Being suppressed by the whistle, Curry has become a background board this time, and it is also let the unknown Morris kill, and this ball has no temper at all. In fact, the Warriors played this Nuggets with a great advantage, it is true that there is a Jokic sitting on the inside line, but the Warriors still have an advantage, and even once stretched the point difference to 16 points, watching the Nuggets collapse, the result of a breath Nuggets slowed down! How to slow down? Coach Malone and Jokic were playing with their brains, grinding a little bit of the ball to the end, using the last three minutes to erase the disadvantage of the game.
Obviously, the Nuggets' advantage point in playing the Warriors is still on the inside, and Jokic's one point is enough for the Warriors to drink a pot. So how did the Warriors target the Nuggets? It is the whole field to force Jokic, not easy to let Jokic catch the ball, Jokic in the first half as long as it is a take, immediately is a pinch, immediately is a steal, Little Payton even snatched Jokic. How did the Nuggets respond? Started to let Jokic shoot outside the three-point line, scored consecutive three-pointers to break the Warriors' defense, and then left the more accurate Forbes and Reeves Jr. on the court. Admittedly, these points have been targeted by the Warriors, but Coach Malone wants to attack, at least not weaker than the Warriors.
So although the Warriors have always had an advantage, they can no longer pull away after the 16-point difference is closed, and it is always hovering between 6-8 points, and the Nuggets' resilience is very sufficient! Of course, the most intelligent thing for the Nuggets is still in the fourth quarter, Malone dared to let the team's bench players stay on the court at the last moment, while always letting Jokic kill under the basket, and did not take advantage of the attack and attack the Nuggets. But the turning point was that Malone adopted the "shark cutting tactic", and the inexplicable Rooney stood on the free throw line, and then 6 free throws and 2 of 6, the Nuggets got two offensive opportunities in vain.
On the Nuggets this point to grasp very accurately, you Warriors on the field is a Rooney, you do not dare to go down, after the down Jokic is even more unable to limit, you do not dare to play the Nuggets on the foul, let you Rooney free throw, Rooney penalty on the mental imbalance! And the ball played to the last two minutes of the fight is the star, Kerr's tactics are very simple, is to play the block between the splash brothers, if not Curry shot, not Thompson shot, anyway, the tactic is very clear. And the Nuggets are also very clear, giving the ball to Jokic will let him sit on the inside line without a brain, and then without a clip is to come by himself, and the bag clip will be passed to the outside line. Curry chose to delay Jokic at the crucial moment, and morris got a 3-point chance.
It can't be said that the Warriors played badly in this game, on the contrary, the Warriors played well, a total of 9 people played, 7 of whom scored in double figures. But the Nuggets are obviously smarter, more resilient, and the strategy they insist on has been playing to the end! Jokic scored 35 points, 17 rebounds and 8 assists to bring his dominance to the fullest. The Warriors still look like they lost on the inside, but if you watch the game, you will know that the Warriors are actually not afraid of the Nuggets' inside line, and today they are more lost to their own outside touch. Curry's 1-of-7 three-pointers, Thompson's 3-of-10, Wiggins's 1-of-5 and Payton's 4-of-4 make one thing clear: the Warriors are a three-pointer from the perimeter.