Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 496

On Wednesday, December 12, the Warriors played against the Rockets at home.

Compared with last season's drastic changes, the Rockets this season can only be described as minor repairs, and the team lineup has not been greatly improved.

Once the top star of the Warriors, Purvis Short was traded to the Rockets last season, and his state fell off a cliff. He really cheated the Rockets. This season, he has been completely given up by the Rockets and traded to the Nets.

In addition, the only players introduced by the Rockets this season are former Rockets players and John Lucas II, whose agent is also David Falcao.

However, today's Lucas II has long since lost his former peak state, and currently he can only play a substitute role in the Rockets.

Compared with the last time the two teams met, when the season had just started, the Warriors were fully staffed and the players were full of spirits. The Rockets couldn't compete with them at all, and they lost 27 points.

However, in this confrontation again, the Rockets will not be so easy to deal with.

Especially Olajuwon, the 26-year-old Olajuwon has reached the peak of his career, showing unparalleled dominance both offensively and defensively.

It can be said that in terms of the position of the center alone, since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar retired, no one in the league is his opponent, and he has firmly secured the throne of the league's number one center.

As for Duckworth, who is facing him, it stands to reason that the masters of the world gave him the nickname of the inside gate, but it is a pity that Olajuwon's defense is at the top one level in history, which really makes Duckworth pale in comparison.

To be honest, as a center of this era, it is really pitiful. Although the older generation of centers such as Moses Malone and Robert Parish have shown their age, their glory is still there.

Three of the four major centers of the new generation have already entered the league, and their performance as soon as they came in was at the All-Star level at worst.

In addition, there are All-Star centers such as Doherty and Rick Schmitz, as well as centers such as Mark Eaton who are dedicated to inside defense.

It can be said that this is the best era for a center, and it is also the worst era for a center.

Facing Olajuwon's free-for-all style of play, the Warriors are all soldiers. Under Li Weisi's tandem, the Warriors' offensive efficiency is also very high. This makes Olajuwon still unable to dominate even though he is a god. Contest.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Rockets 70:118 with Li Weisi, Richmond and Lewis scoring 112 points.

Let Olajuwon become the leader of the sky-slashing group with a large double-double of 41 points and 14 rebounds.

In this way, the Warriors got rid of the risk of two consecutive losses and continued their record of no two consecutive losses since last season.

After a day off, the Warriors ushered in a challenge from the Pacers at home.

Reggie Miller officially surpassed Chuck Posen this season to become the team's scoring leader, and also officially became the core of the team.

This year is only his third year as a thin shooting guard. Not only has his scoring average increased to 24 points per game, but his shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, and free throw shooting percentage have all improved to a higher level. If the hit rate is maintained until the end of the season, then the League 180 club will usher in a new member.

180俱乐部又称50-40-90俱乐部，除了要求球员单赛季场均达到50%的命中，40%的三分命中率以及90%的罚球命中率以外，还要求球员单赛季命中300个投篮、82个三分球（13-14赛季起）以及125个罚球。

At present, only Larry Bird, Li Weisi and last season's Chris Mullin have done it in the entire NBA history.

In addition, Mark Price's shooting percentage is also enough, but unfortunately the number of goals is too small to be included in it, but judging from his performance in the Magic this season, if he can maintain it until the end of the season, he should also be able to enter This is the ultimate goal of all shooters.

With the progress of Reggie Miller, the Pacers have finally shown the demeanor of their strong team. Since the start of this season, they have performed very well. They are currently ranked No. 14 in the East with 8 wins and [-] losses six.

This is already a pretty good record. You know, there are traditional strong teams like the Cavaliers and Eagles behind the Pacers!
Against the Warriors in this scene, Miller, needless to say, was particularly excited to play, hitting two three-pointers in the first quarter.

In addition, Chuck Posen and Vaughan Fleming also played very well, and the Warriors played a big offensive battle. The Pacers scored 31 points in the first quarter. However, looking at the score, they are still 11 points behind the Warriors , which is really unimaginable.

The Warriors started well in this game. Li Weisi and Richmond performed steadily, and they were inseparable from the Pacers. The 10:0 high tide caused the Warriors to score 41 points in the first quarter.

After that, they scored 36 points again in the second quarter, leading the Warriors to score 78 points at halftime, leading the Pacers by 18 points, making the entire second half of the game almost entering garbage time.

The Pacers did not give up, but they still couldn't catch up the point difference. In the end, the Pacers scored 124 points and still lost to the Warriors by 26 points, allowing Li Weisi to successfully clock in three quarters.

In this game, the Pacers Miller and Chuck Posen both scored 30+ points, and Vaughan Fleming also scored 25 points, but the team still only had one disastrous defeat, which is really unbelievable.

Just when the outside world was feeling that the Warriors scored 150 points in a single game, Christmas was approaching unknowingly.

As the last Christmas in the 80s, this year's Christmas game is still arranged for the Warriors. God favors Li Weisi. Since he entered the league, he has never missed a Christmas game.

When Malone changed teams during his rookie season, the league arranged a duel between Malone's old and new clubs, taking advantage of his big brother Malone.

However, in the following few years, it was mainly due to Li Weisi's credit that not only his own reputation skyrocketed, but the team also grew step by step and reached its peak last season.

The opponent of this year's Christmas game is also exciting, because the opponent is actually the Pistons.

Not to mention, just take the grievances and grievances in the finals of last season as an example. The two teams have endless stories to tell. If there is no help from the league, no one will believe it.

However, unlike last year, it is doubtful that this year's Warriors will be able to beat the Pistons without Mullin and Malone.

Although with Li Weisi's return to the team, the Warriors scored 11 wins and 2 losses, facing the championship-winning Pistons, most fans are still not optimistic about the Warriors. After all, if Li Weisi can still beat the Pistons in this situation, then Who else in the league can stop the Warriors and Li Weisi?Just award the trophy and you're done!
(End of this chapter)