Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 502 Best of the Month

For the Warriors to be able to defeat the Pistons, and to win the victory simply and neatly, it definitely exceeded most people's expectations. No one thought that the Warriors could still win under such unfavorable circumstances.

Not only that, after the victory in this Christmas game, people were surprised to find that since Li Weisi entered the NBA, he has played four Christmas games, but he didn't lose any of them. He is simply an expert in Christmas games!
Later, Dick Stockton joked on a show: "The reason why West played so well on Christmas is because he is Chinese, but Christmas!"

As a result, a widely circulated stalk of "West has to work overtime for Christmas" came into being and was talked about by everyone.

After Christmas, the Warriors got a 2-day break. After some recuperation, the Warriors set foot on Los Angeles again, preparing to play a back-to-back away game here.

For the Warriors, this is good news among bad news. After all, playing back-to-back in the same city can relatively avoid a lot of fatigue, which has a positive effect on players maintaining their own state.

However, no one expected that in the first game in Los Angeles, facing the underdog Clippers, the Warriors defeated the Clippers by 119 points 139:20.

Winning the Pistons and Bulls at the top and losing to the Clippers at the bottom, this kind of deja vu makes people think that they have traveled back in time and space to 1986!
However, in this defeat, I really don't blame the Warriors for their lack of strength. It is really that the Clippers are too fierce. Against the Warriors' defense, they scored 45 points in the first quarter. Not only that, they scored 42 points in the third quarter. Points, the Warriors' defense that shocked the league this season has been pierced.

Among them, in addition to the Clippers' service life, the team's biggest hero is undoubtedly Ron Harper.

That's right, who would have thought that the star who entered the All-Star last season and led the Cavaliers to the second place in the Eastern Conference was actually traded by the Cavaliers.

Not to mention the fans, even Harper himself was quite confused.

After I participated in Li Weisi's training camp in the summer, I originally planned to join the Cavaliers' companions, taking advantage of the Warriors' injuries this season, to launch an impact towards the championship.

Unexpectedly, after the start of the season, after only playing 7 games, he was traded to the Clippers, and the Clippers paid very little chips, only Reggie Williams, the No. 87 pick in the first round of 4 s.

Although this Williams averaged 10.2 points and 2.8 assists per game last season, he can't compare with Harper at all.

Of course, the reason why the Cavaliers' management did this naturally has their reasons.

The reason for this is not that the management collectively has flooded their minds, but that in their view, Ron Harper is suffering from a knee injury, but the team is now in need of results. Stars are hard to trust.

In addition, the team is already preparing to use Kevin Johnson as the core, so Harper's tactical status will be reduced accordingly. At this time, if Harper is not thrown away when his value is the highest, he may fall into his hands later. .

As for the Clippers, I really don't understand why they traded for Harper, perhaps for a gamble, and formed a "glass brother" with Sampson?
But no matter what the result is, the bet is right now.

Relying on Harper's All-Star performance of 28 points and 8 assists, the Clippers allowed Li Weisi to clock out of get off work successfully in three quarters, but this time it was a loss.

In fact, the Warriors also played very well tonight. Five players on the team scored in double figures. Unfortunately, the Clippers were unreasonable and lost tonight.

The loss to the Clippers was indeed surprising, but before the Warriors could adjust, on the same floor the next day, the Warriors had to face the mighty Lakers again.

Unlike the Clippers who occasionally ate dumplings, the Lakers are a real strong team.

So far this season, the Lakers have achieved a record of 20 wins and 6 losses, ranking first in the league. It seems that they have come out of the impact of Abdul-Jabbar's retirement.

As for the Warriors in this scene, they bombarded the Warriors indiscriminately from the very beginning of the game. The Warriors' defense, which has been praised many times this season, is almost smashed into a sieve.

Shortly after the start of the first quarter, the Lakers established a double-digit lead. Fortunately, on the Warriors side, relying on Li Weisi's performance, the Warriors once again launched a long pursuit of points.

In this way, under the leadership of Li Weisi, the Warriors rushed to catch up and once overtook the score in the third quarter.

But in the end, it was the Lakers who had the last laugh. Worthy of the Lakers, like a god descending to the earth tonight, completely overwhelmed the opposing Lewis, scoring 34 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.

Although the goals of Li Weisi and Richmond at the last moment of the game helped the team see hope for a while, but Worthy's two deadly mid-range shots immediately closed the door of the Warriors' hope. Don't forget to step on your feet again.

In this way, the Lakers finally defeated the Warriors 113:111, giving the Warriors a two-game losing streak.

In fact, the Warriors performed quite well tonight. Three of the team scored 20+ points, six scored in double figures, and Li Weisi scored a team-high 25 points and 14 assists.

But the team still lost to the Lakers. It can be seen that the Warriors, who were originally strong enough to crush the Lakers, have gradually been overtaken by the Lakers.

Therefore, the shock brought by the Warriors' victory over the Pistons disappeared with the loss to the Lakers. Everyone felt that although the Warriors are still strong today, they are not invincible, and that sense of oppression has really disappeared.

Qin lost his deer, and the world chased it.

Through these two months of observation, more and more teams have begun to change their season goals, and the competition for this season's championship has also become more intense.

Although the Warriors suffered a two-game losing streak in the last two games of 89 and entered 90 years with a loss, they still had something to celebrate when the New Year just arrived.

Li Weisi was elected the best player of the month in December. In addition, in December, he also won the best player of the week twice.

During the entire December period, Li Weisi averaged 12 points, 32.7 assists and 12.6 steals per game. The data is not exaggerated.

Even though the Warriors suffered a two-game losing streak in the final stage, the Warriors still achieved a record of 19 wins and 8 losses after a month of hard work. They only lost 12 games in a single month in December.

Although it seems a lot, after all, the Warriors lost a total of 12 games last season, but this kind of thing cannot be compared vertically, but horizontally.

With such a record, the Warriors have unknowingly risen to the second place in the Western Conference, second only to the Lakers.

Therefore, whether it is data or record, Li Weisi is a well-deserved player of the month.

(End of this chapter)