Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 645
On January 1, the Warriors played against the Bucks at home.

In the middle of this season, the Bucks traded Ricky Pierce for SuperSonics star Dale Ellis. This deal can make the Bucks miserable.

After Ellis came to the Bucks, he was admitted to the hospital without playing a few games, which was equivalent to being directly banned by the strongest player in the team, and it also disrupted the team chemistry of the Bucks.

I knew that before this, the Bucks had a good record,
Especially since the beginning of January, the record has declined sharply. They lost 9 games in the last 7 games.

In contrast, the Warriors have recovered quite well recently. They have only lost one game so far in January. Their record of 30 wins and 9 losses also allows them to leave behind the third-ranked Lakers in the West. The No. [-] Blazers are still two games away.

It took only one month for the gap that was once unreachable to suddenly realize that the opponent was already close at hand. This boosted the morale of the Warriors team and made it easier to play games.

After the start of the game, the Warriors took the lead in launching a fierce attack on the Bucks.

The Bucks' starters for this game are: Jane Humphries, Elvin Robertson, Frank Brickkowski, Fred Roberts, Jack Sikoma.

This starting lineup has been used by the Bucks a lot this season. It is similar to when Ricky Pierce was there, but it still seems a little insufficient when facing the Warriors tonight.

Facing Humphries' defense, Li Weisi feinted his shot and broke into the penalty area. With a fake move from behind, he successfully tricked Humphries and Sikoma's defense and made an easy layup.

The goal was scored, and the Bucks called a timeout again. This is already the second timeout called by the Bucks in the first quarter.

No way, Li Weisi went crazy tonight. From the start to now, in just over 5 minutes, he has scored 14 points and 4 assists, leading the team to 28:10, leading the Bucks by as much as 18 points up.

However, Harris obviously has no better way. A smart woman can't live without rice. Without anyone, he can't conjure up someone to fight against the warriors with many soldiers, right?
When he took over the Bucks, he once teased Nelson for giving up the watermelon and picking up a sesame seed. However, in just a few years, when he saw Nelson who had already won two championship rings, he sat on the sidelines calmly and watched He was playing with a group of stars, only then did he realize that the clown turned out to be himself.

That's the case for the starting lineup, and it will be even more difficult for the Bucks' bench without Ricky Pierce to deal with the Warriors' bench.

With the deepening of the season, the running-in problem of the Warriors' bench has been initially resolved. Curry and Anthony Mason Jr. have become the two pillars of the Warriors' bench, one offense and one defense. Perhaps the two of them cannot play like others The burst performance, but the victory is stable performance, which can make Nelson rest assured that this period of time will be handed over to the two.

In addition, other people can also explode a game at every turn and become the X factor affecting the game, which makes the Warriors' bench gradually regain some of their former style.

Facing the Bucks tonight, they once again played without losing the starting performance. At the end of the first quarter, they led the Bucks by 40 points with 23:17.

The scene of a flower-playing competition was staged again, causing deafening shouts from the audience.

This quarter seemed to set the tone for the game, and the Bucks' pursuit of points after that has always been a small fuss, and there was nothing to make a fuss about.

In the end, the score was fixed at 127:98. In the last quarter with a pure substitute lineup, the Bucks only scored 16 points, and their offensive ability was really worrying.

Li Weisi finally scored more than 20 points in this game, scored 24 points and 12 assists, and clocked out of get off work in three quarters.

None of the rest, including the Bucks, scored more than 20 points.

Two days later, the Warriors ushered in another challenge from the Knicks at home.

This season, the Knicks traded from the Spurs for a four-time All-Star point guard, veteran Maurice Cheeks, and two-time All-Star small forward Kiki Vandeweghe, who was reimbursed last season, also ushered in a comeback.

It stands to reason that the team's strength has greatly increased and the record should become stronger. However, the Knicks' record is very hip. Now the winning percentage has not reached [-]%, ranking ninth in the Eastern Conference. All hanging.

However, the team's poor record does not prevent them from playing against the Warriors tonight.

Tonight's Knicks lineup has changed slightly from before, Maurice Cheeks, Trent Tucker, Kiki Vandeweghe, Charles Oakley and Patrick Ewing.

Since Gerald Wilkins did not recover from his injury, he came off the bench and replaced Tucker in the starting lineup.

Although Tucker is not as good as Wilkins in defense, he has better shooting ability.

In the first quarter, the Knicks headed center Ewing was fully fired, perfectly explaining what it means to beat the elderly.

It was just a simple inside singles, but Ma Long couldn't prevent Ewing at all, allowing Ewing to really wreak havoc on the inside.

To say that if Ewing relied on his body alone, he might not be able to gain much advantage in front of Malone, but Ewing's small hook with his back outside the penalty area on the left side and a mid-range jumper beat Malone to death. .

The defeat on the inside gradually affected the outside as the game progressed. After the Warriors shrunk their defense, the Knicks also fired frequently from the outside, which caused the entire Knicks to fire.

The whole team is open inside and outside, and if you want to press it, you can't hold it anymore.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors were already 24 points behind the Knicks at 33:9.

The Knicks felt that the second quarter was still continuing, and seeing the score getting bigger and bigger, Richmond of the Warriors stepped forward at the critical moment.

Facing Tucker's defense, Richmond hit 3 three-pointers in the second quarter alone. It's a pity that Trent Tucker doesn't know how to step up, otherwise the Warriors would have surrendered long ago.

Relying on Richmond's explosion, the Warriors not only resisted the Knicks' offensive in the second quarter, but even narrowed the point difference to only 4 points.

After entering the second half, the Warriors' chasing momentum remained undiminished, and finally in the middle of the fourth quarter, the Warriors tied the score.

After that, it entered into the anxious battle of forging iron between you and me.

Unlike the first three quarters, the shooting percentages of both teams declined in the fourth quarter, and they began to strike frequently.

At this time, the advantage of the inside line is revealed.

The four insiders of the two teams combined are all good rebounders, and the two sides competed in the penalty area in a dark and fierce manner.

In the end, it was the Knicks who came out on top. Before the end of the game, Ewing successfully preempted the offensive rebound and scored the second attack, winning the game.

That's how the Knicks beat the Warriors 116-115, taking away a precious victory from Oracle Arena.

(End of this chapter)