Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 661 Taking Over the Game
The game O'Neal wants to watch is the Warriors' home game against the Cavaliers tonight.

Although the injury problem of the Cavaliers this season has not been completely resolved, several major players have maintained a good attendance rate. Not only that, Kevin Johnson has also entered the peak of his career. Nance maintained good cooperation, making the team's current record ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, second only to the Celtics, Bulls and Pistons.

That's right, this order is the order of the team's record ranking. During this period, the Bulls' chasing momentum is particularly fierce, and they have already left the Pistons far behind, and they are only one win away from the Celtics.

Although the record of the Cavaliers cannot be compared with these three teams, it has surpassed a group of strong teams such as the 76ers, Bucks, and Knicks. Big reason for the All-Stars.

Cavaliers starting lineup tonight: Kevin Johnson, Craig Helu, Chucky Brown, Larry Nance and Brad Doherty.

At the beginning of the game, Kevin Johnson launched a fierce attack, using his extreme speed many times to break into the Warriors' restricted area and tear the Warriors' defense.

However, the effect was not as vigorous as he played. After a few downs, most of the time, Johnson's layup was interfered by Rodman and Malone, and finally hit the iron with very few goals.

The Warriors, on the other hand, seized the opportunity and scored steadily, although not fast, but very stable.It can be said that from the beginning, the Warriors had the upper hand.

The reason for this situation is that Mullin broke out tonight.

The Cavaliers' small forward Chucky Brown was only a second-round pick in 89. The main reason why he became the team's starting small forward was because of the two original small forwards, Holt Rod Williams. Injuries continued throughout the year, and coach Wilkens had to put him on the bench and let Brown serve as the starter.

It's just that Brown is obviously useless. After two years, he is still in the team. He has not found a position that suits him, and he plays very awkwardly.

And Mullin really caught this flaw of the Cavaliers, using his off-ball ability and Li Weisi's passing ability to keep scoring on Brown's head, driving the entire team's offense.

Therefore, the expected two strong encounter, from the very beginning, the Cavaliers fell into a disadvantage.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the hard power of the two teams. Today's Cavaliers are no longer the Cavaliers who can fight Jordan's Bulls in seven games.

Facing the Warriors, their strongest stars, Kevin Johnson and Li Weisi, can only explode each other at most, and their only strong point, Dougherty, can only win a small victory against Malone, and it will not affect them at all. big picture.

This is the case for the two strongest positions in the formation, not to mention the other positions. It can be said that in terms of hard power alone, the Cavaliers have no chance of winning at all.

And tonight, whether it is team tactics, player status or penalty scale, there is almost no one in favor of the Cavaliers. In this case, how do you let the Cavaliers win?
Therefore, the Cavaliers were obviously not weak, but the result of the game was that they clocked out of get off work in three quarters early. The two sides sent pure substitutes to play in the fourth quarter, and the score was finally fixed at 102:122.

The Warriors beat the Cavaliers at home.

And this game also made O'Neill regret it in front of the TV. He never thought that a strong dialogue between the East and the West would end up like this. Watching such a game, it would be better to go drinking!
Three days later, the Warriors challenged the Kings again at home.

As a result, needless to say, the Kings lost to the Warriors 87:117, allowing the Warriors to regain face in front of the home fans.

On the 12th, the Warriors ushered in the No. [-] Trail Blazers in the West at home.

It is said that the Blazers are still No. 14 in the Western Conference, but he has lost [-] games, only two games less than the Warriors.

With 20 games left in the next regular season, the Warriors still have a chance to hit the No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

Therefore, this game is particularly critical, and the two teams also attach great importance to it.

However, what the Blazers did not expect was that the Warriors performed extremely well tonight, especially on the offensive end, which was perfect.

The cooperation of every player in the team, every move, every shot is so perfect that even the opponent's Blazers can't find any faults.

Li Weisi passed a pass to Ma Long, and Ma Long took advantage of the situation to pass to Mullin who was in the open position. Mullin did not choose to shoot, but took advantage of the opponent's pounce and passed the ball to Richmond who was also in the open position. Richmond Another feint shot, shaking the defender, went inside, attracted two people to pinch, and passed the ball from the defender's armpit to Rodman's arms, Rodman dunked with both hands!
In one offensive round, the basketball passed through the hands of five players. The team was obviously a group of superstars, but they played so selflessly, fully revealing the charm of the team.

And this ball is like the epitome of the whole game. The Trail Blazers, who were originally very united, seemed so selfish in front of the Warriors tonight.

However, selfish or not, the ultimate goal of the team is to win.

In the first quarter, the Warriors beat the Blazers 40:29, leading by 11 points. In the second quarter, the Warriors scored 42 points in a single quarter again, leading the Blazers by 82:58.

Faced with a desperate situation, the Blazers obviously did not want to admit defeat. In the third quarter, Drexler and Kersey of the Blazers finally started to show their strength. The two flanks, who are good at breakthroughs, actually hit the same score in this quarter. Made 4 three-pointers and countless mid-range jumpers.

The Warriors should be happy about this situation. After all, they use defense to force the opposing team to give up their good scoring methods and can only score in ways they are not good at.

It was tactically successful.

But I can't hold back the other party, it really feels good tonight!

Obviously, their usual shooting percentage in this position can't even reach 40%, but they can score tonight, and they can score against the defense.

Now the Warriors have nothing to do, they can only use offense to maintain the score.

It's just that the team's offensive state is completely incomparable with the first half.

Therefore, the Blazers recovered 8 points in the third quarter. The situation that they thought they could clock in in the third quarter did not happen, and the Blazers regained the suspense of the game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Blazers' offensive firepower remained undiminished, and the point difference was about to drop below 10 points.

In such a situation, Li Weisi finally decided to take over the game. He made sudden shots and scored 13 points in a row, widening the point difference to more than 15 points in one fell swoop.

The game lost its suspense. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 136:126 at home and won this crucial card game. Li Weisi also showed his superstar demeanor, making 17 of 14 shots in the game. Scored 40 points and 11 assists with extremely high efficiency, and did not let this victory escape from his eyes.

(End of this chapter)