It was only at this time that the aftereffects of the All-Star Game really emerged.
Curry's two consecutive breakthroughs ended in mistakes.
Taking advantage of Curry's mistakes and the Warriors' missed shots, the Heat launched consecutive counterattacks and fast breaks, quickly overtaking the score.
The Warriors served from the backcourt, and Curry received the ball and moved it forward. Chalmers followed Curry closely, never leaving.
Originally, the Heat's starting point guard was Arroyo, but Arroyo is a veteran, not tall enough, has average athletic ability, and is a little annoyed on the defensive end.
Chalmers is a second-year rookie. He is young, fast-footed, and daring to play hard. He is perfect for guarding Curry.
Curry looked solemn, dribbling and calling his teammates to move.
After his teammates were all in position, Lopez came up to pick and roll with Curry.
However, Chalmers was chasing closely, and Lopez didn't block too hard, so Chalmers squeezed past him.
If you don't succeed once, you have to try again.
However, the Heat were prepared for the second time. Although Lopez blocked Chalmers, Haslem came up to delay Curry.
Haslem is 2.03 meters tall. He is a short power forward with a strong style and active defense.
Inside, Haslem is still relatively fast.
Taking advantage of the delay, Chalmers went around and came to Curry again.
Haslem also returned to Lopez's side.
Two pick-and-roll attempts were unsuccessful.
Lopez's cover is still very good, and this problem rarely occurred in the past.
Even Curry, with his physical fitness in the first two games, it would be no problem for Haslem to delay the block!
Do you dare to delay?
Then I will take action directly!
You won't really pounce on me anyway.
But now that Curry lacks physical fitness, he seems hesitant to take action.
After all, Haslem is very fast. Will he really switch defenses and pounce?
The first delay, Curry didn't know whether it was true or false.
But the two pick-and-rolls failed, and there was not much offensive time left.
At this point, it's too late to start a pick-and-roll.
The only thing that can be done is singles.
Curry's singles ability is not weak either.
Curry signaled Lopez to go away and played alone.
Lopez came to stand outside the three-point line, and Haslem was two steps away from him.
Curry glanced at the basket and dribbled much faster.
Chalmers stared more closely.
Curry gritted his teeth, made a feint, and took advantage of the moment Chalmers' center of gravity shifted to speed up and rush past him.
However, if you want to get past a defender like Chalmers, your fake moves must be realistic.
What is lifelike?
How can it be realistic?
That means your range of movements needs to be large!
Curry first took a step to the left, then pulled the ball back, trying to break through from the right.
The range of this movement is quite large.
That's why Chalmers was deceived into shifting his focus.
However, Curry’s left knee was also deceived!
The moment he turned around, Curry felt something was wrong with his left knee.
But the action has already been made, and it is impossible to stop.
The moment Curry turned around, he felt a sharp pain in his left leg.
Curry yelled "Ah" and fell to the ground.
Chalmers didn't care about this. He picked up the basketball from the ground and ran straight to the frontcourt.
The incident happened very suddenly, and everyone was caught off guard.
Chalmers came to the frontcourt, made an empty basket and scored two points.
53:58!
The Warriors trailed by 5 points.
Deng Fang quickly called a timeout.
What are you afraid of?
Curry was injured again.
Deng Fang knew that Curry was prone to injury and was mentally prepared.
But Deng Fang still looked solemn.
I don’t know if Curry’s injury is serious or not.
If it is serious, 20 ability points are needed!
And Curry also needs to rest for a while.
At least a week.
Minor injuries can be healed instantly.
Serious injuries can be recovered in a short time, but recovery cannot be instantaneous!
Otherwise, someone will definitely kidnap me and slice him up for study!
Not human!
In addition, even if he is cured tomorrow, Curry will still have to endure pain for a period of time!
The team doctor quickly came forward to check.
The players from both teams also walked back to their respective benches.
Curry hugged his left leg, his expression no longer as painful as before.
The team doctor asked Curry a few questions and examined it carefully.
Soon, with the support of his teammates, Curry walked back to the locker room.
The team doctor came forward and said to Deng Fang: "Fortunately, Curry's knee is fine. He should have strained the ligament of his left leg. The specific situation needs to be examined to determine."
Deng Fang nodded and said he understood.
This is already the best result.
It felt very serious when I saw Curry fall, and I was very worried at the time.
As long as there are no bone problems, it won't take much time.
Ligament strain is a very troublesome injury, and it can be major or minor.
There is no problem if it is cured, but if it is not cured, it will recur and even affect an athlete's career.
Although someone is supporting him, Curry can still walk and land on his left foot, so there should be no big problem.
Of course, even if the problem is a bit big, Deng Fang is not afraid.
This kind of disease is inherently inexplicable. Even if it heals in two or three days, no one can doubt it!
The problem now is this game.
The Heat are highly motivated and well prepared, and it's very difficult to do it.
It would be fine if only Curry was absent, but the problem is that the physical condition of the Warriors players is not very good.
In fact, Curry was injured because of physical problems.
As for the change of direction just now, if it were normal, it would be okay if the amplitude was larger.
If your physical energy reserves are insufficient and your body is tired, you will have more than enough energy but not enough energy to perform movements.
If you are conscious and cannot keep up with the movements of your feet, you will be easily injured.
Curry is like this, and so are Lopez, Prince, Livingston and others.
Curry is still a rookie!
This applies to the youngest ones, not to mention the veterans who have suffered serious injuries.
Soon, the timeout ended and the game restarted.
Seeing Curry injured, the Heat players became more motivated.
I'll kill you while you're sick!
There is no sympathy in the NBA, but no one will pity you!
Curry fell to the ground, and Chalmers took the opportunity to make an empty basket!
It's not me who hurt you!
The opportunity is right in front of you, wouldn’t you be a fool if you don’t take advantage of it?!
Even if I hurt you, what would happen?
Who has not been injured?
Who has never hurt someone else?
Who knows which one is intentional and which one is not intentional?
If you are injured, you can only accept your fate!
The Warriors currently have the best record and are the hottest team in the league.
The Warriors just won their 13th consecutive victory!
We want to be the team that ends the Warriors' winning streak!
With this mentality, the Heat are more active on the defensive end and are also very aggressive on the offensive end!
For Deng Fang, without Curry, the Warriors can only play Livingston.
Livingston is a very good point guard, with accurate mid-range shooting, good passing vision, and good defense.
But compared to Curry, Livingston is still far behind.
Especially three points.
With Livingston on the court, opponents can rest assured inside the three-point line.
If Livingston doesn't have the ball outside the three-point line, the person guarding him can help his teammates defend.
Therefore, Livingston's presence on the court will affect the Warriors' floor space.
