The 2016 season was supposed to be a honeymoon season for the Warriors. The team won the best regular season record in league history with 73 wins, but was upset by the Cavaliers in the finals. He lost the championship with a 1-3 advantage and became the laughing stock of the world. So, from a retrospective perspective, let's take a look at why the Warriors lost this originally guaranteed championship. Barnes' abnormal performance
Barnes was an important firepower point on the front line of the Warriors' five-small lineup that year. His containment effect in the weak-side corner opened up space for the Warriors' tactical execution. It is a very important bottom line space point in the Warriors tactical system. During the regular season, Barnes posted a shooting percentage of 46.6% and a three-point shooting percentage of 38.3%, which is already a very good result. But after entering the playoffs, Barnes' efficiency dropped significantly, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%. During the finals, the shooting percentage dropped to 35%, and the three-point shooting percentage was over 30%. The Warriors' tactical system was self-defeating, and the power of the five dead players was much less than before. Bogut was injured during the Finals
Although Bogut is not likeable and he is not in the Warriors' top five lineup, he is a regular rotation player in the Warriors' playoffs. The only big man who defends the line, you can even say that half of the Warriors' penalty area defense is due to Green, and the other half relies entirely on Bogut. In Game 5 of the Finals, the Warriors held a 1-3 lead. Shortly after the start of the second half, Bogut was injured in a confrontation with JR and was reimbursed for the season. The Warriors' internal pillar collapsed.
Since then, the Warriors' interior has completely become a showcase for James and Irving to show off their breakthrough finishing skills. This is how James scored 4 points in back-to-back games. Green's impulsive punishment
Also in G5, Green's malicious foul points reached the penalty standard and automatically triggered a suspension. You can think of this as Green's impulsive punishment, or you can think of it as James' psychological tactics. These are all It makes sense. But the fact is that Green is suspended, and the most important part of the Warriors' forward defense is gone. As the saying goes, in G5, due to Green's absence, the Warriors' restricted area completely opened the door to the Cavaliers. Coupled with Bogut's season reimbursement, it directly contributed to James Irving scoring 82 points. The Warriors lost in G5. Totally. The Warriors were unable to handle the headwind situation
When they won the championship in 2015, the Warriors had this saying: Look to Curry in good times, Clay in bad times, and look to Brother No. 1 in desperate times. We can see some clues: The star of a team has become the team's hope in good times. This seems a bit wrong. The Warriors are very strong, we admit that, but in even situations or even disadvantageous situations, the Warriors do not have the kind of people who can stand up and open up the situation for the team. Curry is very strong, but when the Cavaliers are determined to use two or even three When someone double-teams to restrict him, Curry can't attack. The rest of the Warriors don't have Curry's hard-hit ability. As for the Cavaliers, they seized the Warriors' vitality, held back the Warriors' rhythm, used a large list of positions and battle points to resolve the battle, and did not give the Warriors a chance to counterattack. This led to this unprecedented 1-3 victory. reverse.
To sum up, the responsibility for being reversed by the Cavaliers in 2016 does not lie with the individual, but with the problems of this team. Winning or losing on the basketball court is never the responsibility of one person, but the result of the joint efforts of the team.