The Warriors are resting in the main rotation
The Golden State Warriors seem to be stuck in a quagmire, and in the absence of Dream Green, they have not played a winning streak, but recently, this team has missed Dream Green, missed his defense, and even more missed the motivation he brought to the team on the court. For the Warriors' recent performance, Kerr should be very disappointed, so in this game against the Denver Nuggets, the Splash Brothers and Wiggins were unable to play due to various injuries. Obviously, Kerr gave up the game.
The Denver Nuggets have the best interior player in the league today and the front-runner for this season's MVP – Nikola Jokic. For a Warrior with a weak interior, it's almost impossible to limit Jokic. In the last game, Jokic blasted a triple-double of 46 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the team to a big comeback.
A new version of splash brothers is born
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Denver Nuggets played an unparalleled offense, Jokic had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists on 3-of-4 shooting, mediocre, but the team blossomed more, and the single quarter bombed 40 points, but the Warriors also scored 31 points, of which Moody made 5 of 10 shooting, with 15 points and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, Poole finally found his touch, scoring 11 points and 3 assists on 4-of-5 shooting, Moody also had 7 points and 2 rebounds, and the Warriors bombed 38 points in the second quarter, not at all like a team that lacked major generals.
But even so, the Nuggets stabilized the situation. Jokic had seven more points, three rebounds and four assists to lead the team to another 31 points, and at the end of the half, the Nuggets still led the Warriors by two points at 71-69. In the second half, the Warriors' offense continued, Poole hit 3 three-pointers, got 9 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, and led the team to take 32 points in a single quarter, but the Nuggets got 33 points, of which Jokic had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, which was really too stable. So the Nuggets went into the final quarter with a three-point lead.
After returning from the last quarter, Jokic was silent for a long time, and the Warriors always maintained a score difference of about 5 points to prevent the game from losing suspense. Then Jokic played 2+1 under the basket, stood on the free throw line, and the MVP shouted on the scene, and the point difference reached 9 points. Poole made a layup, a three-pointer, and scored five straight points to keep the suspense. However, Jokic continued to score under the basket, but the extra penalty was not made. The only thing that can be said is that as soon as Jokic exerts his strength, the game loses suspense. In the end, the Denver Nuggets beat the Golden State Warriors 131-124 at home.
The Warriors suffered a five-game losing streak
Jokic once again showed the strength of MVP, 12 of 17 shots, 32 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists, really unstoppable, you know, this is still a back-to-back game. A 40+ triple-double, another 30+ triple-double, Jokic really deserves the MVP trophy. Jeff Green also had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Morris 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and the team scored in double figures, delivering 39 assists, and only 9 turnovers, playing perfect team basketball. Of course, the Warriors are not bad.
In the case of the Splash Brothers taking turns, poole and Moody's backcourt combination became the new version of the Splash Brothers. Moody had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and Poole also had 32 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. Although the Warriors lost the game, it still showed us the strength of the young players on this team. Cumminga also had 16 points and four rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting, Looney 13 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, and the team also gave 29 assists and hit 17 three-pointers. However, the result of the 5-game losing streak is there, and the Warriors must get out of the quagmire as soon as possible.