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Golden State was in its worst condition on its last outing.
Dallas was at its best.
This translates into the fact that teams meeting in Dallas on Saturday could help to better understand where the teams are going.
Golden State (12-4) was eliminated 107-86 in Houston on Thursday, when Draymond Green joined the Warriors after a suspension of a game imposed by his team for a verbal confrontation with Kevin Durant at a friendly. defeat in overtime against the Los Angeles Clippers. On Monday.
Dallas, meanwhile, showed his defensive prowess in the 118-68 win over Nemesis Utah on Wednesday, when the Mavs set a team record by limiting the Jazz to 22 pints in the second half.
Sixty eight?
The Warriors scored 92 points in the first half of a dazzling victory in Chicago on Oct. 29. They also had a first half of 80 points against Washington.
But the league's best offensive – Golden State, in terms of percentage of goals and attendance per game – was hardly that of Houston, while she also played without Steph Curry for a fourth consecutive game.
"We played a very bad game," said Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
"We are a bit physically wounded and for the moment we are spiritually wounded, there is no way around it, we have to fill our cup and recover our spirit and energy."
And we go.
Durant had accumulated 20 points when the Warriors lost for the second time in three games, but Klay Thompson (10 points) was the only other player to score double digits as reserves began to drop midway through the fourth quarter.
Green had five points and five rebounds in 24 minutes.
"I think the energy was definitely not there," Green said. "You know, it happens, we have to get better, keep building, we'll be fine."
The Warriors had 42.1% of their winnings, a record for the second time in a row, and only managed four out of 18 shots. The four brands were also out of season.
"The changes (defenses make things difficult) are hard to open on the 3-point line," said Durant, who was 6 of 15 from the field and had missed both of his 3-point attempts.
"Obviously, each team now knows that we fired a lot of shots at 3. With Steph, it will be difficult for us to get those 3 quick points that we usually oppose to our actions."
Green's dark night was not about Kerr.
"Draymond may not have had his best night, in fact he played very badly," Kerr said.
"But I appreciate his approach.He was sincere.He was competing.Nothing followed him.I like where he is heading.The rest of our team we need to raise morale and back on the saddle. "
At the same time, Dallas (6-8) is on the rise.
The Mavericks are in their first set of three consecutive wins of the season and have won four out of five. Playing on the kind of defense coach preached by Rick Carlisle, they kept the forward 31.3% of their shots on goal after keeping Chicago and Oklahoma City under 40% of the previous two.
"I do not remember a better defensive performance from a Maverick team in 11 years," said Carlisle after the Utah match. "I'm really impressed by the way the guys faced it in front of a ridiculously hard-to-play team, they're well trained and they're always decisive in killing." Our starting group is developing a real defensive core together. . "
The Mavs' 50-point win was tied for the franchise's second-biggest story. The Jazz scored nine points in the fourth quarter.
"We have been working very hard for defense over the past two weeks," said Carlisle. "We showed an improvement, everyone was fully connected."
Guard J. J. Barea scored 14 of the Mavs '66 points against the Jazz and Mavs' Reservists – including Dorian Finney-Smith, Dwight Powell and Jalen Brunson – scored 163 points in the last three games.
"The second unit played more together, so it makes sense that it slapped a little faster than starters, who have two or three new players," Carlisle said. "Everyone must continue to work for the same common goal: to be the best team possible."
Wesley Matthews, who changed his hamstring on Wednesday when he returned Wednesday, should not play.
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