Two days later, the Warriors welcomed the Suns at Oracle Arena.
The Suns currently rank fourth in the Western Conference, following the Lakers and Mavericks.
In fact, except for the Warriors, the records of the top six in the Western Conference are almost the same.
The sixth-place Jazz and the second-place Lakers are only 4 games apart.
There is only 3 wins between the fourth-place Suns and the second-place Lakers.
However, there is a 6-game difference between the second-place Lakers and the first-place Warriors!
This gap is huge!
For these teams in the Western Conference, the purpose of striving to win is to rank second!
In this case, at least we won't have to face the Warriors until the Western Conference Finals.
The Suns are an offensive team.
With Nash, the master of assists, the Suns' offensive firepower is very strong.
However, compared with the Warriors, the Suns are still a bit weak.
Curry's passing is not much worse than Nash, but his shooting is much better than Nash.
In terms of open three-pointers alone, Nash does not lose to Curry.
However, Curry's off-ball movement is much better than Nash's.
Weaving back and forth in the crowd, playing hide-and-seek with defenders, running out quickly to catch the ball and shoot regardless of standing still, this kind of ability is not something that just any shooter can achieve!
Looking at the entire NBA, there are only a few people who can do this!
More importantly, Curry can hit three-pointers with the ball!
This is the biggest difference between Curry and a shooter!
Any defender can dribble, and any shooter can shoot.
But there is no one who can dribble and shoot at the same time!
Especially the direct three-pointer after a sudden dribble stop, only Curry can do it in the entire NBA history!
Of course, you have to ensure a certain hit rate!
Anyone can throw it around regardless of hit rate!
It is this that makes Curry much better than Nash.
In addition to Curry, the Warriors' lineup is also stronger than the Suns.
The Suns' No. 2 player is Stoudemire, and the Warriors No. 2 player is Lopez.
Both are strong in offense and weak in defense, but Lopez can shoot three-pointers and post up under the basket, while Stoudemire has only one trick, which is to catch the ball after the pick-and-roll and slam into the basket for dunks.
In terms of offensive diversity, Lopez is much better than Stoudemire.
Even on defense, Lopez's blocks are not comparable to Stoudemire!
Therefore, Lopez is much easier to use than Stoudemire.
As for Laga Bell, Prince and Azubuike, they are much better than the Suns' Richardson, Hill and Dudley.
The core is strong, the role players are also good, and the style of play is similar. They are all offensive teams. If there are no surprises, it will be difficult for the Suns to win.
The result was as expected, the Warriors won the game 137:119.
The sun has a lot of firepower, and the warriors have even more firepower!
The Suns and Warriors have had a total of four duels this season, and the Warriors have won three of them.
Two days later, the Warriors hosted the Grizzlies at home.
The Grizzlies are already 9 games behind the eighth-place Spurs in the Western Conference!
The season has progressed so far, and each team only has about ten games left!
It is only theoretically possible for the Grizzlies to make the playoffs!
The management set its sights on the draft and next season as early as half a month ago.
One can imagine how strong the fighting spirit of the Grizzlies players would be under such circumstances.
Without much effort, the Warriors won the game.
Three days later the Mavericks visited Oracle Arena.
The Mavericks currently rank third in the Western Conference, second only to the Lakers.
Only two wins separate the two teams.
The Mavericks still want to surpass the Lakers and rank second.
The Lakers are the defending champions. If they don't have the home court advantage, it would be a disaster if they meet the Mavericks in the semifinals.
Therefore, the Mavericks are fully prepared for this game and are bound to win.
However, hard work alone is not enough, strength is still the first priority.
The Mavericks acquired Caron Butler and Brandon Haywood from the Wizards before the trade deadline.
This is a very important addition to the Mavericks.
Dampier is injured, and with Haywood, Nowitzki can play the fourth position with peace of mind.
However, it is precisely because of Haywood's existence that the Mavericks were unable to deal with the Warriors.
Nowitzki is not very good at defending the perimeter, and Haywood is even worse.
In addition, Butler's three-point shooting this season is not very good, and Kidd does not have much firepower output, so it is not difficult for the Warriors to defend.
That's it!
Kidd’s layup is fine!
Just can't let him pass the ball!
This is a fatal order from Deng Fang!
If you can't defend yourself, you can't attack your base!
This is a reputation that has been sung in fan circles for many years.
Nash really didn't put much effort on the defensive end, while Kidd focused on passing the ball and never made a move unless absolutely necessary!
Although Kidd's three-point shooting percentage was good in the later part of his career, his shots were slow and he always wanted to pass the ball.
So the Warriors players only need to run up to him in small steps!
Kidd might not be able to shoot if you don't run over to him!
If you come here, people won’t vote!
What if he suddenly comes in?
Chase from behind!
As long as there is someone within a two-meter radius, Kidd will generally not take action.
Even if it’s an empty basket!
And Kidd is already 37 years old, and his speed is not generally slow.
Even if he were to rush past, it would still be too late to pursue him!
Kidd can let go, Haywood is basically useless offensively, and Marion's three-pointer is also very unreliable.
With such an offensive lineup, it is very easy for the Warriors to defend!
The Mavericks relied on defense for a few minutes, but gradually they could no longer withstand the Warriors' firepower.
At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led by 9 points.
After halftime, the Warriors already led by 18 points!
In the third quarter, the Mavericks did not have Haywood, replaced with Beaubois, and also played a game with one senior and four juniors.
This is about competing with the Warriors.
However, Carlisle seemed to have forgotten that Yong Sanfeng's reputation was not in vain.
What's more, today is the Warriors' home court.
Led by Curry, the Warriors came out firing in the third quarter, scoring 47:36 in a single quarter!
The Mavericks score a lot, the Warriors score even more!
At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors already led by 29 points!
The game entered garbage time early.
In the end, the Warriors won the game 122:95.
Nine consecutive victories achieved!
With this victory, the win gap between the Warriors and Lakers reached 8 games.
The Lakers have no hope of catching up with the Warriors.
This winning streak also silenced the reporters who were watching the joke.
"The Warriors show their championship temperament and deserve to be ranked first in the league!"
"The losing streak was intentional. Coach Deng Fang is resourceful and well-deserved as the best coach."
"Curry's return has been a winning streak. It's time for the league's No. 1 player to give way!"
"The only ones who can stop the warriors from advancing are aliens!"
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When you win, you are praised, when you lose, you are ridiculed. It seems that this is an eternal law.
Deng Fang didn't care about this.
After winning these few victories, Deng Fang's ability value reached 72!
This value made Deng Fang feel a little more at ease.
The playoffs are coming.
The system has said that if a player is injured in the playoffs and uses the system's healing ability, the consumption of ability points will be doubled!
When a main player is injured, he will have at least 20 ability points!
Once seriously injured, there will be 40!
If the opponent's main player is injured and treated, the same points will be deducted!
