The Warriors lead by up to 24 points, Cole brings three surprises, and this is what he said after the game

NBA preseason ushered in a focus battle - the first Lake War in the new season will be staged! For the Lakers, James and Doncic still have high slap in the battle-free card, while the Warriors who solved the issue of Kumingga's contract renewal were all the main players playing. Considering the gap in book strength between the two sides, from the beginning, everyone did not have too many fantasies about the outcome of this game. In fact, although the Warriors only won 8 points in the end, from the progress of the game, the maximum score difference between the two sides is more in line with the strength gap between the two sides. Seeing that the training effect had been achieved, Warriors coach Cole summoned the troops early, fulfilled his promise of using long rotation, and began to inspect several bench players.

After this battle, Cole's rotation arrangement also brought three major surprises. The first big surprise was that Moody made a fortune in the offseason and his strength went to a higher level. Originally in training camp, Kerr basically finalized the starter of the new season for Curry, Butler, Zhu Meng, Horford and Pojemsky. As a result, he had an idea in this game and put a small lineup of five to bring Moody to the starter. You can't say it, the effect is very good. Moody seized the opportunity. In this game, the guy made 7 of 9 sports games, including 5 of 7 three-pointers. In less than 15 minutes of playing time, he scored 19 points quickly, with the highest positive and negative value of the game +21. It can be clearly felt that Moody's three-point shooting speed has increased significantly. Warriors fans joked that the actual battle has been released. Moody neither posts training videos nor needs to "draw frames" to show off his shooting speed. The young man is very down-to-earth and must have put a lot of effort behind the scenes.

The second biggest surprise, Horford proved why he was not a basic salary. Although Lao Huo's data bar only has 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, it seems a bit mediocre, but his role on the court is often not reflected by the data. Horford can shoot three-pointers, grab rebounds, protect the basket, and respond at high positions, which gives the Warriors more possibilities to pass and cut the system. No wonder even though Horford is about to enter his forties, the Warriors still have to take him under his command. Even if he clearly stated that he would not play back-to-back games, as long as Lao Huo was on the court, he could share the worries for Curry and Butler.

The third biggest surprise, Kumingga's performance is still worthy of recognition. In this game, Kumingga came on as a substitute and played 14 minutes and 44 seconds, made 2 of 3 sports games, and handed over a report card with 5 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. Although the conflict between Xiao Ku and the Warriors has not been truly resolved, and there will inevitably be a new rhythm before the transaction deadline, seeing his pragmatic performance on the court and not taking random actions because of the need to make a fortune, the Warriors fans will probably breathe a sigh of relief. Kumingga has no obsession with holding the ball in this game. He grabs rebounds and defends calmly, and has several good passes to help his teammates score easily. It is enough for the Warriors at this stage. In a post-match interview, Cole also talked about why he was so obsessed with the small lineup. He said: "Because it (referring to the small lineup) is too destructive and can allow Moody to truly play his strength. Although Moody received several fouls on the court today, he also had several successful interference on the defensive end. His shots were very good offensive on the offensive end, which is why he started. In addition, I also like to start Podgemski. His plus-negative value is +16 today, and he can always get a high plus-negative value." At the same time, Cole also promised not to let Zhu Meng be on the fifth position for a long time. You can feel the entanglement of this champion coach. He has too many cards on hand and sometimes he has sweet worries.