On December 3, all members of the Warriors came to New Orleans.

Tonight they will challenge the Hornets, led by Queen Bee Chris Paul, away from home.

The lineup of this Hornets team has changed compared to last season.

During the offseason, the Hornets management messed around and traded big man Tyson Chandler to acquire Okafor.

As the second overall pick in 2004, Okafor's statistics are indeed better than Chandler, but his effect on the court cannot be compared with that of the "Boxing Champion".

Chandler has excellent athletic ability, excellent wingspan, excellent single defense ability, and equally excellent help defense awareness. He is an absolute inside gate.

Okafor's movement speed is too slow, and his height and wingspan do not give him an advantage, so he cannot protect the frame and protect the penalty area.

This deal initially seemed like a win-win situation, but problems gradually emerged after the start of the new season.

After the start of the new season, the Hornets' interior defense problems were exposed, resulting in a significant decline in overall defense and an impact on their record.

Since the start of the game, the Hornets have only achieved a record of 8 wins and 10 losses, with a winning rate of less than 50%. Their record is worse than that of the Warriors, ranking tenth in the Western Conference.

Faced with such a poor record, Paul was unwilling to accept it and complained about the team's tactical system. He felt that only playing pick-and-roll tactics would not go far and needed to make changes.

Hornets head coach Scott believed that Paul's views were wrong and challenged his authority as head coach.

Therefore, a gap formed between the master and the disciple, and the contradiction became increasingly deepened.

Facing the dilemma of internal and external troubles, the players of the Hornets simply could not devote their energy to the game.

On the other hand, the Warriors have won three consecutive games, their morale is high, and they are bound to win this game.

After the game started, the Warriors players quickly entered the state, accelerated their offensive and defensive speed, and flourished more on the outside.

The Hornets relied on the pick-and-roll cooperation between Paul and David West to chase points.

But as the game progressed, the Warriors gradually became accustomed to the Hornets' pick-and-roll tactics and found a way to crack it.

After the pick-and-roll tactic was out of the question, Paul and West could only rely on their individual abilities to play in isolation.

Paul definitely had an advantage against rookie Curry, hitting every shot accurately, and using small moves on the defensive end to disrupt the rhythm of the elementary school students, giving Curry a hard lesson.

West was not so lucky. Facing Sun Yi's defense, he only had the advantage of height and was at a disadvantage in other aspects.

Originally, this guy wanted to use his rich game experience and superb inside footwork to tease today's popular rookies, but he didn't expect to be educated in the opposite direction.

Sun Yi relied on his wingspan, jumping ability, and understanding of West's playing style to give this guy a few big hits.

Therefore, the Hornets can only chase points with Paul alone.

But Paul is limited by his physical condition and cannot lead the team to victory on his own like Jordan, Kobe and others.

When Paul's physical strength declined and his shooting percentage dropped, the Hornets had no players who could step up and score, and the offense was paralyzed.

The Warriors seized the opportunity and flourished, frequently making three-pointers from the outside.

Even if the shot fails, Sun Yi, Randolph and others can rush to grab the offensive rebound and then succeed in the second offense.

The Hornets' two big men, West and Okafor, are short men and cannot withstand the Warriors' attack.

Moreover, the Hornets' interior defense was too weak, allowing Ellis to stand out, making it impossible for the Hornets to limit scoring in small public games.

In this way, the Warriors maintained their lead until the end of the game.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Hornets 112-94 and won four consecutive games.

In terms of statistics, this time the best player of the game was won by Ellis.

Xiao Gongju finally suppressed the two rookies Sun Yi and Curry, proving that he is still the boss of the Warriors.

In the 40 minutes he played, he scored 36 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Sun Yi scored a near-triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks.

Curry was scolded by Paul and only scored 13 points and 6 assists.

For the Hornets, the best player is Paul.

In the 42 minutes he played, this guy scored a double-double of 24 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals.

After the game against the Hornets, all members of the Warriors returned to Oakland to welcome their next opponent.

On December 5, the Warriors faced the Mosaics at home.

Since Dayao was actively undergoing recovery training, he did not come to Auckland with the team.

Sun Yi felt a little sorry for this, and could only wait for Dayao to come to Auckland to play a game next time to fulfill his friendship as a landlord.

Immediately, he devoted his energy to this game.

After the game started, the two teams were inseparable, taking the lead alternately, but neither team could widen the gap.

When the game entered the last 2 minutes or so of the fourth quarter, the Mosaic team held a 5-point lead and had a high chance of winning.

But they had no core players to step up and score at the critical moment and failed to maintain their lead.

The Warriors relied on Curry's chasing three-pointer and Ellis' breakthrough layup to quickly regain the point difference.

At the last moment, Scola used a back-up shot against Sun Yi. When he turned around, Sun Yi cut off the basketball and missed the opportunity to regain the lead.

After Sun Yi successfully stole the ball, he quickly ran towards the frontcourt, rushed into the penalty area, attracted the defense and scored the ball.

Curry, who was in the left corner, received the pass and hit a three-pointer, taking the lead.

Originally, the Mosaic team still had time to catch up with the score, but they made another mistake.

Battier served the ball quickly from the baseline and swung the ball forward vigorously, hoping to make his teammates who had not retreated back quickly into a fast break.

Sun Yi, who was running towards the backcourt, saw this situation, judged where the ball would land, and immediately rushed over.

Just when Scola was about to catch the ball and turn around to shoot, he saw a guy wearing the Warriors' No. 9 jersey jump up and grab the basketball in the air first.

"How can it be?!"

Scola was dumbfounded and could only commit a tactical foul and send Sun Yi to the free throw line.

With the cheers of the fans in the audience, Sun Yi took the basketball from the referee and made two free throws steadily, widening the point difference to 5 points.

The Mosaic team did not time out and hurriedly sent out a baseline kick.

After receiving the ball, Brooks quickly dribbled to the three-point line and missed a three-pointer against Curry's defense, completely losing the chance to chase points.

Sun Yi grabbed the rebound, rushed across the half court quickly, held the ball in his arms and stopped playing, waiting for the end of the game.

As the harsh buzzer sounded, the game ended.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Mosaics 108-103, winning five consecutive games.

In terms of statistics, Sun Yi won the honor of the best player of the game.

In the 42 minutes he played, he scored 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals.

Two steals at critical moments made him the most handsome player in the game.

Curry hit 5 three-pointers and scored 21 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.

After this game, the Warriors gained their longest winning streak since the start of the season.

I thought that the winning streak could continue, but I was defeated miserably in the next game, and I once again realized the reality.

On December 7, the Warriors came to Boston to challenge the Celtics away from home.

This season, the Big Three of the Green Army have all remained healthy. Since the start of the season, they have recorded an excellent record of 16 wins and 4, ranking second in the Eastern Conference.

It will be extremely difficult for the Warriors to win this game on the road.

After the game started, the Celtics showed great strength and kept suppressing the Warriors.

Paul Pierce is in good form, showing his comprehensive offensive ability and frequently scoring step-back jumpers.

On the Warriors side, only Ellis can score stably by relying on his personal ability, and the others can only get scoring opportunities through cooperation.

Sun Yi and Curry were tightly guarded by the Celtics and had no chance to take open shots, so they could only shoot against the defense.

But the Celtics' overall defense was so good that neither of them shot more than 50% from the field.

After strangling the Warriors' scoring points, the Celtics quickly widened the point difference through tacit teamwork.

Originally, the Warriors wanted to struggle and look for some shooting opportunities from the outside.

But the Celtics didn't care about martial ethics and directly raised their defensive intensity to the playoff level to contain the Warriors' counterattack.

In this way, the Celtics maintained their lead until the end.

In the end, the Warriors lost to the Celtics 88-104, ending their five-game winning streak.

Sun Yi was "taken care of" by Garnett throughout this game and his performance was quite satisfactory.

In 36 minutes on the court, he scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

If he encounters Garnett in his prime, he may not even be able to score in double figures.

Curry also encountered Rondo's strict defense and only scored 14 points and 5 assists.

After the game against the Celtics, the Warriors players rushed to Miami without stopping before they could recover from the disastrous defeat.

In the game against the Heat, Wade was in great form. He was almost like Jordan, who is 5 centimeters shorter. He could shoot no matter what he wanted and shut down the two defensive black holes of Curry and Ellis.
To be continued...