Collapse again! Can t beat without letters. How many chains did the Warriors lose?

On October 31, the Warriors lost 110-120 to the Bucks in an away game. From the perspective of Warriors fans, this game was really disappointing. Facing the Bucks without Antetokounmpo, the Warriors once again collapsed at a critical moment.

Looking back at the game, the two sides kept interacting with each other in the first half, and the score was always close to each other. However, in the last few minutes, the Warriors completely lost the stable rhythm they should have on both offense and defense, and finally gave away the victory that they had a chance to win.

Judging from this away game, the losing Warriors may have a lot of work to do if they still hope to strive for the championship in Curry's final peak age, despite their excellent start to the season. Judging from this game, they also exposed many problems.

The first point that bears the brunt is Butler. For this veteran, the most direct help brought by Butler joining the Warriors is the improvement of the strength of the forward line and his ability to control the field at critical moments in the game.

But judging from this game, the 36-year-old Butler still struggled a little when facing the opponent's big forward. For this forward, his best style of play is to single out small guards in mismatches and rely on rhythmic confrontation to cause damage and eat up the opponent.

In this game, the Bucks placed tough opponents such as Trent Jr., Green, and Portis at the forward position. These main defenders caused Butler's breakthrough space to be quite limited in this game. In addition to a three-pointer from the outside in the game, the best data proves that 6 of 16 two-pointers were made.

Of course, this link is not unexpected. After all, Butler's age is in front of us, and his physical condition has long been inferior to that of the Heat; but from the perspective of the Warriors, this may be a more troublesome hidden danger. If Butler cannot punish the opponent's big man's high defense, then there may be a vacuum for the Warriors' offensive ability at the forward position. In this part, the biggest hope is basically waiting for Kuminga's progress.

The second shortcoming lies in Curry.

Looking at the overall situation, Curry's overall condition in this game was okay. He scored 27 points on 8-of-19 shots. However, he has a problem that seems to have not changed over the years, and the last three minutes of this game are the most typical case.

At the last critical moment, Curry held the ball in the high post and attacked. He used Green's screens many times in the hope of solving the problem through his personal ability. However, he then encountered a double-team error and lost the ball. Then he hoped to directly counterattack and score, but made another mistake. This kind of risky offense at critical moments seems to have been present in Curry and the Warriors over the years; if a goal is scored, it can indeed improve the momentum, but once a mistake is made, the team's comeback momentum may instantly collapse in just tens of seconds.

This kind of self-confidence is not a misplacement. It is also the basis for Curry to achieve miracles; but sometimes, this blind belief in himself may also become the biggest hidden danger. Especially when his shooting status is average, those crazy three-pointers from the outside are often a gamble on touch.

If the Warriors want to go further, or even try to hit the championship, then Curry, the team leader, still needs to learn to control the game at some times, otherwise it is very likely that a loss will directly affect the entire season.

The last question lies with Podemski.

This little man's problem has actually started to show up in the preseason. In many cases, the more time he holds the ball on the court, the more stagnant the Warriors' offense becomes. Referring to his ball-holding rounds, he was hesitant to attack, and his choice of passing breakthrough was also obviously slow. He could hardly be seen taking the initiative to launch a threatening attack in the whole game.

Obviously, the current Podemski is a second-position scorer who is a reliever. Instead, he was forced to a ball-controlling position. As a result, he not only failed to organize opportunities, but also hindered Curry and the team's offensive rhythm.

For Cole, maybe he really should give up his obsession with being a point guard other than Curry, let Podger return to his off-ball role, play a good role in cutting and running, catching and shooting, and stop doing some tasks that he is not good at.

The last link comes from defense, the foundation of this Warriors.

But judging from this game, the Warriors' defense was indeed a bit too bad. The opponents took turns firing inside, and once the Warriors' follow-up defense could not keep up with the rhythm, they were quickly penetrated.

Although there is no ball-carrying core like Antetokounmpo who can break through and pass, facing the Bucks, who all fired in this game, shooting 47.9% from the field and 41.3% from the three-point range, the Warriors simply could not come up with many effective defensive strategies. Especially from this game, the Warriors' defensive pace was obviously much slower. After several double-teams, it was easy to miss someone from the outside, and then the Bucks easily got an open three-point opportunity.

Compared to the decline in one game, what is more worrying is that this decline seems to have become more and more obvious since the new season. Last season they were able to make up for it through hard work and assisting defense, but now the Warriors obviously don't have the speed to return to defense. After all the core lineup members are one year older, the team's physical fitness and defensive awareness are significantly declining.

And this link is probably the biggest invisible bomb for the Warriors to move higher this season.