“Warriors vs Kings: The Importance of an Away Win to Win the Series”

In the series between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings, the Warriors won two consecutive games at home and successfully tied the game. However, if they want to win the series, they must start from At least one away win…

As for the victory stolen from the away game, the ideal situation is to steal it in G5, so that there is still a chance to keep the series victory at home. After all, if it is an away game in G7, the unfavorable factors for the Warriors are really relatively big Of course, even if the Warriors steal the away win in G5, there is no guarantee that they will not lose 100% at home, but in any case, the winning side in G5 is likely to determine the final winner of this round of the series (nonsense, all cards are drawn).

Looking back at these two home games, how did the Warriors keep it!

Jordan Poole’s comeback

Jordan Poole, who was affected by an ankle injury in G1, did not perform well in G2. However, in the two games at home, his offensive contribution has clearly returned to the expectations of the Warriors. Although G3 has a poor shooting percentage, But scored 16 points by free throws, and G4 scored 22 points with a 53% shooting rate.

It is undeniable that as one of the two most destructive ball-handling players in the team, Jordan Poole’s recovery is still very important to the Warriors’ offensive end. The G2 Warriors greatly reduced his playing time due to his poor condition, trying to fight hard. Defense increased the playing time of defensive groups such as Payton ll. However, from the perspective of results, the Warriors scored the lowest score in the 4 games.

In the case that this round of the series is destined to be an offensive battle, except for the All-Star guards Stephen Curry and De’Aaron Fox of the two teams, whoever can put more points in the remaining players is basically the winner. A bench player with explosive scoring power (although Poole actually started in these two games), Malik Monk’s offensive firepower in the first two games was obviously limited when he came to the Warriors’ home court, and gradually recovered in Poole Under the circumstances, the balance of the bench goes to the Warriors, which has a great impact on the entire series.

Heated Game Plan duel

The confrontation between Steve Kerr and Mike Brown in this series is also the key to push the excitement of this series to another peak. From G1 Warriors took the lead in launching a targeted defense against Sabonis, G2 Kings immediately responded with a pick-and-roll, In G3, the Warriors began to defend Monk to a higher degree, and in G4, Keegan Murray, another scoring point, immediately jumped out. The outcome of each game is unpredictable.

Not just the game plan before the game, the adjustments made by the coaches of both sides after the timeout between games are just right, whether it is changing a player with better single-defense ability to a player whose opponent is feeling hot, or directly resorting to Box-1 , Offensive and defensive 2 ends counter your counter, that’s how exciting it is.

However, the Warriors still have an advantage in terms of adjustments. The halftime adjustment allowed the Warriors to open up the score in the third quarter, especially in G4, which won the opponent by 14 points in a single quarter, so that the Warriors can still maintain their position even if they encounter turbulence at the beginning of Q4. Leading, one wave in three quarters has always been the signature of the Warriors.

G5 Preview

After 2 days of rest, the Warriors are going to face the Kings away. The series returns to the original point, and G5 is bound to win!

The Warriors should be very clear that their strongest lineup is the lineup of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, and Kevon Looney. Looney takes turns playing time at the 5th position, Kuminga has been put away a little in these few games, but Moody, who can open up space, gets more time, and indeed, in terms of fixed-point three-pointers, Moody is still relatively good. Take it easy.

Interestingly, the Warriors’ playing time of Gary Payton ll was reduced in G4, which may have something to do with the return (G3 did not catch a cold), and the other part is that Draymond Green’s single defense against Fox was unexpectedly good in this game , because no matter how you block, it is easy to block Wiggins to defend. Even if Looney is allowed to defend, Sabonis still can’t take much advantage after switching defenses, and Fox must play singles. This looks good, but will he continue to do so in the next game? ,Hard to say.

The defensive end will also pay more attention to Keegan Murray’s running position. If the high turret is shot by him, the Warriors will be in trouble. G4 also scored more than 20 points in this game, allowing the Kings to score 125 points in the whole game. The defensive strategy may also be biased towards reducing the scoring of other Kings players, compressing the scores of Keegan Murray who played well in this game and Malik Monk who played well in the first two games of the series.

Back to the original starting point, who can break through this time?

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