Due to the shortage of manpower, just like the first half, the Warriors' offensive end still showed little improvement.
Fortunately, the Blazers' outside touch has cooled down and they have been unable to make shots.
This also allows the warriors to dare to attack with confidence and boldly.
But if others can't make a shot, you can't make a shot either. The point difference is still the same, there is no change.
The same goes for replacing a substitute.
The Trail Blazers' bench is not weak, especially at the beginning of the season, when no one is injured, the Trail Blazers are still strong.
The game went very quickly, and the third quarter was over in a short while.
The point difference between the two teams widened by two points.
Deng Fang knew that this was the end of the game.
There is no way, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.
They have strong soldiers and horses and are well prepared, but you are short of manpower. You have just defeated five consecutive enemies and are short of men and horses. It is difficult to fight.
After a few minutes of play in the fourth quarter, the score difference did not change much.
With a wave of his hand, Deng Fang replaced the main players and all substitutes came on.
Give up when it's time to give up, there's nothing wrong with it.
Finally, the game ended, and the score between the two sides was fixed at 98:112!
The Warriors lost for the first time of the season.
This ended the eleven-game winning streak.
At the post-match press conference, reporters were extremely excited:
"How did the Warriors perform today?"
"Like shit!"
"What does your defeat mean?"
"It doesn't explain anything. If I have to say it, it can only prove Curry's greatness!"
"You can't win without Curry?"
"You want the Cavaliers to try without one James? The Lakers try to get rid of one Kobe? Besides, do you think the Trail Blazers are a weak team?"
"As long as Curry comes back?"
"Of course! What else do you want?"
"You mean the Warriors' previous victories were all because of Curry alone?"
"No, there's still me!"
"Can Curry return in the next game?"
"uncertain."
"How many points can you win against the Mavericks in the next game?"
"As long as you don't lose."
"This is not your style!"
"I've always been very low-key, okay?! I told the truth before!"
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After the game, the Warriors once again made the headlines of major media:
The Warriors lost! First defeat of the season!
The Warriors' 11-game winning streak was ended by the Trail Blazers, and the young team lacks stamina.
Deng Fang kept a low profile again and gave up strategically against the Mavericks?
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After losing this game, the system deducted one ability point, and Deng Fang still had 10 ability points.
There's no way, that's how the game is, if you win, you lose.
In the high-intensity competition in the NBA, few teams can remain injury-free.
As long as the main players are injured and absent, the team's record will inevitably be affected.
Even if you are fine, your opponent can still beat you if he goes crazy!
This shows how difficult it was for Jordan's Bulls to win 72 games.
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Although it was uncomfortable to lose the game, there was still good news from General Manager Tim.
Ron Adams agreed to join the Warriors, and the Suns had no objections.
The price offered by the Warriors is hard to refuse, and the Suns are self-aware and don't want to overdo it.
Suns general manager Kerr was still snickering secretly: No matter how good the assistant coach is, he is still an assistant coach. Are the Warriors crazy for offering this price?
Frazier's side is even better, as the Suns also had no obstruction.
It's just a shooting coach, who should I use? How big of a difference can it make?
The Warriors offer us three times our annual salary?
Why bother?
Just leave!
As a good friend, Cole also celebrated with Adams and Frazier: Go make your big money!
After the two of them dealt with the contract termination issue with the Suns, they came to the Warriors overnight.
Neither party had any objections and the contract was quickly signed.
After signing the contract, the two followed Deng Fang in the video analysis room to watch the Warriors' recent games.
Regarding the Warriors' defensive problems, Ron Adams gave a lot of suggestions.
Jiang is indeed very experienced, and the suggestions given by Adams were very useful and highly targeted. Deng Fang immediately understood what was wrong with him.
Frazier also gave suggestions for improving Curry's shooting.
The next game against the Mavericks is in three days, giving the Warriors plenty of time to practice.
Curry and Azubuike are 90% healed from their injuries and will be able to practice with the team soon.
Deng Fang was not in a hurry and gave the team a day off to rest.
After the break, the team assembled and started practicing new defensive tactics.
After repeated discussions among the coaching staff, no major changes were made to the Warriors' defensive tactics.
The final result was just a few minor tweaks based on Adams' suggestions.
Exactly when to flank, when not to flank, when to switch defenses, and when to delay, these are all arranged more specifically.
The offensive end has not changed much, it is nothing more than Curry's movement without the ball and pick-and-roll with the ball.
This is determined by the player's ability and cannot be changed.
The defensive end depends on team discipline and the tacit understanding between players, while the offensive end tests talent even more.
If you don’t have enough talent, it’s hard to work hard.
And the efforts on the defensive end are crucial.
This is also the reason why the defensive intensity has increased a lot since the playoffs.
After all, it was a knockout round, life and death, and everyone took every game seriously.
There is nothing you can do about your limited ability on the offensive end, but you can always make up for it through hard work on the defensive end.
As the team practiced new tactics, Curry and Azubuike also participated.
After three or four days of recuperation, both Curry and Azubuike's injuries have fully recovered, and both of them were resurrected with full health.
This boosted the team's morale and swept away the haze of losing the day before yesterday.
There are two missing main players, and one of them is still the core of the team. It is of course understandable to lose under such circumstances.
This kind of thing can happen to any team.
But we are not afraid!
If other teams encounter it, it may be a disaster, and their efforts for a season may be in vain.
We can only lose one or two games at most!
Now we are still number one!
Both the Warriors and Lakers have only lost one game so far, but because the Warriors have played more games against Western Conference teams and have a larger winning margin, they still beat the Lakers to rank first in the Western Conference.
The morale is high and everyone is training very seriously.
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On November 24, the Warriors flew to Dallas to start the game against the Mavericks.
The Mavericks and Warriors have had a lot of bad blood in the past two years.
The most famous one is the Black Eight Incident the year before last.
In the 2006-07 season, the Mavericks had the best record in the league, but the Warriors still had to compete with the Clippers for the last spot in the last two games of the season.
The Warriors' penultimate game is against the Mavericks. If the Mavericks defeat the Warriors, their opponent in the first round of the playoffs is likely to be the Clippers. It can be said that the Mavericks have the right to decide the fate of the Warriors and Clippers in the playoffs.
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The result is that the Mavericks, who have already secured the top spot in the league, chose to use the second lineup to face off against the Warriors. The meaning is obvious: I will let go. I will hit you both the same, I don't care!
The Mavericks' behavior was quite provocative to their opponents, which also led to the Warriors successfully locking in the last spot and being able to challenge the Mavericks in the playoffs as the eighth seed.
