Quick review of G3 after the 25-26 season: First loss of the season, why did the Trail Blazers score 41 points in the second quarter?

Curry scored 35 points back-to-back, continuing his hot streak. Kuminga showed his progress in three consecutive games. It seems that the Trail Blazers are a "welfare game" that has just changed coaches and has no record requirements. However, in this game, the Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors. What is going on?

The two sides were tied in the first quarter, and the Warriors actually scored 28 points in the second quarter. This was an acceptable offensive situation. However, the Trail Blazers scored 41 points in this quarter, which completely set the tone of the game. The tired Warriors never slowed down in the second half and suffered their first defeat of the season.

So, our post-game review today returns to the second quarter to see what happened.

First of all, I want to talk about a key player, Podemski. Many people have a lot of opinions about him today. Podemski shot 0/5 in the second quarter, failed to score any goals, and only got 3 rebounds and 1 steal. He did not play well, but after I re-watched it, in fact, Podemski made 0/5 of his shots. The whole range is within a reasonable range, and there was not a single forced shot or wasted shot. As a player who has delivered good shots in the regular season for two consecutive seasons, it can only be said that the stability is still insufficient, but it is understandable. At least the opportunities came out, but he just did not make the shot. I believe he can regain his touch. I won’t comment here.

Then enter our frame-by-frame dismantling process

The first is this ball. Until the end of the second quarter, the Warriors were still only slightly behind. At this time, the first mistake occurred.

With five in the frontcourt and three in defense, Thybulle actually made an open three-pointer

A few minutes later, hidden mistakes began to appear -

Avdija called Grant for a pick-and-roll. Butler and Richard made a mistake in switching defenses. Both of them retreated, and Richard failed to fill in. He collected his body, committed a three-point foul, and then sent away

Richard's mistakes continued. Just one round later,

Richard defended Sharp and was caught by the screen. Sharp accelerated past Butler and passed to Avdija for a three-pointer.

Avdija's confidence began to grow.

Avdija broke through and scored two points from Podemski with a suspected elbow.

Not only did Avdija score, Avdija's ball was very fast, and the Blazers began to play a whirlwind.

Who is Sharp? If the arrangement of the last round is followed, Richard once again missed

and the veteran's fatigue began to show.

Quick serve Grant passed Butler in one step while advancing.

The more impatient he gets, the more he starts to make mistakes. Being too aggressive is sometimes not a good thing.

Curry was backed up by Grant in the low post. Green and Butler both came to help defend, missing Holiday in the corner.

By this time, Avdija had already done whatever he wanted.

At this point, in just 6 minutes, the Trail Blazers established a 10-point lead entering the third quarter, and the Warriors' plan for a quick victory went bankrupt.

So in summary, what is the cause of this phenomenon?

First, Podemski missed 5 opportunities, including an open three-pointer, an open two-pointer, etc. If these 5 goals can score 2-3 goals, the point difference can be controlled to single digits, but this is not the main factor.

Secondly, the veterans were affected by fatigue due to continuous battles. In just these six minutes, the problems included Butler making defensive switching errors, Butler being wiped out by Sharpe and Grant, and Butler and Green making mistakes in assisting defense. This does not include more low-level mistakes in the fourth quarter.

Thirdly, Richard did not perform well in this game. He was too positive in his judgment on defense, especially assist defense, and lacked communication with his teammates. I have already mentioned this in my preseason observations. It is a good thing to be willing to assist defense, but the Warriors are a team full of freedom and adaptability. Richard should increase communication with his teammates and resolutely guard his opponent when he should be optimistic about his own. I am not worried about him.

In summary, fatigue has indeed had a considerable impact on the team. Facing a team with defensive masters such as Thybulle, Kamara, Murray, and Holiday, the increase in mistakes will lead to more fast break transitions, which is even more difficult when moving at high speed. Watching his defender, at the same time, Bodemski as the team's starter failed to seize the opportunity, which made the confrontational offensive strategy come to nothing. In the end, the Blazers really united and seized the opportunity of open three-pointers, worthy of this hearty victory.

From the current point of view, Podemski needs to find his touch as soon as possible and shoot opportunities. Kuminga's continued improvement is very worthy of praise. After Melton returns, he may eat up part of Richard and Payton Jr.'s time, so that the Warriors' defensive integrity can be improved to a higher level.

Writing this post-match review is to let everyone relax. Victory and defeat are normal things. Don't be harsh on the players just because of a defeat. Everyone may make mistakes, but the important thing is to unite as one and make corrections in time to get to the end.

The next game is to face the Grizzlies after three days of rest. The Grizzlies still have a lot of injuries this season, which is good news for the Warriors. However, they suffered a 32-point defeat at home in the last game. The Grizzlies will definitely try their best to win. As an opponent, the Warriors' winning point is still to seize Jaren Jackson Jr.'s foul control problem. Once 3j goes off the court, the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive system will be greatly affected. We will wait and see.