Chapter 185: Anthony's Ambition (Daily Update)
On March 3, the Warriors played the Spurs at home, and the Warriors finally won the Spurs once.
This is the third time the Warriors have met the Spurs this season, and the first two times the Warriors were pressed to the ground by the old Spurs man. It was probably the first game, and Crawford played particularly well, not at all as if he had just been seriously ill.
scored 29 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in the whole game, with a shooting rate of 70%, playing a masterpiece of this season. All-Star point guard Tony Parker was completely disgraced in front of Crawford, scoring just 12 points.
The Warriors won, and it was the Spurs that they won, and the media's assessment of the Warriors has reversed. It's just that many people are still worried about whether the Warriors can still win when they meet the Jazz in the next game.
On March 5, the Warriors host the Jazz.
The Jazz are the bitter masters of the Warriors, since Li Zhi joined the Warriors, 5-1 win against the Jazz, the Trail Blazers have a bad record this season, wandering on the edge of the playoffs, but they can still win against the Warriors.
Memite Oku is very restrained O'Neal, the range of one hand up to the three-point line is unguardable, the offense Okula out of the three-point line, Kaslo Boozer also has a hand of distance, the offensive end of the basket space is sufficient, Delon frequent breakthroughs, every time the Warriors are difficult to parry.
Andrei Kirilenko is also an old opponent of Li Zhi, every time he plays against AK47 Li Zhi, it is difficult to play, and this game has not improved, Li Zhi scored 17 points, 7 assists and 2 rebounds, and the shooting rate is only 33.3%, which seems to have become an offensive cancer.
In addition to starting to restrain the Warriors, the Jazz's bench lineup is also quite strong.
Paul Millsap has improved a lot this season, averaging 30 minutes per game, 13.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists, and has an All-Star appearance.
In this way, the Jazz's interior line has reached the point of extreme luxury, Millsap showed Nelson's surprising passing ability on the court, in his opinion, Millsap can already become the core of a team's interior, but the Jazz have Oku and Boozer on the inside, and there is no chance for Millsap to ascend to the throne for the time being.
Korver is also a player that Nelson would love so much, and he is on the bench with Millsap, averaging 30 minutes per game, and is a pseudo-starter for the Jazz, more than Ronnie Brewer. With 9.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists, he shot 43% from three-point range and was trustworthy on the defensive end, making him a perfect championship puzzle.
After losing the game, the Warriors won 99-85 over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In order to defend Mo Williams, Jackson completely abandoned the offense. The Warriors' defense of James was very successful, and Li Zhi and Barnes took turns to encircle and suppress, but they didn't let him find his touch. The core couldn't be opened, and William Moss, the most powerful attack point on the outside, was limited again, and the Cavaliers dug a big hole in the first quarter, trailing the Warriors by 12 points, and never climbed out again.
Little Emperor James had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in this game. Vallejo stepped up in this game, hitting multiple outside jumpers and scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. But without the support of outside firepower, the Cavaliers are no match for the Warriors.
Richie had 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block, and was exhausted by the Cavaliers' front line, but fortunately Crawford continued to play well, scoring 26 points and O'Neal cutting 30 points.
On the 12th, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets who lacked Anthony, Anthony suffered a hip injury and still had a week to recover.
Billups performed well, scoring 20 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, but he is not the kind of super scorer, and there is no way to help the Nuggets chase points at critical moments, so he can only draw cold knives from time to time, and overall he is still organization-oriented.
Anthony was very anxious off the court, which was the same as the mood before Li Zhi's All-Star Game, and he could only sulk if he couldn't help.
As the 03 golden generation, Anthony has not won anything easy since entering the league, and his fame is not as good as James and Wade, James has MVP, Wade has a championship and FMVP.
Anthony is an unwilling character, this season is a key moment in his career, although the Nuggets can win now, but in the face of a strong team, the lack of core is still in an awkward situation.
Later in the regular season, the rankings are highly competitive, and the Nuggets have to guard against the Trail Blazers, so victory is just as important to them.
Anthony is full of championship ambitions this year, and in Anthony's mind, the biggest opponents in the West this year are the Lakers and Spurs, and the Warriors can only finish third. This is not a trivial, and the difference in strength brought by the lineup.
With 40 wins and 23 losses, it is not easy for the Warriors to catch up with the Mavericks in front, and at the last moment, the regular season ranking is related to the opponents in the playoffs, and the Warriors do not want to face the Nuggets and Lakers.
When Anthony returns, the Nuggets are not something the Warriors can deal with, as evidenced by the losses in the first two games.
The Warriors' best opponent is the Trail Blazers, who have experience against the Trail Blazers, and the Trail Blazers injured Oden, so the Warriors have a clear advantage.
On the 15th, the Warriors played the Suns back-to-back, which was the last meeting between the two teams this season, and as long as they won this game, the Warriors could close the win gap with the Mavericks and get some respite.
Li Zhi looked at the stand before appearing and found no shadow of Avril. The relationship between the two has eased, and Avril has promised Li Zhi to watch the game, but the game is about to start and has not yet appeared.
The Suns vs. Warriors game has been an official tournament this season, with both teams attacking quickly and scoring high every game, which fans love this kind of.
David Stern hates the Spurs the most, although the Spurs are a strong team, they always bring opponents to the rhythm of the Spurs, with few rounds, low shooting percentage, and low scores, which makes the game boring.
Judging from the official penalty rules issued in recent seasons, the NBA has reduced the scale of blowing penalties for under-the-basket confrontations, and tried to make each ball evolve into a fast-break team, so that fans will buy it and the NBA will get bigger and bigger.
The game, which was broadcast live across the country, featured TNT in their trump cards for Barkley and Kenny Smith.
China also has a live broadcast of this game, because it is related to the Warriors' playoff qualification, with Li Zhi, the Warriors are the home team like the Rockets.
Nelson arranged tactics before the game, let Milicic start, and fight more against Stoudemire on the inside, Stoudemire shot very accurately, Milicic must guard out.
Crawford against Nash, Crawford has been bad defensively, this is not an attitude problem, but a physical fitness problem, against Nash, who is also not physically good, Crawford can be his big problem.
Jackson was going to play Richardson, and Lee was going to play Grant Hill. Grant Hill is no longer what it used to be, and Richie doesn't have a heavy defensive task and can go all out on offense.
Nelson said: "George, your job is to attack, the Suns are not as good as us defensively, they can't stop you. You have to pay attention to the blocking and dismantling with Shaq, Shaq should pay attention to the time air cut, there is almost a hit, don't hesitate. ”
Nelson is not a coach who values defense, offense is his forte, and the Suns' weakness is Bitlins, and O'Neal will take the opportunity to attack.
In Nelson's view, the Suns' replacement of Marion is self-destructive, and Dior and Ragabel are both old and can't run now.
Stoudemire is not invincible, his weakness is back play, as the strongest face frame No. 4 in the league, he plays too many blocks and dismantles in the Suns, and ignores the most basic skill of the power forward, back play.
And his rebounding is not good, as a top power forward, he has not had 10 rebounds in his career.