On March 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Warriors took on the Magic on the road. The Warriors had already suffered two straight losses before this game, and they desperately needed a win to save the slump.
However, facing the Magic, the bottom team in the East, the Warriors encountered difficulties in the first half, trailing the Magic 38:46. Poole, who has played well recently, has been sluggish, scoring 5 points on 1-of-6 total.
In the second quarter, Poole injured his right foot in a round, his expression was very painful, and Warriors coach Kerr immediately called out a timeout.
Fortunately, though, the scene was very serious at one point. But after the timeout, Poole returned to the court and changed his shoes.
After entering the third quarter of the game, Poole finally ushered in an outbreak. He hit two three-pointers at 45 degrees on the left and one from a long-range 3-pointer at 45 degrees on the right. In another offensive round, Poole faced a defensive succession of fake moves to fool Magic player Bamba, scoring two points with a fluttering rebound.
In this quarter, Poole shot 4-of-9, including 3-of-5 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, for a combined 12 points, two rebounds and four assists. Under his leadership, the Warriors played 36:19 in the single quarter to end the third quarter with the Magic at 74:65.
After entering the final finale, Poole soon hit another 45 degrees from the left and attacked the basket. But then the Warriors lost power on the offensive end, and the Magic played back consecutively, and with Thompson's three-point foul on the Magic Wagner 12 seconds before the final game, the Warriors completely lost hope of winning. Throughout the final quarter, the Warriors scored just 16 points, with Poole scoring nine.
In the end, the Warriors lost 90-94 to the Magic and suffered three consecutive losses. Poole played 40 minutes today and shot 9-of-23, including 5-of-13 from three-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, for a combined 26 points, two rebounds and six assists.
It should be noted that today is the 10th consecutive game in which Poole scored in double figures, setting a new career high. Looking at the Warriors' history, he became the second youngest player in team history to cut 20+ players in at least 10 consecutive games after becoming Rick Barry (21 years old).
In Curry's absence, Poole shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Warriors' advance. According to the schedule, the Warriors will challenge the Heat back-to-back tomorrow on the road, and they will try to avoid a four-game losing streak.