Curry sprained the ligament of his left foot, the outside world wailed, and in the eyes of most people, the Warriors were about to usher in a wave of losing streaks. Today, the Warriors sat at home against the Spurs, and as expected, the Warriors lost the game. However, the game was unexpected, and the Warriors were only one foot away from victory. In the last three seconds of the game, a dramatic scene occurred, and the referee joined the battlefield. Spurs players were blown fouls while wrapping Up Wiggins, an unnecessary blow,but Wiggins, who was standing on the free throw line, didn't fully seize the opportunity to end the game, just hitting a free throw. The referee then blew another penalty for Rooney's rebounding foul, and Boertel stood on the free throw line, also making two free throws and one shot. However, Kelden Johnson fell from the sky and hit a layup to end the game, and the Warriors finally lost to the Spurs by 2 points.
Victory does side with the Spurs, but if Wiggins can catch two free throws, the outcome of the game will be rewritten. The loss of this game is regrettable, but the game process is enough to surprise people, and the Warriors after the loss of Curry are not as bad as people think. As predicted, Kerr significantly increased Jordan Poole's playing time and put him in the starting lineup to play Curry's role. Kerr's correct maneuver apparently paid off, with Poole scoring 28 points, five rebounds and three assists to jump from a bench gangster to the team's top attacker. The game gave Kerr a good template, and it's no surprise that Poole would play that role until Curry returns.
Previously, the Warriors intentionally or unintentionally suppressed Poole, who also experienced a low point in the middle of the season. However, since March, Poole has ushered in an explosion, scoring efficiency almost equal to Kyrie Irving, the champion league. In his last eight games, Poole has averaged 24.8 points per game, shooting 57.9 percent from the field and 53 percent from three-point range. It all stemmed from an increase in playing time, and the Warriors' move paid off. This time Curry was injured, Poole became the only outside offensive initiator that the Warriors can rely on, perhaps the Warriors have long forgotten the issue of Poole's contract extension, if Poole can maintain the performance of this stage stably, then the Warriors will not lose money by issuing him a long-term contract with an annual salary of 20 million. The Warriors should learn from the Suns' approach to "Ayton's renewal problem" — it's business as usual, and the fall is settled.
At the end of the day, a player contract extension should have been a concern in the offseason, and it shouldn't be a problem that plagues the team during the season. For Poole, he himself knows what the Warriors mean to him, and if it weren't for the Warriors selecting him in advance with the 28th pick, with his rookie season performances, he may have left the NBA now, which is not certain. Now it seems that both sides should take a step back, the Warriors give Fa Puer room to develop, and Poole should also consider the current situation of the team. Now it seems that Poole will be the core of the outside line during Curry's absence, and the Warriors can be regarded as officially correcting Pooler.
Prior to Thompson's return, Poole was the warriors' starting lineup and was later forced to give way to Thompson. Thompson, with his team status and coaching trust, has not played as a substitute since his comeback. But now Thompson is obviously not the best person in the starting lineup, and if Curry returns at this time, then Poole should become the starting number two. Although Thompson supported most of the offensive firepower in today's game, it was only a game after all. Since Thompson's return, his competitive form has been extremely volatile, with only 1 out of 5 games typically performing as expected. The same was true in the game, Thompson scored 12 points in the first quarter, plummeted in efficiency at the beginning of the second quarter, and only barely adjusted in the second half, and now Thompson can no longer provide stable fire support.
If the Warriors want to go further in the playoffs, Poole should be put on the starting lineup. Obviously, the current Poole is what the Warriors expect after Thompson's comeback. The Warriors wanted Thompson to be another ball-handling point for the Warriors, but Thompson's style of play and style doomed him to be a good ball-handling attacker. In fact, Poole already has the mid-to-upper NBA level of ball-holding offense, and if the finishing level can be further improved, he will become the warriors' future outside core.