In six of their last seven games, the Warriors have been immediately put behind by their competitors, by at least nine points. A statistic that reflects the difficulty of Steve Kerr’s troupe to get into the game. For a team known for its ability to move the ball effectively, it’s ugly.
The figure may seem insignificant, but it is not: the Warriors have conceded a gap of more than nine points in the first quarter, and this in six of their last seven meetings. What does this translate? A hassle at the time to really start playing, on both sides of the field. A clumsy success, but also laxity in defense. Basically bad basketball.
Worry ? If this little game is already penalizing for Stephen Curry and his clique in March, when they are fighting for the Playoffs, it will be ten, twenty times more when it comes to beating an opponent in four games. Tonight, Ja Morant’s private Grizzlies didn’t have too much trouble overcoming the Warriors. Yes, the statements that the Warriors are serious customers and will give it their all to achieve the back to back, that’s good. But at this rate and with the level of competition that awaits them in the West, we will have to seriously change the intensity.
Maybe it’s the warm-up routine that’s not good? No, we won’t go so far as to say that, and especially not with guys who have already proven the benefits of their method. Above all, in the light of the images of their early matches, it is a question of better anticipating opposing offensive movements and playing more simply. Old school Warriors Basketball. The one capable of extinguishing an opponent from one side and the other, and not the other way around.
Currently sixth in the West, the Warriors will face the Bucks then Phoenix at home in the coming days. Two complicated games to negotiate, but when they play at the Chase Center, the Dubs are much more effective. A series of trips will follow with a capital match in Los Angeles once morest the Clippers, a team ranked just above Golden State. Obligatory victory, so good start to the match too!
Source : ESPN