On December 29, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a game that just ended in the Western Focus, the Warriors lost to the Nuggets 86:89 at home, and their three-game winning streak was ended, making the record 27-7.
The reason why the Warriors lost today is directly related to the team digging holes early, they fell behind by as many as 15 points in the first quarter, and they fell behind by 24 points at the end of the first half! Beginning in the 3rd quarter, the Warriors rose to the chase, and Curry scored 15 points in the final quarter to lead the team to an equalizer.
However, in the final moments of the game, the Warriors still fell short. Among them, the warriors' penultimate round of the whole game became a defeat. With 10 seconds to go before the game ended, the Nuggets led the Warriors 88-86. The Warriors didn't ask for a timeout, they opted to advance from the backcourt. Curry gave the ball to Porter after halfway through and then ran to the top of the arc at 45 degrees on the right.
However, Porter rushed into the box without noticing Curry behind him, who was already vacant and raised his hands to ask for the ball. But in an emergency, Porter gave the ball to the rookie Cuminga under the basket, Cuminga was blocked by Jokic, and the Warriors had no choice but to foul, wasting a perfect opportunity to equalize or even overtake.
Although Nuggets player Campazzo made one of two free throws, but there were only 2.2 seconds left for the Warriors, Curry encountered the strict defense of Nuggets players such as Rivers Jr., did not run out of the right opportunity, and the opportunity to draw the ball could only be handed to Iguodala. The latter was deflected by three points, and the Warriors had no choice but to lose.
Considering Curry's blast in the final quarter, he scored 15 points on 4-of-6 three-pointers in a single quarter. If the penultimate round could have been given to Curry, perhaps the outcome would have been different.
According to the schedule, the two teams will meet again in two days, when the team playing at home will be the Nuggets.