26, Curry's ability to lead the team is stronger!(1/2)
Losing the game against the Warriors by a huge margin made the entire Clippers team very frustrated.
But winning against the Clippers is not a great achievement for the Warriors, because in the eyes of Warriors players, the Clippers are just a passable opponent.
Not just the Clippers, almost all teams will give 100% energy when facing the Warriors!
The Warriors are the defending champions. They have only lost three games so far this season and have the best record in the league. They even broke the NBA historical record last season!
Even if it only affects one game of the Warriors, it is likely to leave his name in history!
Such a powerful Warriors team only lost a few games in a season, and we were the only ones to defeat them!
What an honor this is!
Therefore, almost all players feel like they have been given a shot when meeting the Warriors, and they will use their abilities as much as they have them.
The result is that although it is the regular season, almost every game the Warriors play is at playoff intensity, and many games are even at Finals intensity.
At least that's how it started.
Of course, sometimes it's the first two quarters, and sometimes it's the first three quarters.
Why the first two quarters? The first three quarters?
Because many teams fell behind by a big margin after the first quarter, almost half of the teams were already behind by more than 20 points at halftime, and few teams could win at the end of the third quarter.
The score behind is less than 10 points!
Aren’t you high-spirited? Don’t you have the illusion of winning? Then we will tell you with bloody facts that it is impossible to defeat us!
It’s not just impossible, it’s not even possible!
Yes, we have lost three games so far, but those three teams are not strong teams!
Game 1 is against the Cavaliers, who are at the bottom of the league, Game 2 is against the powerful Rockets, who are ranked 10th in the Western Conference, and Game 3 is against the Hawks, who are ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference.
Although the Hawks are ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, no one has ever thought that the Hawks are a truly strong team.
Really strong teams, such as the Bulls, Heat, Celtics, Spurs, Thunder, and Lakers, none of these teams have ever won a victory against the Warriors!
This is absolute dominance!
As long as I want to win, as long as I go all out, there is no possibility of losing this game!
There is no possibility of losing at all!
The only thing you can do is to make the scene less ugly and not make the score difference too big, that's all.
The main reason why the Warriors have such confidence is that their strength is too strong!
It can be said that the starting five are all All-Stars!
Even if the opponent's starting lineup is very strong, at most they can compete with the Warriors and won't lose too much.
But what about the substitute?
No matter which team it is, there is still a big gap between the strength of the bench and the starting lineup.
But the Warriors are different.
The Warriors' bench is stronger than most starters in the league!
In addition, most teams in the league rotate 9 or 10 players, and the most is only 11 players.
There are only a few teams in the league that can use 12 rotations.
But the Warriors do have a 14-man rotation!
Even if Laga Bell is sent away, the Warriors will still rotate with 13 players!
The most important thing is that many of the substitute players of other teams only play a few minutes per game, while the Warriors players only play a minimum of 10 minutes!
Curry, the core of the team, averages less than 28 minutes per game!
Many main players from other teams complained that playing time was too long and that they lacked physical fitness in the third and fourth quarters.
The main players of the Warriors also complained, but what they complained about was that there was too little playing time, they were not playing well, and they were not having fun.
When the strength is about the same, hard work and fighting spirit can play a big role, but when the strength is not at the same level and there is too much difference, hard work and hard work alone are useless.
Everyone has nine years of compulsory education. In this case, those who work hard will be admitted to a good school to continue their studies, and those who don't work hard will have no choice but to move bricks.
But when you are in the third grade of elementary school and the opponent is the top student in the third grade of high school, no matter how hard you work, there is no possibility of fighting back.
In a word, the Warriors' strength is far higher than that of their opponents, and it makes no sense no matter how hard their opponents try.
After beating the Clippers, the Warriors' next opponents are the Hornets, Nets, Bobcats, Jazz...
Not surprisingly, the Warriors won another 11 consecutive victories.
Although there are strong teams like the Bulls among these teams, there is not much suspense in every game.
Even the Bulls lost to the Warriors by 18 points.
This is already a very good result...
On April 4, 2012, the game between the Warriors and Bulls officially started at the United Center.
The Bulls are currently ranked first in the Eastern Conference, but they have a big problem, that is, Rose has missed many games.
Due to Rose's absence, the Bulls had just suffered a two-game losing streak before this game!
Rose has been plagued by injuries this season and has missed nearly 20 games so far!
At the same time, due to injuries, Rose is now unable to even participate in joint training with the whole team.
However, the Bulls' performance in Rose's absence has not been too bad, with the team recently achieving a record of 14 wins and 5 losses.
Rose's current injury is somewhat serious, and there is currently no timetable for his return. Rose reluctantly said that his return date has not been determined, but he hopes that he can return before the start of the playoffs.
"It's still the same old thing. I hope to make progress every day. This injury is definitely serious, so I missed so many games. This injury is indeed not serious, but I also hope it can be a blessing in disguise. The only thing I can be happy about with this injury is that I
I got a lot of rest time. I will be stronger than ever." Rose said, "I think it will be, if the body allows it by then, I believe I can."
Bulls head coach Thibodeau also said that Rose is developing in a good direction——
"He's getting better," Thibodeau said. "He's been running and getting a few more moves every day without going back and forth. That's encouraging. Let him take his time. We just have to be patient."
OK, let him go through the recovery period intact. He will be fine."
"Things are progressing as we expected. Whether he can recover a little bit every day, that's all we care about. We need him to fully recover, and he has to be patient. The groin, it's very delicate." Thibodeau
explain.
During Rose's injury, Luol Deng has been playing the role of "leader" for the Bulls. The last thing he wants to attribute the failure to is the lack of Rose.
"We have many players who can help the team win, and we have proven that," Deng said. "Throughout the year, our teammates have been able to step up, so it's not because of anyone missing."
However, the fact is that as the playoffs approach, the Bulls are gradually feeling the pressure of not having Rose.
In the words of ESPN columnist Greenberg, "John Lucas and C.J. Watson are both available defenders, but all this team needs is Rose, and the sooner the better."
How fast does it need to be?
have no idea!
At least not until the playoffs start.
The playoffs are getting closer, and the Bulls have officially announced that they will start selling Bulls playoff tickets for this season on April 13, US time.
In the cruel playoffs, the Bulls have to rely more on the power of superstars than the "bulls running wild" regular season model.
With the Bulls' current state, they have basically secured their first place in the Eastern Conference.
So they are not in a hurry to bring Rose back!
The playoffs are when Rose is really needed!
Without Rose, the Bulls lost their most threatening point on the offensive end, which also turned them into a team with everyone at their disposal.
But sometimes this is a good thing for the Bulls.
Because without Rose, the Warriors did not go all out in this game.
After all, they just beat the Bulls at home a few days ago.
It doesn't take much effort to deal with a Bull who lacks a core.
The Warriors played casually from the start, allowing the Bulls to seize the opportunity.
Although Rose is gone, the Bulls are still a tough team, and their fighting spirit and hard work are among the best in the league.
Especially Thibodeau, with him on the sidelines, every member of the Bulls gave 100% energy.
In order to win, Thibodeau also worked hard. He made a bet, a very risky bet: Let the Warriors shoot from the outside!
Aren't you three-pointers accurate?
Don't you want us to save so we can break through and score inside?
I don't!
I will stick to the inside line and not give you a chance to come in!
If you can hit the outside line, hit it. If you can't hit it, I'll let you shoot!
To be continued...