The NBA regular season is in full swing, and the East and West are surging. On the western side, the Timberwolves have once again become the leader in the West after 20 years, and the rise of the Thunder, Kings, Rockets and other youth guards is also the general trend;In the East, the Green Army is dominant, the Bucks and 76ers are pressing forward step by step, and the Magic and Pacers are also rising strongly as dark horses. At the same time, traditional powerhouses such as the Clippers, Warriors, and Heat are suffering from injuries and run-ins, and they are a little dazed in the ups and downs. The Golden State Warriors, in particular, spent the most money and paid the most luxury tax, but they are no longer the brave they used to be!
As of now, the Warriors have a 9-11 record and are in 11th place in the West, as much as 6 behind the Timberwolves (15-4) at the top of the West5 wins, 2 behind the Mavericks (11-8) in 4th place in the West5 wins, 0 behind the 10th-placed Rockets (8-9) in the West5 wins. In short, this team of kings aiming for the championship has once again become a layman in the play-off area, competing with the Rockets, Pelicans, Clippers, Lakers and other "old, weak, sick and disabled" teams. If you've made it through the Warriors' new season, you'll have a whole new definition of what a dynasty is, and you'll be more tormented than the result.
Let's take a brief look at how the Warriors lost game after game they shouldn't have lost this season. In the opening game against the Suns, the Warriors collapsed in the final quarter and lost by 4 points;Playing the Kings, the Warriors led by as many as 24 points, but they collapsed in the second half, and were beaten by Monk and suffered a 24-point reversalIn the two games against the Thunder, the Warriors suffered a 17-point defeat in Game 1 and an 18-point reversal in Game 2Playing the Suns, the Warriors trailed by as many as 23 points at most, and it was still inevitable to escape defeat in the final quarterPlaying the Clippers, the Warriors led by as many as 22 points in the first three quarters, and then collapsed again in the second half, suffering another 22-point reversal. It is worth mentioning that the Warriors have a 5-1 record on the road after starting the road game and are once again reduced to an away bug like last season, and are currently on a four-game losing streak on the road. This is the warriors of the new season, and no one is sure to win!
First of all, we have to admit the fact that the Warriors are no longer the feared army of kings, but Curry is definitely still the omnipotent Curry, the older he gets, the more demonic he becomes!In the process of the ups and downs of the Warriors, only Curry has maintained a continuous and stable output, and he has become more and more a lone hero!Among them, the Warriors suffered a good start in the opening game, Curry scored 27 points + 5 rebounds + 4 three-pointers;The Warriors were double-killed by the Cavaliers, and Curry scored 58 points + 11 three-pointers in two gamesThe Warriors were reversed by the Clippers, and Curry scored 22 points + 11 assists + 4 three-pointersThe Warriors were reversed by the Kings, and Curry scored 29 points + 10 assists + 4 three-pointers. This is Curry for the new season, it's too hard!
So far this season, Curry has played in 18 games, averaging 33 minutes per game and averaging 291 point + 5 rebounds + 47 assists +51 three-pointer (1st in the league) and 47 three-point shooting6%，43.1% and 932%。For comparison, the Warriors' No. 2 scorer, Tang Shen, averaged just 15 per gameWith 7 points scored, Wiggins, the No. 3 scorer, lost the aura of the essence of 18 points in human beings, averaging only 12 per game8 points, which can also reflect how helpless Curry is!According to statistics from the NBA's official website, Curry's true shooting percentage in the new season is as high as 677%, beating Haliburton (672%), Holmgren (66%), James (65.)1%), Durant (641%) and Jokic (641%) and other stars ranked No. 1 in the league (at least 200 shots).
The decline of the Warriors may seem accidental, but in fact it is inevitable for many reasons. First of all, the Warriors' lineup is expensive and old, and Paul ($30.8 million), Tang Shen ($43.22 million), and Dream Green ($22.32 million) cannot maintain a stable output that matches the value, which determines that Curry will inevitably suffer from the enemy;Secondly, Wiggins has been devastated after donating bone marrow for his father in the middle of last season, and his personal physical condition and competitive condition are far below the level he should be, while young people such as Moody and Kuminga still need more games to experienceFinally, the more the Warriors rely on Curry, the more Curry is overdrawn, Curry's endurance will be a big hidden danger, and the house leak happened to rain overnight, and Paul Payton Jr.'s injury was also a huge blow to the Warriors. What's more, when the Warriors can't have a smooth ride, Green always likes to do things, and his previous five-game ban in the league for bad offenses has once again sounded the alarm for the Warriors!
All in all, the Warriors are in an eventful time and are catching up with the league's rising times, which has left the Warriors losing their former dominance on both ends of the floor, and they can no longer create fear in their opponents. When talking about the prospects of the Warriors, NBA legends Garnett and Pierce bluntly said: If the Warriors do not make changes to the current roster, then they will no longer be a playoff team and will not even make the play-offs. This is by no means alarmist!There is no weak team in the West, and the Warriors have been reversed by the Kings and Clippers for 20+ in a row, which is not a matter of luck, but a matter of strength. If they don't face the reality and make big changes to their roster in the middle of the season, it's going to be hard for them to make a difference in the new season!Curry still has a championship heart, and I hope the Warriors don't settle for it!Fans, what do you think about this?Leave me a comment**.
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