The Warriors lost to the Nuggets
Perhaps because in the Christmas war, the Warriors have been too strong, and the overall state of the Nuggets today is not ideal. Especially in the first half of the game, in the absence of Green, the Warriors were fully passive, and the Nuggets once stretched the point difference to 24 points.
Even with such a big score, the Nuggets actually have no bottom in their hearts. We all know that the Warriors have super scoring explosiveness, and it is true that the Warriors launched a crazy counterattack in the second half. Curry, who scored just 8 points in the first three quarters, had an explosion in the fourth quarter.
He scored 15 points in a single quarter, and the Warriors once overtook the score, but the team's consecutive mistakes at key moments finally regretted losing the game. It has to be said that Curry is a player with super explosive power, in the case of the Nuggets multi-person package, he still hit 5 three-pointers and scored 23 points, and his plus-minus on the field is +4, which shows how good his influence on the game is.
In fact, the Warriors are also very clear that in the absence of Green, Poole and Thompson, the Warriors must rely on defense if they want to win. In the second half we also witnessed how the Warriors improved their defensive level.
The Warriors' final offense is a matter of selectivity
What should the Warriors choose when they are behind by 3 points in the final 2.2 seconds? Fans around the world, even opponents, know that the Warriors will definitely arrange Curry to shoot this three-pointer, and the Nuggets will naturally strengthen Curry's defense.
Kerr arranged for Iguodala to serve and Rooney on the left to cover up, trying to create a chance for Curry. But the Nuggets' purpose was more clear, they directly let go of one of the Warriors, at least two to prevent Curry from receiving the ball. This strategy also worked, when Curry tried to get rid of the Nuggets' defense, but never found a good position.
Iguodala on the outside saw that the time for 5 seconds was approaching, and he passed the ball to Rooney, who was closer to him, and in desperation, Rooney passed back to Iguodala, who finally lost with three-pointers.
At this time, I don't know if you have noticed Potter in the bottom corner of the right side, he is almost completely in a large vacancy, there is no one in a radius of 5 meters, and Potter was also trying to ask for it at that time, but perhaps because of the tight time, Iguodala did not make the right choice.
There is also passing to Porter, which is only able to do it with a strong passing ability. Iguodala does not yet have such capacity in this regard.
If we look at the end result, the Warriors seem to have lost on this goal. This is not the case, and today may not be a night for the Warriors. They had 31 free throw chances, but unfortunately they had conceded 15 at the free throw line, and if they could have hit more shots, the 2-3 result would have been completely different.
Sometimes that's how games are, and that's the charm of competitive sports. No one knows what kind of story will happen on the field, but the good thing is that the Warriors in the second half let us see their endless possibilities. The day after tomorrow, the two sides will once again usher in the opportunity to fight, whether the Warriors can successfully take revenge, everything is waiting and seeing!