Chapter 396 God's Left Hand
Chapter 396 God's Left Hand
Just when Li Weisi was at home happy and continued to fight for the game career, the Warriors game was still going on.
After losing to the Nuggets, they only had one day off before returning home to face the challenge of the Spurs.
Tonight, the Spurs performed extremely well, especially the two rookies selected by the Spurs in the summer, Willie Anderson and Vernon Maxwell, performed even more prominently.
Especially Willie Anderson, the small forward with the tenth overall pick in the first round this year, averaged 18.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this season. Tonight, he actually made 17 of 15 shots and scored 88.2% from the field. He scored 36 points and surprised everyone.
The second-round pick, Vernon Maxwell, performed just as well, playing like a lottery pick, scoring 20 points and 11 assists.
It is precisely because of the outstanding performance of these two that the Spurs, who were originally at a disadvantage, insisted on fighting the Warriors until the last moment.
This time, it was Mullin who made the last attack, but this time Mullin did not miss the opportunity.
He faced Anderson, who could be called a god-possessed man in this game, and let his teammates pull away. He started singles. After a simple three-threat, he used a breakthrough and then a turnaround jumper, and hit the shot from the middle distance. He finished the game and helped the team beat the Spurs with a total score of 105:104.
This is the first lore of Mullin's career, and this lore has also increased his supporters by a large margin.
During this period, due to Li Weisi's absence, Mullin took over Li Weisi's position and became the team's number one star. He averaged 30.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, leading the team to a record of three wins and one loss. not easy.
This also allowed Mullin to attract a wave of fans during this period. At the same time, he was catching up with the important node of the All-Star voting. In just one week, his All-Star votes came to the sixth place among Western forwards. In terms of the position, only Jerome Kersey is second, and the momentum of the increase in the number of votes still has not slowed down.
In addition to Mullin, other Warriors players, such as Price, Richmond, etc., have had a certain opportunity to perform, which also made the fans turn their attention from Li Weisi to other players. Only then did they realize that this Warriors team was stronger than they had imagined, and there were too many good players in the team.
On the 9th, the Warriors returned to home against the Mavericks again.
This game almost became a two-person performance between Mullin and Aguirre.
From the very beginning of the game, the two have been tit-for-tat, refusing to give in to each other.
The score of the two teams is also very anxious, and the point difference has never been opened by more than 5 points.
In fact, the other performances of the two teams were also very good, but in this game, they were all overshadowed by the dazzling performances of these two.
In the end, it was Aguirre's superior move. At the end of the game, he sent his only assist in the game, passing the ball to Derek Harper, and hit a mid-range jumper to seal the victory.
As a result, the Mavericks defeated the Warriors 108:107 and won a precious victory.
In this campaign, Mullin scored 35 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. His performance was quite impressive. However, Aguirre performed even better. He scored 41 points and 8 rebounds and helped the team win the game.
After the team lost the fourth game of the season, the Warriors had no time to adjust. After only one day off, they were at home again and ushered in the challenge of the Suns.
After two months of running-in, the Suns have gradually entered the right track. Now they have a record of 20 wins and 11 losses, ranking third in the West, and only half a game away from the Lakers who are second in the West.
Therefore, as long as they win the Warriors tonight, their record will be equal to that of the Lakers, and with the same relationship between victory and defeat, they will temporarily rank second in the West by virtue of their record in the division.
Regarding the rules of NBA regular season rankings, when two teams have the same record, the following rules are used to confirm the team rankings in order.
These include: head-to-head record, division champ ahead of non-division champ, intradivision record, intra-conference record, winning percentage against playoff team in own conference, winning percentage against playoff team in another conference, season Total point differential.
In short, when the Suns saw the hope of surpassing the Lakers, the fighting spirit of the whole team was quite amazing, and tonight, even at the home court of the Warriors, even facing the Warriors who have been beaten three times this season, they Still high-spirited, at the beginning of the game, he turned against the guest and gained the upper hand.
In the first quarter, they led the Warriors by 41 points with 26:15.
Among them, the best performer is not Chambers, but Winston Garland, who has risen rapidly this season. highlights.
This season, he averaged 14.5 points and 7.4 assists per game. Tonight, he scored 14 points in the first quarter, blowing Price almost from both offense and defense.
However, facing such a difficult situation, the Warriors did not give up. They struggled through the second quarter and ushered in a counterattack in the third quarter.
In this quarter, Mullin, Richmond, and Malone were fully fired, and for a while, the inside and outside lines of the Suns were all jittery.
In a single quarter, the Warriors beat the Suns 39:26 and overtook the score in this quarter, leading the Suns 92:91 into the fourth quarter.
Both teams scored high points tonight, obviously another offensive battle.
In the fourth quarter, Mullin stood up again. He scored 17 points in a single quarter, helping the Warriors to keep suppressing the Suns and not allowing the Suns to recover the score.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Suns 130:124, allowing the team to continue their winning streak.
In this game, Mullin performed particularly well. He played 38 minutes, made 24 of 15 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, scored 39 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. At the critical moment, he made a three-pointer to seal the victory.
After scoring the goal, he held up his left hand that made the shot, raised three fingers, and gestured an "OK" celebration, which made the Warriors on the bench follow suit.
And it was precisely this action that the host of Golden State Radio said casually, "His left hand tonight seems to be the left hand of God."
Since then, Golden State fans have referred to Mullin as "God's Left Hand".
After the amazing performance of this series of games, Mullin successfully became the team's second scorer, and his popularity has risen even more.
People found that although this thin white man can't jump high or run fast, you have to admit that his tough appearance, erratic running position, precise shooting, and coquettish handwork can make him pass the ball among thousands of troops. Precisely sent to the basket, "God's left hand", worthy of the name.
(End of this chapter)