Chapter 414 Don't play with me
Chapter 414 Don't play with me
After defeating the Pistons, the Warriors returned home to face the league's newcomers, the Charlotte Hornets.
The origin of the team's name can be traced back to the American War of Independence. A British general named Charles Cornwallis described the situation in Charlotte as "a group of hornets fighting in a beehive". It has the reputation of "the hive of revolution".
Of course, this is all a bit far-fetched.
Returning to this season, unlike the Heat's team-building model of choosing potential rookies, the Hornets chose a team-building model based on a group of veterans and supplemented by rookies to fight.
The advantage of this is that their record will not be as terrible as the Heat. Of course, the degree of goodness is very limited. After all, these old players are also leftovers from the original team.
In addition, there are old players escorting and helping young players, which is also conducive to the growth of young players.
From this point of view, the Hornets' team building idea is better than that of the Heat.
However, no matter how good the idea of team building is, it takes time to realize. The record of the Hornets this season is only better than that of the Heat, ranking second to last in the Eastern Conference.
Such a record and team strength obviously cannot bring any difficulties to the Warriors.
However, what is surprising is that the Hornets were very tenacious in this game. They did not let the Warriors clock in in three quarters, but persisted until the last moment of the game to decide the winner.
With Li Weisi assisting Mullin and hitting a key goal, the Warriors finally won the game 124:117.
The three Warriors scored 20+ in this campaign, Li Weisi 27 points and 8 assists, Richmond 23 points, 4 assists and 8 rebounds, Mullin 20 points, and Malone also scored 15 points and 12 rebounds. Rodman's performance returned To the normal level, got 3 points and 13 rebounds.
The reason why this game is so difficult is that the Warriors' substitute performance is not good.
On the 22nd, the Warriors challenged the Spurs away.
After another four quarters of fighting, the Warriors finally defeated the Spurs 118:107.
Although winning the Spurs helped the Warriors to 19 consecutive victories, Nelson did not have the slightest joy on his face for such a result.
Unlike the big wins in the first half of the season, during this period, the Warriors players looked very tired. This kind of exhaustion can't help but be physical, but also psychological.
The outside world's requirements for the Warriors' record have undoubtedly affected the hearts of the Warriors players. Among them, not only the young players of the Warriors, but even veterans like Malone who have seen big waves, privately said to him: "Can you first Suspend the rotation, let's talk about breaking the record?"
Nelson naturally refused without mercy.
However, it also made Nielsen realize the seriousness of the problem.
This kind of mentality has already affected the state of the players. In every game recently, even against a big team, they have played until the last moment, relying on the ability of the stars to win. This kind of game is not normal.
The regular season in the NBA is too long. Generally, when the team reaches around February, the fatigue will reach the extreme. This will have a huge impact on the state of the players.
As for the Warriors, now they are hanging on in one breath, working hard for the immediate record, this string cannot be relaxed, the more they are delayed, the more serious the problem will be, and the impact of the outbreak will be greater.
For a team that is aiming for the championship, this is undoubtedly a fatal blow. Although Nelson does not know the story of the 73-win championship, it does not hinder his years of experience and sharp intuition.
But at this moment, the team is close to breaking the winning streak, and Nelson can't force the players to lose. Therefore, he can only use some auxiliary means to help the players relax, but unfortunately the results are minimal.
In this regard, Nelson only hopes that the team can break the record as soon as possible and then lose, so as to give the Warriors some breathing room and a chance to recuperate. Otherwise, the closer the playoffs are, the harder it will be for the team to adjust.
After back-to-backs, with just one day off, the Warriors head to Dallas to take on the Mavericks.
The traded Mavericks are undoubtedly still in turmoil. The core of any team is traded away, which will have a huge impact on the team, and the more mature the team, the greater the impact.
For the Mavericks, even more so.
Aguirre has been the core of the team since the establishment of the Mavericks. Now he is suddenly traded, making the players seem to have lost their backbone.
And Dantley, who was traded, couldn't replace Aguirre's position. He didn't even start this game and could only play as a substitute.
Unlike Aguirre's plug and play for the Pistons, Dantley undoubtedly needs a lot of running-in for the Mavericks.
Facing such a calf with internal and external troubles, the Warriors finally gained a big victory, especially when the Warriors came off the bench and played a 14-0 slump at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Mavericks, who were already 10 points behind, were completely blown away.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Mavericks 127:92, expanding their winning streak to 20 consecutive victories. At this time, they have successfully caught up with the 20-game winning streak created by the Bucks, and tied for second in the league with the Bucks up.
However, just being tied does not satisfy the desire of the fans. They want the Warriors to occupy No.2 on the historical list. For this task, it seems that it is not difficult to complete, because their next opponent is the Los Angeles Clippers .
On February 2, the Warriors held their last opponent in February, the Los Angeles Clippers, at home.
Just when everyone was expecting the Warriors to win, the Clippers gave the Warriors a sap at the beginning. The 10:0 start made the Warriors fans go crazy.
Boss, don't play with us, okay?Although I have played it before, it is not such a gameplay!
Fortunately, the fans' worries were a bit premature. Although the start was slow, the Warriors quickly adjusted and did not let the Clippers continue to increase the score.
In the second quarter, the Warriors recovered and fought back. During a wave of fast-break counterattack operations, the Warriors had tied the score at 59 at halftime.
After entering the second half, the two teams maintained a stalemate until the game entered the fourth quarter.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors were still one point behind, but then, the Warriors' offensive performance left everyone stunned.
The beginning of the offensive high court was opened by Price hitting a three-pointer, and then Hornacek, Lewis, and Duckworth all scored.
However, this is not over yet. The Warriors' starting team explained what a brutal offense is. In just 4 minutes, they scored 28 points and directly beat the Clippers 28:5, making the game impossible to spend .
In the last 2 minutes, the Warriors replaced all the substitutes and announced the end of the game in advance.
In this way, relying on the magical performance of 50 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, the Warriors finally defeated the Clippers 138:112, and finally won the 21st consecutive victory, successfully surpassed the Bucks, and ranked No. 2.
(End of this chapter)