Beijing time on December 29, 2021, the NBA regular season continued, in the Warriors home game against the Nuggets, originally thought that the Warriors would occupy a certain advantage, but did not expect that the Nuggets from the beginning of the game firmly occupied the initiative on the court. The Nuggets scored 31:16 in the first quarter, and then in the second quarter they again beat their opponents by 9 points in a single quarter, leading the Warriors by as many as 24 points in the half, and it seems that the game has slowly lost suspense.
But as the game progressed, the Warriors slowly regained their form in the second half of the game, and their defensive intensity continued to increase, and the third quarter only allowed their opponents to score 14 points and win back 11 points in a single quarter. In the fourth quarter of the game, Curry slowly warmed up, using three-pointers to narrow the score, and in the final half of the game, the Warriors were only 5 points behind their opponents, and the game still had a lot of suspense! Curry hit consecutive three-pointers in the final moments to help the team narrow the score, but the gap was too big before, and in the end they still lost the game!
The reason why the Warriors struggled so much in the first half of this game was in large part because they were completely unaccustomed to a game without Green. After playing the Suns, Green triggered a health and safety agreement, which also led to the team's lack of this absolute core of attack and defense. In the first quarter of this game, the Warriors only scored 16 points, the second quarter only scored 20 points, these two quarters of the game let the Nuggets get 60 points is actually just acceptable, but the reason why it will be so far behind, in large part because the team's own offensive problems are too big!
Before there was Green, Curry could hold the ball and block Green, and Green had a very good ability to control the ball and was able to pass some very comfortable balls to Curry. And now that Green is gone, Curry is struggling to play, scoring no points in the first quarter and only 2 points in the first half! There is no Green's defense on the defensive end, and the Nuggets' front line is also giving!
It can be said that Green's absence has greatly affected the Warriors' attack and defense, and many people may not understand why Green is so important before, and this game is the best proof. Green is the most important player in this team, and his role has slowly penetrated into every tactic of the team!