In this game between the Warriors and the Suns, although the Warriors once overtook the score, but at the critical moment of the final quarter, the Warriors were still careless, and finally the Suns narrowly defeated the Warriors by 4 points. After the Warriors lost the game, the team's ranking also came to the fourth place in the West, and it is not known that the Warriors will eventually be in the first place, because the Warriors have a few games left, and Curry is also absent. Since Curry's injury, the Warriors' winning rate has plummeted, which shows that the real core of the Warriors is still Curry, and all of Kerr's tactics are still centered on Curry.
After Curry's absence, Poole was the Warriors' best performer, and in this game against the Suns, Poole had 38 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists on 11-of-22 shooting, including 7-of-15 three-pointers, the first point in the game. Counting this game, Poole has scored 20 points in 15 consecutive games, such a performance, the Warriors are currently only Curry in the team to do, which shows how fast Poole's growth rate is. In the offseason, Poole often honed his skills, and his efforts eventually paid off.
After the game, Green also praised Poole, believing that Poole had staged Curry's style of play on the court many times, and at the same time believed that Poole's performance could help the Warriors compete for the championship. In fact, Poole has proven himself to be worth starting many times this season, and in the period after Klay Thompson's comeback, Poole's performance on the bench is not very good, and after Curry's return, it depends on how Kerr arranges the lineup, which is also a challenge for the coaching staff.
Klay Thompson did not feel good in this game, scoring 13 points on 5-of-21 shooting, including 1 of 10 three-pointers, for Klay Thompson, he was very eager to prove himself again, but from the court point of view, Klay Thompson was still in a bit of a hurry, he needed to take it step by step. In this game against the Suns, although Green made mistakes at key moments, but throughout the whole field, Green's state began to pick up, the defensive end can help the team, and when Curry returns, Green's role is obvious.
Again, the Warriors want to win, want to compete for the championship, Curry must be on the court, he is still in a state of recuperation, the Warriors still have the ability to keep the playoffs, if the recovery is smooth, then Curry will most likely not miss the first round of the playoffs, but in any case, Curry's health is the most important. The rest of the Warriors will also face some of the weaker teams in the West, such games should be won with full force, of course, Kerr also needs to believe more in Poole, his state is still more reliable, but also hope that Klay Thompson can get back to his former state as soon as possible.