On January 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In today's focus battle, the Warriors' home team ushered in the Jazz's challenge. The two sides played fiercely, the Jazz's final three-point shoot-off was deflected, and the Warriors defeated the Jazz 94:92.
In today's game, Thompson was suspended due to knee discomfort, which gave Poole another chance to start again. Poole's performance also lived up to expectations, the whole game Poole played 34 minutes, 7 of 13 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, a total of 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, 20 points for the highest in the team, plus-minus +6!
In the first quarter, Poole scored five points on 2-of-4 shooting, and in the second quarter, Poole hit both outside shots. One of the goals was spectacular, when he faced the Jazz's Clarkson defense on the outside, Poole dribbled directly to the ground Clarkson, and then Poole made a steady three-point shot, which also made the Warriors bench crazy celebrate!
In the third quarter, Poole was still efficient, scoring seven points with just three shots. One of the goals, Poole misaligned against gobert, the league's best defensive player, Poole used a retreat step to shake Gobert away, and then shot a three-point shot to steady!
Since Thompson's return, Poole has begun to switch frequently between the starting line-up and the bench. In poole's starting games, he is often able to perform very well, and his last 4 starting points are: 22 points, 20 points, 20 points, 20 points, which can be said to be very stable. In his last four off-the-bench appearances, he has scored in single digits in three of his last four games, for a total of just 31 points.
In Poole's first four games, the Warriors had a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and in the 4 games he played off the bench, the Warriors had only 1 win and 3 losses. This statistic also seems to prove that at this stage, Poole is more suitable than Thompson to be the warriors' starter.