On February 9, the Rockets challenged the Warriors away from home. In order to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Monkey, both teams wore jerseys with Chinese team names. After the game, the Rockets lost to the Warriors 110-123 and suffered two consecutive defeats.
At the same time, the Rockets also suffered an 8-game losing streak against the Warriors in the regular season. This was the second consecutive season that they were swept by their opponents.
For the Rockets, Harden had 37 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds, Capela had 19 points and 7 rebounds, and Thornton had 15 points.
For the Warriors, Curry scored 35 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds, Klay Thompson had 13 points, Bogut had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks, Barnes had 19 points, substitute Iguodala had 12 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds.
Bates had 15 points.
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On February 10, the Warriors defeated the Suns 112-104 in back-to-back away games, marking their 52nd consecutive victory.
Curry contributed 12 points in the first quarter, leading the Warriors to a 29-28 lead. In the second quarter, the Suns only scored 7 points in the first 8 minutes. After the Warriors launched a 22-7 attack wave, they ended with a 57-43 lead.
First half.
In the third quarter, the Warriors hit 5 three-pointers and kept the point difference at more than 10 points. After the third quarter, the Warriors led 91-75, of which Curry had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
The game entered garbage time early in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors won easily.
For the Suns, Morris had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Chandler had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Booker had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, Tucker had 8 points, and Johnson had 20 points and 2 rebounds.
For the Warriors, Curry had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, Thompson had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 5 steals, Barbosa had 12 points, Bogut had 4 points and 9 rebounds, and Green had 9 points and 6 assists.
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After playing the Suns, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief because the 2016 All-Star Game is about to begin.
Because this season was Kobe's last season, in the end, Kobe Bryant received 1,891,614 votes, overwhelming the crowd and becoming the vote winner.
Curry received 1,604,325 votes, far surpassing James' 1,089,206 votes, ranking second.
Because of their excellent record, Clay and Green were also selected into the All-Star Game substitute lineup, making them the team with the most All-Star Game selections.
On February 13th, the 2016 Toronto All-Star Weekend begins.
The most worthwhile thing to watch in this All-Star Game is the three-point contest and the slam dunk contest. On February 14, the three-point contest started, and the two Splash Brothers finally entered the finals. In the finals, Klay Thompson made the last 11 goals.
He scored ten goals in a row and defeated Curry with a total score of 27 points, winning the first three-point contest championship trophy in his career.
A thrilling dunk contest ensued, with Zach LaVine, Andre Drummond, Will Barton and Aaron Gordon competing for the dunk king's honor. As a result, LaVine and Gordon scored 99 points respectively.
Entered the finals with 94 points.
In the finals, LaVine and Gordon were tied, and the first round of extra games was still a tie. In the second round, LaVine took off from the free throw line and dunked with his hands to win the championship.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in history that the slam dunk champion has been decided in two extra rounds.
There was nothing much to say in the All-Star Game. Curry no longer cared about this honor. In the end, Westbrook won the All-Star Game MVP with 31 points, 5 assists, 8 rebounds and 5 steals.
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On February 19, the Warriors challenged the Trail Blazers away from home.
Historically, this game was the Warriors' fifth loss of the season.
Historically, the Warriors' loss in this game was mainly due to Lillard's outburst. The Warriors started with Curry, Thompson, Barnes, Green, and Bogut. The Trail Blazers started with Lillard, McCollum, and Ami.
Nu, Plumlee, Vonleh.
In the first quarter, Green assisted Bogut to score first, and McCollum scored 5 points. The two teams tied at 9-9. Against the defending champion, the Trail Blazers team seemed particularly excited, which was also reflected in their performance on the court. Henderson
After the two points were scored, the home team led 30-23. Although Green and Curry each scored three-pointers, Lillard suddenly broke out and hit consecutive three-pointers. The Trail Blazers led 42-31 to end the first quarter.
The Warriors obviously did not expect that the Trail Blazers would be in such a hot state today. With more than 6 minutes left in the second quarter, the Trail Blazers led 58-40 by 18 points. After that, the Warriors recovered and went on an 8-0 run.
After the attack, the score was close. The home team's three-pointers were not as accurate as before. At the end of the half, the Warriors were temporarily behind 62-68.
Changing sides to fight again, the game suddenly changed in the third quarter. The Warriors made only 1 of 7 three-pointers in a single quarter and made constant mistakes. The Trail Blazers scored over 100 points in three quarters, winning by 19 points in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors 79
-104 trailed by 25 points.
In the fourth quarter, Lillard's state was still unstoppable. With 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers led their opponents 119-89 by 30 points, and the game entered garbage time early. Lillard scored 51st
After breaking his career scoring record, the head coach replaced him.
At the end of the game, the Warriors lost to the Trail Blazers 105-137.
For the Warriors, Curry had 31 points and 5 assists; Thompson had 23 points and 3 rebounds; Green had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists; Speights had 10 points and 6 rebounds.
For the Trail Blazers, Lillard made 18 of 28 shots and scored a career-high 51 points, with 7 assists and 6 steals; McCollum had 21 points and 7 assists; Plumlee had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists; Henderson
12 points and 4 rebounds.
One of the reasons Lillard is in such great shape is that he was not selected for the All-Star Game, while the Warriors had three selected.
Many people in the league say that Lillard is great and that he is the most similar to Curry in terms of playing style. The two play the same position, but their popularity is very different, so Lillard is definitely not convinced.
In addition, the Warriors' performance this season is not generally good, and their record is unparalleled. Therefore, when they encounter the Warriors' opponents, they feel like they have been beaten to death, and they are working hard!
Being able to snipe one Warriors game is enough! This is what many players think, so the Warriors' games are very intense and not easy to play.
Of course Deng Fang knew this, so he would not let this scene happen again!
The loss in this game was mainly because the opponent played well, so we can only work hard on defense.
In fact, Cole is not stupid. He also has a way to deal with Lillard. Historically, whenever the Trail Blazers met the Warriors in the playoffs, the Trail Blazers never took advantage, and Lillard did not perform well either. It was just a one-time game.
In the regular season, Cole doesn't deserve to pay so much attention to his opponent.
To put it bluntly, this is carelessness!
In fact, it is very simple to deal with Lillard, that is, the death of five small players, a flanking attack!
Lillard and Curry are indeed very similar. Both of them are very accurate in three-pointers, especially in super long three-pointers. Lillard is also very good, but the two are actually very different!
The first is the three-point shooting percentage. Curry's career three-point shooting percentage has never been less than 40%, and his three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs is at least 37.7%, while Lillard is not. His career three-point shooting percentage is
The rate has never been higher than 40%, the highest in the playoffs was 39.3%, and the lowest was only 16.1%!
To put it bluntly, Lillard still doesn't have enough position, so one or two long three-pointers will give people a very powerful feeling!
Players who are not very famous often have this situation: when they perform well, they are criticized, and they are often used as spearheads. When they perform poorly, they are taken for granted and no one criticizes them. Lillard is such a player.
In addition, the difference between the two is their movement without the ball and passing!
Curry is very good at attacking with the ball, but his movement without the ball is also top-notch. Lillard is different. Without the ball in his hands, he can only be a fixed-point shooter, so he does not help the team as much as Curry.
So big.
As long as Curry stands on the court, his opponents have to look at him, and there are often even more than two players paying attention to him!
In addition, Curry is often double-teamed, but he plays the ball very quickly and never takes credit. Lillard's ability to break double-teams is far behind!
As long as Lillard is flanked, he will have no good solution and the Blazers will be paralyzed!