The Warriors lost to the Bucks without Giannis, the toughest game in the league?

The Warriors beat the Bucks without Giannis. They should have been able to pinch them, but they lost.

Kerr seems to have said something after the game, the Warriors have lost 12 consecutive games against a team that is missing its star, or what?

This should not just be a matter of attitude.

On the offensive end, without Giannis, Rollins and Cole Anthony took turns holding the ball and playing pick-and-rolls with Turner Portis and others, torturing Horford and Dream Chaser.

The Warriors finally relied on half-court pressure, forcing the Bucks to rely on Kuzma to dribble through the half. But Rollins still opened: Then there was nothing that could be done.

Kerr said the Warriors often lose to teams without their star players. It can be understood this way:

The Warriors are actually not a team with strong outside pressure at the moment. Therefore, when the opponent has a star player and the routine is easier to judge, the Warriors can take advantage of the situation and play against the opponent's star player. A typical case is the trap set by Wiggins and Dream Chaser for Tatum in the 2022 Finals.

But when the opponent does not have a star player, such as Giannis is not here today, the Warriors have no defensive focus: Rollins rushes into the chaos.

In the last game the Warriors defeated the Clippers, Harden scored 20 points in the first half because there was not enough pressure from the outside. After that, the Warriors relied on a large number of defense changes instead of outside defense, cutting off the Clippers' cooperation.

Rollins' firepower today, Horford and Post's defense changes cannot keep up, which further proves that the Warriors still need, for example, outside defenders like Melton:

After all, the current Warriors starters often rely on Kuminga to lead the defense of the ball carrier.

Cole often hides Jimmy on the opponent's big man, letting Curry go against the man without the ball, and letting Hield go against the opponent's long man. For example, in the last game, Hield switched to guard Lopez, and today Hield switched to guard Turner. But the Warriors have been missing a leading ball-handler since Melton was injured and Wiggins left.

Think about Edwards in the third quarter of the playoffs last season?

The Bucks have a long forward group, and the defensive end is expanded and Curry is partially trapped. I believe that they can rely on supplementary positions to solve the Warriors' interior offense. The Warriors can only rely on two sets of inside monsters - Zekuminga from the starting team and Jimmy from the second team - to score.

Curry will be fouled early if he tries to cut inside, and will be flanked when he gets the ball. It was a bit embarrassing in the playoffs last season, when he encountered the front groups of the Rockets and Timberwolves. Moody struggled in this kind of forest meat grinder.

In the end, the Warriors' three-man attack was overwhelmed by the Bucks' forest of long men and the chaotic battle of the young defenders.

A thousand words can be said:

When you meet someone of the same age who is as cunning and smart as you, such as the Clippers and Nuggets, the Warriors can play politely.

But the Bucks don't reason with you. They just force a group of 206+ forwards and a group of ball-handling guards born in the 21st century to force you. The Warriors will have a headache - they were defeated by the Trail Blazers before, which also means this.

Wenbanyama scored 27 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks today. The Spurs started their fifth consecutive victory.

But this is his toughest game this season.

Coach Spoelstra simply gave the entire league a lesson today: How will we deal with Wenban in the future?

——Literary class attacking the basket? Build a human wall and follow the example of guarding against Giannis.

——Others break through? Pressuring the ball can leak the backdoor and weak side, bullying the Spurs into passing the ball.

——Adebayor took the lead, restricting the Wenban team to take important positions, and hit the outside lines one by one.

——Is the Wen class a big threat at the basket? Adebayor made 13 three-pointers today, and all of Val's shots were outside the penalty area. Dodge and fight.

——The literary class left the restricted area? Directly cut inside from the weak side.

The Spurs had only two smooth plays throughout the game. At the end of the second quarter, the back four of Harper and Castle took off and reversed course.

At the end of the third quarter, Adebayor and Wiggins went out together. James tried his luck inside and the Spurs pulled away.

Even so, they were still almost overturned. Wenban dominated the offense and defense in the last half of the quarter to seal the game.

The Spurs still don't have Fox, but the Heat also let Herro and Powell go. With the exception of Wiggins and Adebayo not having that moment, the Heat are tougher and execute better than the Spurs -- although Mitchell Jr., Jovic and James will make mistakes.

The biggest surprise for the Spurs today is: Castle has 8 assists and only 2 turnovers, and he is suspected of being able to read Miami's defense; Harper can quickly integrate into the Spurs' defense and offense when he is on the court, regardless of whether he has the ball or not. The Heat have a group of diamonds in the dirt that can always be cut out by coach Spoelstra, but the Spurs today have some actual stars besides the efforts of Champagne and Keldon.

Adebayor played the most consistent game today. The Spurs, in addition to the literary class, also tried their best to keep up without going off track.

By the way: Before the security check at the airport today, an uncle shouted to the girl accompanying him: Hey! My ID card and boarding pass! !

The girl’s handbag was full and she lowered her head to look for it. The uncle was holding a thermos cup and said: I said it’s troublesome to go out, so you have to prepare it in advance... (Take the folder from the girl and turn it over) There is no ID card here!

Girl: Inside the bag.

Uncle: Oh yes, where is the boarding pass?

Girl: You put it in your pocket.

Uncle: Oh, right...

At this time, an aunt caught up. The uncle said to the aunt: I said it's troublesome to go out. Look, now you have to find your ID card or boarding pass...

Auntie loudly said: You are watching a video and want to go out to play. My daughter helped you get the tickets. How cruel you are!

The uncle remained silent.