Vol 3 Chapter 681: Time has passed

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October 28, 2019, Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.
The game is almost over.
Although there are still more than 6 minutes before the end of the game, the score on the field has come to 90:112. The away team is first and the home team is behind. Basically, the Thunder have secured a victory in this game. Therefore, the main players such as Westbrook, Anlow, Gallinari and Adams have all been replaced by Donovan and have become spectators. With such a disparity in points, these guys really don't need to appear on the court again.
At this time, as the opponent of the Thunder in this game, the Golden State Warriors have also surrendered.
In fact, in this game, the Warriors only supported two quarters under the Thunder's offensive. In the third quarter, they launched a very violent counterattack, but the effect was not good. When the last quarter of the game was played, the Thunder made a big effort to raise the point difference to more than 30, and then took the initiative to retreat. When Cole saw Donovan's piety, he also simply withdrew his main force.
It's hard to imagine this is a game between two teams that competed for the Western Conference title last season. The Thunder hasn't changed much, mainly because the Warriors are different. It can be said that even the current team of warriors will feel strange to themselves.
Like many great teams, the decline of the Warriors also comes from within. Last season, the Warriors were still one of the league's hottest titles. Although once again fell under the thunder's iron hoof in the Western Conference Finals, as long as they can maintain the lineup at the time, this season is still the favorite to win the championship.
It is a pity that after the halberd once again, the contradictions within the Warriors have been infinitely magnified. Eventually Durant is gone, Iguodala is gone, and Livingston is gone. Although they still have Curry, Thompson and Green, the strength of this warrior is far from before.
If it is placed in the first few seasons, even the two or three seasons before 2015, the Warriors and the Thunder can definitely be regarded as the focus of the league. But looking at it now, it can only be said that the time has passed.
Good luck! The reason why the Warriors in the past few seasons frightened everyone was not just their unparalleled fighting power, but also a complete lineup with almost no injuries. I feel that in the first few years of Curry's career, one person overdrafted the Warriors' injuries in the next few years.
However, God is fair after all. He brought a perfect warrior to the league, two championships in three years, disregarding the crowd. But all this cannot be maintained forever, what should come will come.
Injuries are part of this alliance. For the career of every player in this league, injuries are like a shadow, always following them. Some people are lucky and have not received much injury throughout their careers, such as Karl Malone and LeBron James before last season. But such people are only a very small part of this league. Most players spend their entire careers fighting for injuries, and some are even more miserable. They are the most serious injuries that can be destroyed directly. The entire career. Such as Oden, Roy, Rose...
Thompson's injury should not be minor. He was injured in the Western Conference Finals last season. But at that time, the Warriors' situation was not so good, and Thompson could only bring him into battle. Although Cole has paid great attention to protecting Thompson, the physical consumption of the game is still great, especially when he is injured.
After recuperating for a summer, Thompson recovered well. But at the beginning of the season, Thompson suffered another right calf injury in a team match. After a professional injury assessment, Thompson was diagnosed with a torn Achilles tendon on his right foot.
A torn Achilles tendon is definitely a fatal injury for professional basketball players. Cousins, once known as the "League's No. 1 Center", has experienced such injuries. And Kobe is also injured in the Achilles tendon. What's more, Thompson was just injured when he was ready to come back.
It's hard to believe that Thompson can return to his best condition. But it should be difficult to see him stand up innovatively. This can be seen in comparison with the current Cousins. From the first center in a season, there is no ball to play in just two seasons. Of course, Cousins' fate is more tragic. Joining the Lakers this season, saw the hope of winning, but hurt again!
Thompson should not repeat the mistakes of Cousins, but this season has been confirmed reimbursement.
Ever since, the Warriors are sad!
After losing Durant and Iguodala, they lost Klay Thompson. The only Warriors now are Curry and Green. Judging from the games since the start of the season, these two guys don't seem to be able to support the Warriors.
Needless to say, Green’s performance, he has never been a leader-type player, his ability to lead the team can be said to be very poor. Especially when his three-point shooting ability, which was once above the league level, is degraded, it really doesn't work on the offensive end. He even became a Robertson-like player, the only thing better than Robertson is the defensive coverage and enthusiasm on the court.
Curry is still the same Curry, but without the containment of Klay Thompson and Durant, his offensive advantage has been greatly reduced. In the past few games, Curry averaged 20.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was only 40.2%. This kind of data is really good for other players, but for Curry, it is too bad. Russell's ability is not bad, but he and Thompson are two completely different types of players. He can use the space Curry gives him to score, but he can't in turn provide Curry with that kind of help.
During the previous preseason games, NBA star Chris Webb gave a list of the Western Conference playoffs. There are no warriors in this list. This seems to be an incredible thing, but judging from the performance of these games, the Warriors are indeed difficult to enter Webber's playoff list. Perhaps, in everyone's eyes, the decline of the Warriors is a foregone conclusion.
After the game, An Luo gave Curry a big hug. He could see that this guy was a little depressed. Indeed, for a player who won the regular season MVP and led the team to almost complete his dynasty, such a situation is indeed a bit unacceptable. But injuries are also part of the game! This is what they said when they defeated LeBron James's Big Three Cavaliers to win the championship, but the time has passed and it has been fulfilled in their own body.