Chapter 868 The next opponent
Chapter 868 The next opponent
After defeating the Lakers, on February 2, the Warriors came to Cleveland, known as the "Village of Graves", to challenge the Cavaliers away.
The Cavaliers who were able to fight the Bulls in seven games in the past have disappeared without a trace. The players of that year have either left the team, left the field, or joined the opposite team! ? (Hubble didn't take the hardest path.)
The only old player still in the team today is Brad Doherty.
However, even he was injured in the regular season before the All-Star weekend in 94, and it has been two years since he still failed to recover.
As for when he will be able to play, it still seems to be in the foreseeable future, but in fact, the situation is far more serious than the fans imagined.
In the original time and space, Dougherty, who had not played for two years, completely announced his retirement after the end of this season. He was only 30 years old at the time.
No one expected that such a talented center, the No. 86 pick in [-], would fall under injuries like this.
Except for Doherty, the players the Cavaliers can rely on today are basically young players, but this has not affected the Cavaliers' record.
Under the guidance of coach Mike Frattero this season, the team's offensive efficiency ranks second to last in the league, but in terms of suppressing opponents' scoring, it has achieved the first in the league, a positive number!
It is precisely because of their excellent defense that the Cavaliers' record has improved this season.
So far, the Cavaliers have achieved a record of 32 wins and 22 losses this season, ranking fifth in the East, only behind the Bulls, Magic, Pacers and Knicks, the traditional powerhouses in the East.
Facing the Warriors in this scene, the Cavaliers showed amazing resilience and did not fall behind at all.
In addition to Trier Brandon, who has just been selected as an All-Star this season, the team also includes Danny Ferry, Bobby Fiers, Chris Mills, Michael Cage, Dan Marr A group of good players such as Lee, although the team does not have particularly outstanding superstars, but they can be glued together very well and exert the strongest power of the civilian team.
Therefore, in the game against the Warriors tonight, their defense made the Warriors very uncomfortable, and their shooting percentage dropped sharply. They even fell behind the Cavaliers by 7 points in the first quarter.
But when it came time for the substitutes to play, the Warriors' substitutes finally showed their due strength. At the end of the first quarter, they successfully rewritten the score to 28:23, overtaking the Cavaliers by 5 points.
In the second quarter, the offensive efficiency of the two teams began to improve, especially the Warriors started, and finally recovered their respective states. Therefore, in the second quarter, the Warriors scored 30 points and successfully broke the Cavaliers' defense. Unbearable.
At the end of the game, the Warriors led 58:52.
However, in the second half, after making adjustments, the Cavaliers finally showed their league-leading defensive efficiency. Throughout the third quarter, they limited the Warriors to 21 points. During the season, the Cavaliers' scoring also declined, scoring only 22 points, which led to the end of three quarters, and the Warriors still led the Cavaliers by 5 points.
After entering the last quarter, the Warriors' offense still did not improve. The Cavaliers continued to reduce the offensive rhythm. The whole set of tactics was very slow and cautious, which made people drowsy.
However, the tactics were very practical, and the Warriors still only scored 21 points in the fourth quarter. Except for Li Weisi and Richmond, almost no one on the team scored in double figures.
However, in this quarter, the Cavaliers seemed to put all their energy on defense, so that the offense was too hip, obviously to chase points, but the points in the fourth quarter were not as high as the Warriors.
In the end, the Warriors beat the Cavaliers 100:92 in an away game. Li Weisi scored a game-high 28 points and Richmond scored 20 points. In addition, no one from the Warriors scored in double figures. It was an atypical victory.
After defeating the Cavaliers, the Warriors came to Indianapolis the next day to challenge the powerful Pacers in the East.
Today's Pacers, apart from winning three championships in the ABA period, can almost be called the most powerful period in their NBA team history.
They've made the playoffs six straight years under Reggie Miller, and this year looks like a sure thing.
Although there is still a big gap between this strength and the championship, in the entire league, no team will ignore their existence. No matter who they are, they will have to peel off their skin when they encounter the Pacers.
The two teams played against each other tonight. To be honest, Miller’s performance was not good. Although he was at home, he made the basket as unfamiliar as he was on the road. He couldn’t make any shots. After the whole game, three-pointers He actually made 4 of 0 shots, and his total shooting percentage was only 33%. He scored 12 points and 4 assists on 12 of 7 shots.
It stands to reason that the Warriors should be able to declare an easy victory with the team leader playing like this, but the difficulty of the game process far exceeded everyone's imagination.
Although the boss of the Pacers is a bit stretched, he can't help other players to perform well. All five Pacers starters scored in double figures, and a total of 6 players in the team scored in double figures. Their defense was extremely fierce, and the Warriors scored less than [-] points again.
It's a pity that the Warriors are used to this, and they don't feel uncomfortable at all because of the drop in shooting percentage. It is probably because they have gotten used to it in the last game.
In short, in the battle of bayonet against bayonet and muscle against muscle, the Warriors still had the last laugh. They ended the game and narrowly beat the Pacers by one point at 95:94.
Fortunately, this time it was not a lore, but Richmond hit a priceless key goal first, which caused the Pacers to miss a three-point bet and Rick Schmitz made a tip-up.
Although he still narrowed the point difference to 1 point, he still couldn't change the outcome of the entire game, and then fouled and shot again.
After two consecutive downs, time ran out, and the Pacers finally chose to give up, which allowed the Warriors to narrowly beat the Pacers by one point.
However, compared with the previous game, other players played much better in this game. Except for Li Weisi who scored 21 points and 8 assists, and Richmond who scored 25 points, the Warriors also scored in double figures. , including Divac with 3 points, Finley with 11 points, and Cassel with 10 points.
Two consecutive Eastern Conference road trips have won, which seems to be a good start for the Warriors, and then they will return to the home court to meet the two Eastern Conference teams from afar.
However, everyone knows that their next game will not be easy, because the opponent they will face first at home is stronger than the previous two teams.
This opponent is the current number one in the league, the Chicago Bulls.
(End of this chapter)