Seven wins in a row! Soaring to second place in the West, is Thompson really right? Is a warrior really inferior to a lone ranger?

Some of the strong teams at the start of the season were sluggish at the start of the season, but they bounced back strongly after a period of pain. For example, the Timberwolves suffered a wave of consecutive defeats before, but recently the Timberwolves' record has also improved significantly, and they have won a wave of four consecutive wins. It seems to be playing more and more like last year's Western Conference final team. The Mavericks, who also reached the Western Conference Finals last season, didn't do well at the start of the season, but they have recently shaken off the gloom and are now on a seven-game winning streak and have risen all the way to second place in the West.

The Mavericks' performance on the bench in recent times has been very good, especially the reuse of Dinwiddie has significantly improved the strength of the Mavericks' bench lineup. The Mavericks still have a lot of players who can score, such as Irving, Doncic and Thompson in today's game against the Raptors, all scoring more than 20 points, and the three of them combined for 79 points. So when there are so many scoring points on the field, the head coach of this team will not panic, they just need to do a good job on the defensive end, and the lower limit of this team will not be too low.

Thompson's Mavericks suffered a loss in the previous game against his former club, the Warriors, and Curry tried hard to prove Thompson's offseason choice wrong when he met the Mavericks. Thompson talked about why he turned down a contract with the Warriors to join the Mavericks in the offseason, and his answer was that he thinks the Mavericks have a better chance of competing for a championship. It was this sentence that stung Curry a little, so Curry spared no effort in the game against the Mavericks.

But when we really look at the current strength of the two teams, there is some truth to Thompson's words. Although the Warriors had a very good winning streak at the start of the season, their record is now starting to decline sharply, and some potential weaknesses are slowly starting to be exposed. For example, when Hield was completely restricted, it was difficult for him to play well. Indeed, in terms of the scoring ability of the lineup, the Warriors are indeed incomparable to the Mavericks, because they only have Curry as a scoring strength, and the offensive level of other players is completely incomparable to the superstars of the Mavericks.

The Mavericks' Doncic and Irving are among the league's top singles, as well as historic pitcher Thompson and Dinwiddie on the second team. They have a lot of players who can carry the ball and a lot of players who can score on their own, which the Warriors can't match.

But for the Warriors, if they can get a second star in the next trade, it will completely save them from the slump. From the current point of view, it is obviously very difficult for Curry to lead this Warriors team to the Western Conference Finals or even the Finals. Although we believe in Curry's strength, when Curry is targeted by the opposing team, there is no other player who can contribute consistently, which is the biggest headache for Warriors fans. So it may be possible to solve the real problem only through trading.