Nuggets take on warriors
Jokic is playing a great season, and as a second-round show, it's an incredible thing to be able to grow into the league's MVP, and what Jokic is going to do now is to be one of the greatest centers in NBA history. As we all know, in the NBA league, the most superstar position is the center, in today's small ball era, Jokic with an unsolvable basketball IQ, but constantly refresh a variety of high-level data records, it is really breathtaking.
In this game, Jokic will welcome the Golden State Warriors at home to challenge. As the starters of the small-ball era, the Warriors have returned to the ranks of the favorite teams to win the championship this season, but after the All-Star, the team showed fatigue and kept losing until the last game against the Los Angeles Clippers, which ended a five-game losing streak.
Curry carried the team
The Warriors did not pack Jokic, then in exchange for Jokic in the basket 5 shots 4, fortunately, 2 three-point shots did not hit, only 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, leading the Nuggets to get 29 points in a single quarter, and the Warriors, with excellent shooting feel, successfully bombed 30 points, of which Curry scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, the Nuggets began to show their advantage on the inside, a wave of 14-0 successfully surpassed 12 points, directly stopped the Warriors, and then the Warriors continued to catch up.
Klay Thompson scored five consecutive points to help the team chase a one-point deficit, but then Jokic made another effort, and the Nuggets ended the half with another nine points ahead of the Warriors at 60-51. In the second half, Jokic always helped the team maintain a 10-point lead when he was on the court. However, he then received the fourth offender and could only rest. The Nuggets put on a small lineup and were constantly narrowed by the Warriors. Cousins came up and barely helped the team stabilize the situation. However, Curry scored 2 consecutive three-pointers, 18 points in a single quarter, and the individual score reached the 20,000-point mark.
Steven Curry's unparalleled personal performance helped the Warriors successfully surpass four points at the end of the third quarter. After returning from the final quarter, the Warriors maintained an average lead per game, but when Jokic returned, he scored consecutive offensive goals to help the team equalize. Then Curry hit three goals in a row, which can be said to carry the team forward. The Nuggets made consecutive mistakes, and Poole hit two consecutive three-pointers to end the suspense. In the end, the Warriors reversed the Nuggets 113-102 and successfully won two consecutive wins.
New version of Splash Brothers
Steven Curry carried the team, 34 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, the personal performance was impeccable, and also hit 5 three-pointers, and his career score exceeded the 20,000 mark. Curry is still that Curry, but the Splash Brothers seem to be about to be replaced. Klay Thompson was 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, with plus or minus +27 on 2-of-2-33 shooting, while Poole on the bench had 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, plus-minus +27 for the team,27 for +16 and Klay for +7. Many fans said that Curry and Poole are the new version of the Splash Brothers.
Wiggins still did not find the form, only 7 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals on 3-of-11 shooting, but Cumminga had 18 points and 3 rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting, which made up for Wiggins' scoring gap. Jokic tried his best, was plagued by fouls, played only 32 minutes, and had a quasi-triple-double of 23 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. Morris had 19 points and five rebounds, Gordon 10 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green 11 points and five rebounds, and Cousins on the bench also had nine points, three rebounds and one steal, but only played 13 minutes.