On April 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Warriors away to pelicans, Warriors giant Thompson returned. Thompson and Poole led the team with two shots, and the Warriors opened the second half to open a 29-point advantage, but were chased to a 13-point lead in the first three quarters. In the final quarter, Thompson scored 40+ points in a row, leading the Warriors to re-open the 20+ advantage to lay the victory, and finally the Warriors defeated the Pelicans 128-107 in third place in the West and will play against the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
Statistics
Warriors: Thompson 7 three-pointers and 41 points, Poole 4 three-pointers, 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Green 7 points and 6 assists, Cuminga 18 points, Bjelica 4 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Lee 11 points.
Pelicans: Murphy 15 points and six rebounds, Marshall 19 points, five rebounds and six assists, Clark 17 points, Alvarado 12 points and six rebounds, Harper 10 points.
The Star of the Field
Thompson made a comeback in the finale of the regular season, scoring seven three-pointers and 41 points, especially 15 points in the final quarter, and scoring the highest score of the season for the first time after his comeback, helping the Warriors to lightly win the Pelicans to lock in the third place in the West. Thompson also shot down 40+ after 3 years, the last time was on January 22, 2019, when the Lakers scored 44 points.
Highlight lenses
Thompson backhanded the basket.
Thompson hit a three-pointer.
Thompson's seventh three-point shot was 40+.
Game review
In this game, the Warriors reincarnated Wiggins, Porter, Iguodala, Curry and Wiseman continued to recover from injuries, Thompson ushered in a comeback, and the Pelicans lacked six players such as Zion, Ingram, Lewis and Valanciunas. Hernangomez hit his first goal in the first quarter, Thompson hit a three-pointer, Marshall broke through 2+1, and Murphy scored five points in a row with a 2+1 dunk. Thompson hit a mid-range shot, Hayes extended his eight-point advantage with three points, Thompson led a wave of 7-0 points, the Pelicans scored four straight points, and the Warriors scored five straight points to tie 17-17. The Pelicans scored four straight points, the Warriors went 8-0 to overtake four points, the Pelicans scored five straight points to take the lead, Bjelica hit a layup, and the Warriors led the Pelicans 27-26 in the first quarter.
Two teams scored four points each in the first two minutes of the second quarter, with Thompson and Cumminga each taking a three-pointer, Clark throwing a shot in return, Bjelica hitting a shot, and Clark responding with a three-pointer. The Warriors blossomed inside and outside a wave of 10-2 offense to extend the advantage, With Snell hitting a three-point shot, the Warriors hitting a 6-2 offensive wave to extend the lead, and the Pelicans chased four points in a row. The Warriors went on a 13-0 run, with Marshall hitting a two-pointer, and the Warriors scored 19 points 41-22 in the quarter, giving the Warriors a 68-48 lead over the Pelicans in the first half. Thompson scored four three-pointers and 21 points in the first two quarters to 12 points, and the Pelicans scored in double figures with only 10 points from Alvarado.
Yi Bian fought again, and Pooleri blossomed to score consecutive points, leading a wave of 13-4 attacks to extend the 81-52 lead, and the Timberwolves returned a wave of 6-0 offense. Thompson hit a mid-range shot, Murphy hit a 3-pointer and Hayes hit two free throws, Marshall hit a layup to make an 18-point difference, Poole hit a layup, Murphy, Clark and Nance Jr. each hit a three-pointer, and the Pelicans stopped the Warriors with a 9-0 offensive wave. Payton Jr. hit a layup, Murphy returned with a layup, Cumminga hit a shot, and the warriors led the Pelicans 89-76 at the end of the third quarter. Both teams averaged three in double figures in the first three quarters, with Thompson scoring 5 three-pointers and 26 three-pointers and Poole four three-pointers and 22 points.
The Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead, the Pelicans began the final quarter with a 12-point deficit, Thompson scored consecutive points inside and outside, leading a 12-2 offensive wave, and the Warriors extended their 105-83 lead by 22 points. The game has lost the suspense of victory and defeat in advance, entering garbage time early, Thompson continues to slash points and blast down 40+ points, and finally the Warriors easily defeated the Pelicans.
Both sides started
Warriors: Poole, Thompson, Moody, Green, Looney
Pelicans: McCollum, Marshall, Murphy, Hayes, Hernangomez
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)