The Thunder beat the Warriors by 24 points: The Warriors have bottomed out, but the Thunder have not.

The third long-range shot that Curry missed condensed everything:

Dream chased Curry's two-man turn, and Harteng flanked Curry-Curry was one-on-two, and it was more than that.

The weak side comes online, and Caruso moves laterally to block Curry's breakthrough line.

In the weak side corner, Kuminga was left empty, leaving the Thunder alone in the penalty area. That is, at a certain moment, four pairs of Thunder eyes looked at Curry. Curry could only step back and make a strong shot - this shot was due to Richard grabbing an offensive rebound, but still.

Old problems: Hield is lost both offensively and defensively this season; Payton Jr. cannot count on open three-pointers; Podger is the only one besides Curry who can control the ball for a long time, but he cannot afford to be the second player, so Cole is always thinking about the back line, and the vicious cycle is that the collective is short and slow.

A few days ago, Cole said that this is an era of speed. Last season's Eastern and Western Conference champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Pacers, both surged forward. Alexander, Luka, and Cunningham, the top ball-handlers in the East and West this season, are all in their 20s. The Grizzlies picked up speed last season. This season the Heat and Bulls are speeding up, and Philadelphia is being taken off by Maxey and VJ.

Warriors Rhythm League No. 19.

So Post, Richard and Moody all deserve more time:

Moody's leading defense (as long as he is not speedy), active and long-range shooting; Post's long-range shooting and young body, and Richard's hard work can make the Warriors appear less slow.

Kuminga's starting test is almost over, and we have roughly understood what he can and cannot do: considering that Curry + Dream Chaser + Jimmy cannot move, if vitality is needed, then Moody + Kuminga; if Dream Chaser can't carry 5, then Post + Kuminga.

Even more radically, Chasing Dream—even though he was the Warriors’ second most important player in the past ten years—if he continues to start the season in the same state, then let it go.

In short, we have to try to catch up with the rhythm of this era.

On the other side, the thunder is unfathomable.

11 wins and 1 loss is not terrible, winning seven games by double digits is not terrible. The scary thing is that Jiewei, the second boss, has not been beaten yet.

The scary thing is that the loss to the Trail Blazers happened on the second day of back-to-back games, and Alexander brought three substitutes.

The Thunder did not win 11 wins and 1 loss by exerting their strength, but they won 11 wins and 1 loss by taking advantage of the situation.

The scary thing is that Alexander seems to be playing tricks.

Alexander scored 28 points in 28 minutes today. 393 points in 415 minutes this season.

So far this season, Alexander ranks first in the league in one-on-one two-pointers (second in Giannis) and second in one-on-one three-pointers (first in Mitchell).

He has deliberately practiced strong three-point shooting last season and this season, and I noticed during the warm-up in the finals that he was adjusting his shooting speed: for mid-range shots, he would choose to stay in the air longer; for three-pointers, he would try to use a push shot close to a single action: Haliburton is the same.

It is not easy to grasp the rhythm, so he made 10 of 36 three-pointers last month.

This month he made 16 of 36 three-pointers.

Today he faced Post with a long shot.

Back up, fadeaway jump shot, the rhythm is completely different.

counterattacked, watching Kuming lock his right hand, so he changed direction to break through and forced Zhui Meng to turn his hips. After the confrontation, he immediately changed direction and made an underhand layup, 2+1: It is rare to see a 2+1 in which Zhui Meng is completely fooled by the pace.

Today is the sixth time Alexander has not played in the fourth quarter this season - in 12 games, he has played 6 fourth quarters. We haven’t seen the full Thunder and Alexander yet.

Ten years ago at this time: In the Warriors' 82 games, Curry only played 59 fourth quarters.

When the Mavericks reach the NBA Finals in the summer of 2024, everything will be bright.

Regardless of whether he won the championship or not, the core skeleton at that time was: Luka was 25 years old, Lavery was 20 years old, PJ Washington was 25 years old, Gafford was 25 years old, Jones Jr. was 25 years old, Josh Green was 24 years old, and the only veteran was Irving, who was 31 years old. Even if they lose to the Celtics, they still have a bright future. Just stay healthy.

Then:

In the third game of the 2024 Finals, trailing 0-2. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics were three points behind the Celtics. Luka committed six fouls and left the game, and the series was effectively over.

Luka was criticized by the media, and no one in the management team protected him: Although he is the team's leading scorer, assists leader, and rebounder all-inclusive, let's put all the blame on Luka.

In the summer of 2024, the team signed Klay for 50 million in three years, sent away Hardaway, exchanged for Grimes, signed Marshall, and welcomed back Dinwiddie.

Sending off Jones Jr., the trainer came to work without a license.

In the 2024 preseason, Luka was injured and missed the preseason, and Exum suffered a broken wrist in the second game and missed half the season.

In December 2024, Luka missed five games, the whole team suffered from the flu, and Marshall was suspended.

Luka was injured in the Christmas Day War and has not played for the Mavericks since.

In January 2025, Livery suffered a stress fracture and missed 35 games. Klebe suffered a season-ending fracture in his foot. Gafford played 20 games with a knee injury.

In February, Luka was traded. Nico's reasons were that Luka was injured, didn't pay attention to his body shape, etc.

Irving was injured and fell down in March.

Hardy, Dinwiddie, and Grimes were all injured on a 7-day basis. At the end of the season, the team once had only nine active rosters.

On March 14, against the Rockets, there were only 8 people warming up before the game.

It was revealed that the medical team was working without a license - after so many injuries before, there was suddenly an answer.

The teaching assistants ran away collectively.

So far this season, the Lone Ranger has 3 wins and 8 losses.

The Lakers have 8 wins and 3 losses. Luka has lost weight, averaging 38+9+9 per game.

Nico is out of class.

Originally, the Lone Ranger would be the Thunder’s biggest obstacle..

Jokic is the kind of player who can make you feel the fun of basketball even in garbage time - a bit like Zidane in Real Madrid, playing tricks in the last 5 minutes.

In the fourth quarter just now, the overall situation has been decided, and Sasquatch caught up with a three-pointer.

Jokic beat Sasha 2+1, Sasha committed six fouls and shook his head. Eubanks comes up to guard Jokic.

In garbage time, there is no need to take it seriously. Jokic started with a three-pointer, but was pushed by Eubanks. The referee did not call it. Jokic looked at Eubanks.

In the next round, Gordon watched Jokic break through and planned to walk away, but Jokic brought him back with a pass.

Gordon: It seems I came at the wrong time.

Jokic: No, you came at just the right time.

- Both Jokic (and Magic) often send passes that are "so subtle but so advanced that teammates are stunned when they realize that they are wide open."

In the next round, Westbrook assisted Eubanks. Jokic looked at him and responded with a three-pointer - three-pointers just now, but this time it was empty. Eubanks shook his head.

In the next round, Jokic went to stick to Eubanks, but was pushed by Eubanks and fell to the ground. Eubanks committed an offensive foul: he shook his head.

Jokic stood up and glanced at Eubanks again: At moments like this, it will appear that Jokic is still a little tempered and cares about things other than horse racing.

quietly made 16 of 19 shots, 35 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists.

In four games over the past week, Jokic averaged 32 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists per game - making 50 of 66 shots. Just looking at his shooting percentage, one would think that he is a bastard.