The NBA regular season continues today, and the Suns host the Warriors in a head-to-head conversation. Beal ushered in a comeback in this game, and Durant and Allen missed the game due to injury, so the Suns still failed to usher in the Big Three combined. Prior to that, the Suns had just suffered a two-game losing streak, including a midseason loss to the Lakers, while the Warriors lost to the Thunder in overtime in their last game. The two sides have met twice this season, with the Suns coming out victorious, making this the third regular season meeting between the two sides and the last time the two teams have met this season.
At the beginning of the game, the Suns took the lead at home, and the Suns took the lead as soon as they came up, playing a 7-0 start. However, the Warriors quickly responded, and the Splash Brothers hit 3-pointers from beyond the three-point line to keep the score tightly in line. After that, the two sides went back and forth in attack, and the score was always close. In the last round of the first quarter, Curry assisted Paul to hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the two teams tied the game at 25 in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, both sides entered the rotation phase, and during this period, Kerr often chose to let Paul lead the team and let Curry rest at this time. Unexpectedly, Paul led the team to a wave of 15-2 offensive climax in this time period, and the Warriors instantly stretched the difference between the two sides to 13 points. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Vogel quickly called a halt to the game, and after the timeout came back, the Warriors were returned by the Suns with a wave of 16-5 attacks, and the score was quickly chased by the Suns. Although the Warriors sent Curry, Klay and other main players in this period, the Warriors' shooting rate dropped sharply during the Suns' chasing period, and they were chased by the Suns by only 3 points at halftime.
Yibian fought again, and the two sides began to see-saw, and the scene became very stalemate for a while, and Curry suddenly lost his touch during this time, and the game fell into a stalemate. When the two sides fell into a tug-of-war, Green fell into a restless mood, in one of the Warriors' offense, Green was in the card position with Nurkic, Green punched Nurkic, and after the referee reviewed and discussed, Green was awarded a second-degree malicious foul and was directly ejected from the game. At this point, the second half was just over three minutes old, and the Warriors still maintained the lead on the court.
Green's punch not only ejected him, but also put the Warriors on the back foot in the ensuing game, with the Suns taking the lead at the end of the third quarter with a brilliant play in the second half of the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Warriors always played the role of chasing points on the court, and no matter how the Warriors chased after them, the Suns always maintained a slight lead. At the last critical moment, Kerr simply let Curry play with four bench players, and although the Warriors' bench lineup caught up with the score, it failed to achieve a comeback after all. During this period, Curry hit consecutive three-pointers, and the Warriors leaked on the defensive end one after another. Finally 9Curry missed a three-pointer with four seconds left to tie the game, and the Warriors lost to the Suns away.
After losing this game, the Warriors' record is 10-13, and the ranking has fallen out of the play-in places, and they are also 25 game gap. This is the sixth time this season that the Warriors have been reversed with a lead of more than 10 points, and as such, the Warriors' situation this season is somewhat precarious.
At this point, the regular season meeting between the Suns and the Warriors this season is over, the Warriors were killed by the Suns three times this season, and Green was ejected today for maliciously punching Nurkic and is likely to be banned by the league. This is the third time Green has been ejected this season and is in danger of facing another suspension. In addition to Green's problems, Klay and Wiggins were abandoned at critical moments today, and Looney, who started the game, was also abandoned because he really didn't have any threat in the offense. If Looney's dropout is understandable, after all, he is only a defensive player, but Klay and Wiggins have been in a very worrying state lately.
Of the five starters today, except for Curry, who scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, the rest of the starting four only scored 12 points combined. Among them, Klay only had 7 points and 5 rebounds on 2-of-10 shooting and 1-of-8 three-pointers, and Wiggins only had 3 points and 4 rebounds on 1-of-7 shooting. The Warriors' starting five had a net efficiency of +21 last season9 No. 1 in the league with a net efficiency of -10 this season2 leagues from the bottom. If the Warriors can't find a way to solve the current predicament in the near future, then the Warriors only have one way to trade, otherwise with the current state of the Warriors, it will be difficult to enter the playoffs.
Although the Warriors traded Poole for Paul as a backcourt commander this summer, Paul is basically in a bench role, with the main responsibility of leading the second team and solving the problem of ball handling points for the Warriors in key moments. However, Paul's age cannot be changed, his offensive ability has declined significantly, and it is impossible to rely on him to save the Warriors. The Warriors can only rely on players such as Curry, Klay, Wiggins, and Kuminga to solve the offensive problem, but Klay and Wiggins can be said to be in no state on the offensive end, and the death entanglement that they once relied on is gradually fading. Except for Curry's reliable offensive point and the performance of several young players, the Warriors really can't come up with other offensive players.
At this difficult juncture, the Warriors are either gritting their teeth and persevering, hoping that the two main players Klay and Wiggins can return to their normal state. Or let the young players try more, at least for now, the young people like Kuminga, Moody, and Podzemski are in good shape, and maybe making way for the young people at this time is also tantamount to finding a way for the Warriors. The worst-case scenario is that when the winter window opens, the Warriors could try to use some of their existing players to seek trades in exchange for players who are better suited to the current roster. It's definitely risky, though, but then again, if a warrior boils a frog like this, it's better to give it a go.
Despite the Warriors' defeat, their season isn't over yet, as it's only a quarter of the way through the season. They still have a chance to emerge victorious in future matches and still have a chance to look for a breakthrough to prove their mettle. No matter what the future holds, the Warriors need to keep chasing their dreams and keep the belief in pursuing victory. Whether it's a trade, making way for young players, or giving some time to these meritorious players, the Warriors will always need time to solve the problems that exist now. The Warriors have won several championships over the years, and they have seen all the winds and waves, so the difficulties in front of them are only temporary, after all, they still think they can win the championship in their bones.