"I don't care. Who cares about that kind of thing? We won, didn't we?"

Green didn't expect that he would be ridiculed like this just because of a bad game, so when faced with reporters' questioning on the training day, he calmly smiled and said.

Green was very calm, and then,

He really couldn't make the shot.

One month after the start of the season, Green's three-point shooting percentage was only 12.2%!

You must know that last season his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 38.8%, and he even made 7 three-pointers in a single game in G6 of the finals!

No one can understand this cliff-like decline.

Although the arrival of James has greatly weakened Green's tactical status, he cannot affect Green's open three-pointers!

And now no matter how stubborn Green is, he still can't explain why he can't make a shot.

Of course, this does not affect the Warriors' record.

Most of the time.

One month into the season, the Warriors have 14 wins and 1 loss.

They had a 14-game winning streak at the start of the season. They had great hopes of hitting the 24-game winning streak that started last season, but in the end they lost to the Wizards and their winning streak was ended.

Although the lineup is exaggerated and the fault tolerance rate is very low, they can't help being targeted in fights.

Green made 0 of 7 shots from beyond the arc in that game!

The more he fails to make shots, the more the Wizards let him go.

And as a comparison, Yi Jianlian, who faced him, made 4 of 5 shots from beyond the three-point line.

"We are lucky, Green's touch is not very good, otherwise we would not win the game haha."

After the game, Brooks, the head coach of the Wizards and Durant's former mentor, smiled happily.

Defeat James and the splashy Warriors, he will definitely have a sleepless night.

But even if the winning streak is ended, the Warriors are still the second-best team in starting performance...

Because the Nets started the game with 15 wins and 0 losses, without losing a game!

Although the team was on the verge of losing several times, Lin Ying was always able to use his personal abilities to win the game.

It's not that his personal abilities have improved a lot compared to last season, but that he really didn't have to exert much effort in the first three quarters.

A thing that is easy to be ignored but is reasonable, Jokic has grown again!

Last season, the effect of Barkley's training on him began to show, and his offensive ability in the low post was greatly improved.

And Lu's use of him is very different from Karl's.

During this period, only when the ball is in Lin Ying's hands, Jokic must be on the outside.

Other times, he is basically in a low position or a high position.

The low position is for offense, and the high position is for support. Now he can perfectly meet Lu's requirements for both.

Of course, another point is that Lu has a little too much trust in Jokic. The little fat man's playing time has increased by 5 minutes compared to last season, directly from 27 minutes last season to 32 minutes this season.

Originally, Karl let Lin Ying play the entire first quarter last season, but now this role has become Jokic's.

The little fat man dared to be angry but dared not speak out. He felt like his face had lost a lot of weight.

But the results proved that Lu really understands football.

Because after Rose came up, Jokic's offensive end became a big turret at the top of the arc, and the effect of clearing the space was much better than when Lin Ying was on the court.

In addition, Lin Ying and Durant have increased their three-point production this season. They are tall and do not need to run the whole court like Curry to shoot three-pointers, which consumes less physical energy.

One side is 14 wins and 1 loss, and the other side is 15 wins and 0 losses at the start of the season. As many fans predicted before the start of the season, the main theme of this season is the game between the Nets and the Warriors.

Not only when the two teams compete head-on, the results are also secretly competing, and even the fans are attacking each other on social media every day.

Nets fans continue to ridicule Green and kindly remind the Warriors to trade Green quickly.

Of course, fans will soon remind you that Green just signed a five-year, $90 million contract with the Warriors, and it will be difficult for you to get someone better than him.

This is indeed a very friendly reminder, because in addition to being unable to score, there are not many players who can replace Green's organization and defense, as well as his ability to support centers in small-ball lineups.

Then what are Warriors fans doing? They are waiting for Rose to get injured.

Rose has been injured every season in the past. Only last season was slightly better, playing more than 60 games.

But after joining the Nets this season, he has been at full attendance since the preseason.

This is not normal, so they are all waiting, and some extreme fans are even cursing maliciously.

Then, their expectations came true.

Rose missed the game against the 76ers in December due to injury.

This moment caused cheers and celebrations from Warriors fans, who vividly explained what schadenfreude is on social media.

But while they were still celebrating, the Nets officials followed up and explained.

Rose missed the game because of hip discomfort.

This moment touched their sensitive nerves.

For this reason, Popovich always rests players!

And the Nets definitely have reason to do this, because their opponent, the 76ers, is in the process of "trusting the process."

After Embiid missed his rookie season due to injury two years ago, Ben Simmons, whom they selected this year, did not play a game and was reimbursed for the season due to injury. In addition, there are no stars in the team, making it a serious team. .

The Nets have every reason to be rested in such a game!

Facts quickly proved their guess. In the next game against the Raptors, Rose made his comeback after just two days of rest. He scored 22 points on the bench, helping the team defeat their opponents and also helping the Nets. The team expanded its record to 17 wins and 0 losses.

At this time, Warriors fans were in an uproar.

They expressed their protest on social media.

Comments such as "Some Rose fans have watched Rose play just one game in their entire lives, and Rose actually took a rest", "Running off is a very unprofessional behavior", "This is a very selfish act, letting the fans and the league pay for the players' rest" and other comments Emerging in endlessly.

But in fact, such protests did not have much effect.

Because resting is not against league rules.

For example, hip tightness is actually an injury, but whether it is serious enough to affect the performance depends on the player's own feelings.

Moreover, the originator of rest is Popovich. He pioneered the practice of rest, but apart from being ridiculed by fans, there was no other substantial punishment.

To put it bluntly, the Nets just rested a substitute player in a game against a weak team that received little attention. This incident was only magnified by Warriors fans, and the incident itself was not a big deal at all.

Then, in the game against the Trail Blazers, Durant missed the game again because of strep throat!

The Nets' style of play is simple, but the consumption of core players is greater than expected, because the ball is basically in your hands. Even if you just score a sudden score, you will not be able to hold it back many times, and the losses will be great. The season is so long. Lu's choice to take a rest can be said to be inevitable.

Then some people may ask, wouldn't Lu find a more reliable reason?

This is actually not easy to find, because some things need to be proved. For example, if you injured your knee, you need to have a certificate of injury, right?

If you have gastroenteritis, you need to get a medical examination form from the hospital, right?

This is also the reason why Popovich’s original reasons were so weird, they were bugs in the Card League rules.

Of course, this also attracted greater protests from Warriors fans, because it was not Rose who rested this time, but Durant!

But the alliance still didn't respond.

In fact, due to the long schedule of 82 games in the season, the Nets are not the only ones to take rest breaks. As long as they don't go too far, the league generally won't care about it.

And you have to know one thing, taking turns also requires strength.

Without that strength, if you take a break and lose the game, your record is not as good as expected, and you may even fall out of the playoffs, then you will be the one who suffers.

Then, something even more extreme came.

Lu said it was too difficult to make up excuses. In the game against the Kings, he rested Lin Ying, Jokic and Rose in one go!

The Kings are also weak, only slightly better than the 76ers.

Then Lu gave the three reasons: Rose was taking a normal rest, Lin Ying was too tired, and Jokic had a sore hand.

Alliance, still no response.

Because the Nets have grasped the details of their rest rotation very well, they are basically in games against weak teams that don’t attract much attention.

When Lu was just starting out, he was already familiar with Popovich's rest routine.

To put it without exaggeration, if it weren't for Lu's shortcomings in appearance, he would still have the title of "Young Marshal"!

But this time, the protests from Warriors fans reached a climax.

Moreover, in order to respond to the fans, the Warriors finally did something that touched a red line.

They rested Green in the nationally broadcast game against the Clippers!

Although it sounds a bit silly.

The last time the Warriors and Clippers played against each other was at the beginning of the season. At that time, the two teams went back and forth until the last moment to decide the winner.
To be continued...