On March 31, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In today's focus battle, the Warriors' home team ushered in the Challenge of the Suns. Prior to this game, the Warriors were ranked 3rd in the West, and the Suns had locked up the League's No. 1 position ahead of schedule.
After the start of the game, Poole, who has played very well recently, is still in good shape. He quickly hit his first personal shot of the day, but the Warriors fell behind in a 2-12 deficit. In the second half of the quarter, Poole began to threaten, he continued to hit the basket, and then he hit a long-range three-pointer at 45 degrees on the right. In the first quarter alone, Poole shot 6-of-7, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, and had 15 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. Under Poole, the Warriors erased the point difference, trailing the Suns only 29-32.
In the second quarter, Poole's feel dropped sharply, and all five of his shots were deflected. But Poole was still very active on the court, grabbing five rebounds in the quarter. In a fast-break round, he actively scrambled to pick up rebounds and hit both foul shots. In this quarter, Poole had 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal.
After moving into the third quarter, Poole quickly regained his feel. He hit two consecutive three-pointers at the right 45-degree and bottom corner, one of which was brilliant, he received a pass from Thompson, a fake action deceived Paul, and Paul even flew straight out of the bottom line. Poole then moved one step sideways on the left and shot steadily. Paul also tried to cover again, but was unsuccessful because of the distance. In the middle of the quarter, Poole hit another three-pointer at the top of the arc and then assisted Thompson's layup. In this quarter, Poole shot 4-of-6, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, and scored 11 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in the single quarter, and the Warriors trailed the Suns 75-77.
In the final stage of the showdown, the two sides were very anxious. Poole made two foul shots before hitting another three-pointer at 45 degrees on the right. After hitting this three-pointer, Poole himself was also excited to shake his fists and celebrate. Two and a half minutes before the final, Poole assisted Green to play 2+1, and the two sides were 96:96! Poole then caused Booker to make three of four consecutive fouls, and the Warriors trailed by one point 54 seconds before the final game. In the next crucial round, Poole again caused Booker to foul and make two free throws to complete the counter-attack. Unfortunately, Booker then made two free throws, Green made a mistake, Paul threw a shot, and the Warriors still lost the game.
In the end, the Warriors lost 103:107 at home to the Suns, suffering a four-game losing streak. Poole played 36 minutes today and shot 11-of-22, including 7-of-15 from three-point range and 9-of-10 from the free throw line, for a combined 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. He has scored 20+ in 15 consecutive games, continuing to set his career record, while in the past 30 years, only Curry and Durant have had more consecutive 20+ games than him, and 38 points have also tied the highest single game of their careers.
According to the schedule, the Warriors will play the Jazz at home on April 3, and they will fight for a win to consolidate the rankings.