Golden State Warriors he hasn’t started at the dominant level of last season. With 3-5 record in his first 8 games The current champions have proven that they are human and have a long way to go if they want to reclaim the ring. Steve Kerr’s are still far from their bestnot only in relation to its second section, but even in relation to its front pages.
This is the only way to explain why the Californians started for the first time since the 2019-2020 campaign with a negative record, it’s the third time in a decade (2013-2014 was the other previous).
The beginning of the season is not always representative of the general state of the group. In fact, The Boston Celtics started 2-5 last season and finished in the Finals. Although it is true that it is usually a symptom that there is something that needs changing. Only twice since the introduction of the triple has a team that started 3-4 won the ring: Lakers in 1982 and 1985.
With all this in mind, it’s time to ask yourself,Is there reason to worry about the Golden State Warriors’ start?
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A second unit under construction and has casualties
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If you just take a look at the data for the Warriors starting lineup, which consists of Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Green and Looney, the results couldn’t be better. Among those quintets with more than 50 minutes, that combination was second-best in the NBA with a +25.3 from net score.
Nonetheless, his bench performance was disappointing. Golden State’s second unit is currently, the third most ineffective in the entire NBA. Only the Detroit Pistons (-9.9) and Denver Nuggets (-9.7) have net score worse than Californians (-8.3).
Although in attack they conform (15th), it is in defense that they suffer the most (26th). Some facts related to the combination of substituents in quintets. Jordan Poole was sensational on offense (17.9 ppg), but James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody they are taking their “first steps” in this league in an important role. And they suffer.
The loss of proven veterans such as Otto Porter Jr, Juan Toscano and, most of all, Gary Payton It has hit Golden State harder than expected. Now the question to be resolved is how Steve Kerr will adjust to this lack of wiggle room.
The defense, the big problem
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Although the ideal line-up has worked flawlessly, the moment changes are made to the quintet, everything has fallen apart. The Californians struggle too much to contain their opponents half court and in transition.
In the game in the static are the sixth worst defense according to Cleaning the Glassallowing 99.7 points per 100 possessions, while upon arrival they were the tenth worst at 114.7 per 100 shares.
Worryingly, his schedule hasn’t exactly been demanding, playing four of his seven games against playoff contenders: the Lakers, Kings, Hornets and Pistons.
Again, the performance of the substitutes explains his poor moment before:
Yes Mychal Green: 60.7% success allowed to the opponent
Moses Moody: 59.4%
James Wiseman: 51.1%
The unknown Klay Thompson
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Unlike Kawhi Leonard, Clay Thompson He has played all but one of the games of the season due to his fitness and load management. Even so, the convoy is still not in full condition to compete. He’s averaging just 25.0 minutes a night, and the vast majority of his time on the court has been shared with another starter.
Although he is no longer the scorer or defender of the past, Clay is a solid player with great ability to impact the game. Only with Jordan Poole is the balance between the most common twins with him negative (-19.8 cm net score).
Take as an example what Thompson adds to the Warriors, who have allowed the lowest shooting percentage to their opponents of the entire team at 37.9%.
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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Version Forbes announced its annual ranking of the world’s most expensive sports teams.
NFL franchise Dallas Cowboys, estimated to be worth $13 billion, has led the pack for the ninth year in a row.
While NBA Golden State Warriors ranked second with a valuation of $11 billion, another representative of American football, Los Angeles Rams (10.5 billion), was in the top three.
The top 10, as last year, includes only American teams from the NFL and NBA. There are seven NFL clubs in the top 10 overall, which Forbes analysts attribute to the league’s large-scale television contracts.
Among football clubs, Real Madrid remains the most expensive – the Spanish giant ranked only 20th with a value of $6.75 billion.
Also in the top 50 are Manchester United (24th, 6.6 billion), Barcelona (42nd, 5.65 billion) and Liverpool (48th, 5.4 billion). In total, only four football clubs are represented in the top 50 rankings.
Formula 1 representatives also returned to the list – Ferrari (26th place) and Mercedes (34th).
The 20 most valuable sports teams in the world according to Forbes
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