Not surprisingly, after the game, major sports media once again reported Deng Fang’s arrogant remarks on their front pages:
44 points and 14 assists are just normal? The first Kubuki is officially online.
A rookie is better than two MVPs? The Warriors’ young head coach is crazy!
Don't let the Grizzlies score more than 70 points in the next game? Win by 40 points? Deng's rant continues!
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Winning two games in a row, the way of winning is different, which makes Warriors fans excited.
For more people, Deng Fang's various arrogant remarks made them even more curious.
What kind of head coach is this?
What kind of team is this?
Do you want to watch their game?
Not for anything else, just to see Deng Fang get slapped in the face!
This is human nature.
The Warriors also attracted a lot of attention.
More people began to watch Warriors games.
Tickets for Warriors games are starting to become popular.
The scalper business is booming a lot.
For Deng Fang, this is the result he wants.
Who likes to see Tiantian Nai’s opponent dressed in a low-key style?
Just look at the various high-profile and eccentric remarks made by Barkley and A. Smith and you will know that being low-key is not acceptable in this world.
The NBA is a show, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to show off.
As full-time NBA commentators, Barkley and A. Smith receive more money every year than most NBA players. They do not have to work hard to play and there is no risk of injury.
Why?
Just because they can attract attention, they have traffic!
Deng Fang believes that this Warriors team will be his own sooner or later.
Then, attracting attention to the Warriors, increasing traffic, and increasing the Warriors' market value are all what he should do.
In addition, there is another reason for Deng Fang to do this, and that is to gain ability points.
You can only get 1 ability value by winning a game, which is too slow!
Only by showing off and winning can you get 2 ability points, which is faster.
Although losing will also deduct 2 ability points, how can there be rewards without risks?
If you don’t have confidence in yourself, then don’t continue this game!
All of Deng Fang's ability points were used up before. After two games, Deng Fang gained 4 ability points.
You know, every injury to a substitute player will consume at least 5 ability points!
Deng Fang now only has 4 in total!
So Deng Fang was very anxious.
You have to say big things!
What's more, the Grizzlies are not a strong team this season.
Historically, the Grizzlies did not make the playoffs this season.
Why don't you quickly gain some points when you encounter such an opponent?!
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After the game against the Suns, the Warriors immediately flew back to Oakland.
The next game is against the Grizzlies. This game will not start until November 4th, with a five-day break in between.
After a day of rest, the Warriors gathered again and began targeted training.
The first and most important thing is three points.
In the game against the Suns, everyone except Curry felt bad.
Although the feel cannot be controlled, it is still useful to shoot more and train more.
A shooter may also have a bad feeling in one or two games and fail to make any shot.
But that's a rare situation.
And many of them are the result of the opponent's defensive focus.
As long as you train hard, your overall three-point shooting percentage will remain at a very high level.
And everyone still looks at this more.
Even if sharpshooters like Korver and Ray Allen fail to score 10 three-pointers, would you dare to let him go next like Rondo?
Don't dare!
Why?
Because most of the time, the hit rate is very high.
That's enough!
As long as he plays, he can open up space for his teammates.
And all of this depends on daily hard training.
In addition to the three-pointers, it is a running-in drill of offensive tactics.
Lopez plays low singles, how to position himself on the outside.
Curry and Lopez pick and roll, how should Lopez move, and how should the others be distributed.
Prince's command from the top of the arc, how others will cover Curry, and how Curry moves must be constantly practiced.
Although he performed well before, it was more the result of his opponents not paying attention to him.
The Warriors used to be a completely weak team.
In addition, the Warriors have undergone a lot of changes in the offseason. The head coach has been changed, and most of the players have also been changed. Even if opponents want to study, they have little material.
Now that the Warriors have shown some success, and Deng Fang has repeatedly made arrogant remarks, opponents will definitely focus on studying the Warriors' tactics.
In this case, the Warriors need to provide more subtle coordination and have a better understanding of each other.
When does Curry run outside and when does he run back to the basket?
When does Lopez cut inside and when does he pull outside the three-point line?
When is the person covering for Curry a real screen, and when is a fake screen a real cut?
These are all things that happen in a moment and require tacit understanding between several teammates.
In addition, Deng Fang also used this time to practice targeted defensive strategies.
The Grizzlies are different from many teams. They play a two-tower strategy and mainly attack the inside.
This offseason, the Grizzlies traded swingman Quentin Richardson for Clippers power forward Zach Randolph.
Randolph has size, height, soft touch, and his low post offense is very good.
The Grizzlies already have a first-tier center in the league: Gasol.
In this way, the Grizzlies formed a twin tower, focusing on the inside.
Because they focus on the inside, the Grizzlies always find ways to slow down the pace and grind out the position as much as possible.
This Grizzlies team is a tough opponent.
Even if they win, the team that encounters him will have to shed a layer of skin.
Deng Fang can send in DeAndre Jordan to replace Prince, thus also dealing with the twin towers.
However, this plays into the grizzly bear's hands.
Hit it slowly and grind it hard, that's what the grizzly bear wants.
Deng Fang did not intend to do this.
As the saying goes, if you make your opponent comfortable, you will be in trouble.
So Deng Fang didn't want to go up to the Twin Towers, he still wanted to play fast.
If you can't get to the Twin Towers, you'll have to attack from a flank.
Otherwise, the Grizzlies' interior offense will still be difficult to defend.
The double attack involves the rotation of players and the timing of the double attack, which requires the team's tacit understanding.
To this end, Deng Fang and the coaching staff studied it for a whole day, and then led the team to practice continuously.
Time flies so fast, five days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past few days, the Warriors have been preparing at home and practicing continuously, while the Grizzlies have played two games in a row.
On the 1st, the Grizzlies lost to the Nuggets 123:133 in an away game.
On the following 2 days, the Grizzlies lost to the Kings 116:127.
Losing two games in a row is no less than a blow to the ambitious Grizzlies.
Therefore, they will definitely fight to the death in this game against the Warriors.
At 8 o'clock in the evening on November 4, the game between the Grizzlies and Warriors started on time at Oracle Arena.
The Warriors' starting lineup remains unchanged, including Curry, Laga Bell, Azubuike, Prince and Lopez.
The Grizzlies' starting five are Mike Conley, O.J. Mayo, Rudy Gay, Zach Randolph and Gasol.