On January 7, the NBA regular season ended a focus battle, and the Warriors lost to the Pelicans on the road and fell to second place in the West. In this game, the Warriors' Curry, Dream Green and Anderson were all sidelined due to injury. Poole was limited by Jones and performed poorly, shooting 3-of-14 from the field, including 2-of-9 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, and scored 11 points, five assists and three steals.
Poole's poor performance was also ridiculed by the outside world, saying that he was possessed by Curry (Curry's recent bad hand).
In the first quarter, Poole first tried to shoot at the outside, but unfortunately did not shoot, and then the empty three-point shot was also lost. Poole was forced to move around cover and was snatched by The Pelicans' Jones. Receiving Porter's pass, Poole's throw between the lines still missed. Poole then assisted Porter and Bjelica to hit three-pointers, but his pass was again missed on the counter-attack and was intercepted by Jones. In the first quarter, Poole did not perform well.
After a break in the second quarter, Poole came on the scene, he changed to the bottom line and pulled the bar to the basket, but was helplessly blocked by Valanciunas. Poole's 24-second whistle-and-goer extended three-point shot, but unfortunately didn't hit it. Poole then bypassed the emergency stop jumper in one block and still lost it. Poole made all seven shots in the first half, including four outside three-pointers, and 2 turnovers without 1 point.
In the third quarter, Poole received a pass from Looney with a step to stop the jump shot, still missing. When defending Varan, Poole assisted the defender to send his opponent to the free throw line. Poole then assisted Porter and Payton Jr., followed by Poole's shot being whistled for an offensive foul, and the opponent was still Jones. With Hart being blown for a technical foul, Poole finally scored through a free throw. Poole also blocked fouls, giving Ingram two free throws, and at the end of the third quarter, the Warriors trailed by two points, while Poole scored only one point on the free throw of 8.
In the fourth quarter, when the Warriors were behind by 9 points, Poole and Wiggins were sent, and Poole shot again from the outside, still missing. Receiving a pass from Cumminga, Poole turned around and took a three-point shot to throw again. Poole pulled the basket and finally scored a sports goal, Poole hit a three-pointer, the Warriors spent 20 seconds to play a wave of 7-0, Poole hit two free throws, and the team regrettably lost.
It can be seen that there is no distance today, Poole is not in good shape, continuous shots are not hit, whether it is a throw or a three-point shot, the crosshair is always insufficient. Obviously, when Curry is not there, the outside world has higher expectations for Poole, but unfortunately, in today's game, Poole did not stand up to save the team.