NBA: Two hands can’t carry championship rings

On April 26, the Golden Frenzy at Oracle Arena came as scheduled, and Warriors fans have never let the Warriors down.

In this game, all members of the Hornets were drowned in the offensive frenzy set off by the Warriors. The Warriors easily defeated the Hornets 121:104.

Warriors center Biedrins performed better after returning to the home court, scoring 20+10 again.

The Warriors' starting five all scored 15 points, and the starting lineup exploded for 95 points.

Yue Yi, who is suspected of being a cheat, also returned to 20+ points.

Kidd sent out a total of 21 assists in these games.

After the Warriors led the Hornets 2:1 in the series, fans seemed to feel a familiar scene from last year.

In these three games, one resulted in the Warriors narrowly losing, but in two of them the Warriors won by a huge margin, easily.

Could it be a familiar recipe?

Fans are full of expectations.

Rao Shi kept saying don't relax, don't relax, but after three games, the entire Warriors team couldn't help but feel a little contempt for the Hornets.

This is the scary thing about the series. The players' mentality will change as the record changes, but the game will continue to be played. A partial victory cannot determine the final winner.

In the fourth game of the series, the Warriors very much hoped to win another victory at home, so as to win the 3:1 match point and firmly hold the initiative in the series in their own hands.

In this game, the Warriors started very fiercely. With the cheers and cheers of the home fans, they wanted to beat the Hornets to death in one go.

But the Hornets were tenacious and kept clinging to the score, not giving the Warriors a chance to expand the score.

After three playoff games, and after being trained by Kidd for three games, the young queen bee of the Hornets finally spread her wings and flew.

Playoffs? But it was just a game with more intense confrontation, bigger moves, and louder arena noise.

Under the help of Queen Bee Paul's inside and outside shooting, the Hornets' offensive firepower has become extremely fierce, and the Warriors are no longer leading the way on the defensive end. They have also become smarter.

In terms of sorting out the team, Paul is not much worse than Kidd now.

In terms of offensive ability, the young and strong Paul is better than the veteran Kidd.

Paul's breakthrough is difficult for Kidd to defend.

Whether it's a breakthrough point or a pull-up jump shot, Paul's ability was fully demonstrated in this game.

Paul's performance made it easier for West in the paint, and Harrington couldn't restrict him on the defensive end.

But Chandler restricted Biedrins very well.

The Warriors were suppressed inside. Kidd has not been a player with explosive scoring ability throughout his career, and the ball often fell into Yue Yi's hands.

Yue Yi felt miserable in his heart. Of course it was a good thing to have the ball, but the Hornets were also very strict on his defense. Peterson and Rasu Butler took turns sticking to him like candy.

For his own ability, he needs his teammates to take away the attraction on the offensive end, and then he can use his cold arrows to strike a few times.

It was difficult for Kidd to create good opportunities for Yue Yi under Paul's guard, and it was also difficult for Yue Yi himself to get out of the gap. Other teammates were being closely watched, and Yue Yi was still needed to create opportunities for them.

When the team's pressure was on Yue Yi and its hopes were pinned on him, Yue Yi felt that there was really too little he could do for the team.

He was able to play smoothly because his teammates created many opportunities for him. He was a role player playing next to the stars.

In this situation before, when he felt a lot of pressure from the defensive end, Yue Yi would throw the ball away and let his teammates solve it on their own.

If you can't solve it well, you'll lose at most.

But at this time, Yue Yi didn't want to lose, he wanted to carry it on.

In a 48-minute game, there are always times when there is a stalemate, especially in the playoffs, the team will be in trouble more and more times. At this moment, if he wants to break through the shackles, Yue Yi has to become a torn The star of the defense.

When the mid-range shooter didn't have a good chance, Yue Yi forced himself to shoot. Not all stars shot against the defensive players.

The worst thing is that the shooting rate is lower. As long as the shot is taken, there is always a chance to score. The teammates also face huge pressure on the defensive end, and their shooting rate is not much higher when the ball is passed.

After forcing one or two shots, Yue Yi will choose to break through depending on the situation. His breakthrough ability has already achieved a certain degree of lethality, but it is easy for him to fall behind in the physical confrontation with the defensive players.

Not every breakthrough can cause damage, there may be mistakes, or it may be blocked, but a breakthrough can at least cause some damage to the opponent's defense line, and there are more options to choose from.

Yue Yi attacked the Hornets' inside line again and again, making layups, drawing fouls, and creating opportunities for his teammates. He was also looking for blocks and mistakes.

These are things that the core of a team must do, and Yue Yi is working hard to do it now.

If you want to wear a crown, you must first resist the pot.

In the whole game, Yue Yi made 11 of 26 shots and 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 29 points.

However, he failed to lead the team to victory.

The Warriors were completely outgunned by the Hornets in this game, with 33:51 rebounds and a loss of 18.

Starting power forward Harrington received his sixth foul with six minutes left in the fourth quarter and ended the game with six fouls.

Starting center Biedlins only grabbed 6 rebounds in the game, not as many as guard Kidd, and he also committed 5 fouls.

Boxing champion Chandler, who faced off against Biedrins, picked up 17 rebounds, 8 of which were offensive rebounds.

Rebounding has always been one of the keys to victory.

Queen Bee Paul recovered in this game, scoring 22 points, 13 assists and 4 steals.

West of the Hornets scored 34 points and 9 rebounds.

It was West's stable performance that allowed the Hornets to firmly play inside in the second half, thus completely destroying the Warriors' weak links inside.

After taking a huge advantage in the interior, the Hornets' outside line also relieved a lot of pressure, and outside pitcher Peja also performed very well in this game.

All of this allowed the Hornets to break through the golden wave at the Warriors' home court and win the game with a big score advantage.

115:98, the Hornets retreated calmly and regained their home court advantage.

The series between the two teams is tied at 2:2, and the fifth Tianwangshan battle will start at the Hornets' Smoothie King Center Arena.

Kidd and Yue Yi attended the press conference after the game.

As the well-deserved core of the Warriors, Kidd first said that he did not do a good job in this game, thus letting the victory slip away from his hands.

Then Kidd praised Yue Yi, who was sitting next to him, saying that he did a good job tonight. When the team was in trouble on the court, the young man stood up bravely and hoped that he would continue to perform well in the next game. The desire to fight.

Finally, Kidd said that the team will discuss rebounding next, saying that rebounding is not only a matter of the inside, but also a matter of the whole team.

Although Kidd did not restrict Paul in this game like he did in the first three games, his personal performance was still very stable, and Paul did not restrict him.

With 16 points, 12 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 steals, Kidd has given his all on the court.

Besides, for a player of Paul's level, who dares to say that he can suppress him throughout the series.

Kidd's speech in front of the media, except blaming himself, did not blame anyone else.

But Yue Yi knew that Kidd angrily sprayed Biedrins a soft egg in the locker room, and the two had a fierce quarrel over this.

With Kidd's experience, of course, he knew that what happened in the locker room would always stay in the locker room.

The locker room is a private space for players and coaches. What is said and done here is not convenient for outsiders to know.