clippers, and the configuration of the Clippers was actually a little restrained by the Cavaliers, and it was not so easy to win on the court.
J.J. Redick is out with an injury on the Clippers' side, but this may not be a bad thing, J.J. Redick's characteristics are difficult to play against the Warriors.
In addition, Stephenson fell out of favor, and the Clippers' starting and playing ratios were changed by two, and the second and third positions became Crawford and Pierce.
The strength of this lineup is definitely not worse than the previous lineup, that is, the ball must be distributed well.
The Warriors' ability to burst points is well known in the league, but in this game, it was the Clippers who took the lead in scoring points.
With Paul, Griffin and Jordan Jr., the other two positions really don't make a difference.
Paul hit Curry very hard, hitting consecutive shots from the start.
Griffin and Jordan Jr. have one main offense and one main defense on the inside, and they are also overturned.
Draymond Green went off the court early because of a foul problem.
Draymond Green's defense is really strong, both individual defense and help defense are impeccable, but sometimes it is easy to be targeted by the referee if the action is too big.
After Draymond Green went off the court, the Warriors tried a double interior because it was difficult to play a small lineup without him.
But the Warriors' interior line will definitely not be able to compete with the Clippers, Paul even scored 18 points in a single quarter, and Griffin also scored 12 points.
Curry was still choked enough, if it weren't for Klay Thompson's outburst, and Zhang Xiaotian pressed Pierce to play, the Warriors might have been beaten in the first quarter.
Even with the two of them scoring, the Warriors trailed by 16 points in the first quarter.
During the rotation, the Warriors trailed by as many as 23 points.
Many fans watching the live broadcast exclaimed that the Warriors' undefeated golden body seemed to be about to be broken.
"Silly Bi, see it, said that my ship is the terminator of the warriors."
"Upstairs eating Xiang, the game has just begun, and the 20-point gap is that my big warriors can catch up in minutes."
The Internet quickly became noisy, and the game did not become boring because of the large score difference.