As the regular season showdown drew to a close, the Golden State Warriors, in the final sprint, once again won four consecutive wins and returned to the right track. Although Curry has not been able to represent the team in more than a dozen games at home due to injuries in recent times, the Warriors rely on more than just Curry. As one of the most popular teams in the West with the best chance to win the title, the young and energetic Jordan Poole is constantly growing, showing the strength of the core of his team's future, and the constant conquest of opponents, Dream Green and Clay, still in excellent shape.
And this game, head coach Cole pulled the team to New Orleans, away to play the Pelicans located there. The Pelicans were still struggling to make the playoffs, and the Golden State Warriors, who remained on their toes, quickly took a lead at the start of the game. Clay shot 5-of-8 in the first quarter and delivered a crucial 12 points to lead the team to a 27-26 lead. And the Warriors, who entered the second quarter of the showdown and got a slight lead over the Warriors, were able to take advantage of the chase and greatly expand the advantage of the lead.
Clay continued to hand over 9+2+2 statistics in the second quarter, Poole also had 8 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, and Kuminga, who came off the bench, handed over 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, which helped the team play a 41-22 score and get a 19-point lead in one fell swoop. By the end of the first half, the Warriors were already 20 points ahead of the Pelicans. The point gap was widened one after another, and the Pelicans almost lost the ability to fight back. However, after Yibian fought again, the Pelicans did not compromise on this, but launched a corresponding counterattack.
In the third quarter of the competition, Poole continued to hand over 10 points and 2 rebounds, and the Pelicans, who played everywhere, recovered the 7 points they had left behind in the first half with a 28-21 score. By the time of the crucial final-quarter showdown, the gap had narrowed to 13 points, but the Warriors had not continued to give the Pelicans the opportunity to fight back. In the fourth quarter of the decisive victory, with Klay's 15-point contribution in the single quarter, the Warriors played a 39-31 score and took an eight-point lead.
In the end, the fourth quarter of regular time was over, and the Warriors completed a 21-point victory with a 128-107 score, completing the final battle of the regular season with a five-game winning streak. After nearly 3 years, Clay once again handed over a super explosive data. Playing 31 minutes in a single game, he shot 16 of 29 from the field and delivered a game-high 41 points, as well as 3 rebounds and 2 assists. With Star Curry not playing, Klay hit seven three-pointers, Poole also had four three-pointers, and Cumminga, on 4-of-3 shooting, the Warriors once again showed their out-of-the-box three-point shooter base.
After winning the game, the Warriors locked in the third place in the West and also identified opponents in the first round of the playoffs. The Nuggets from Denver lost to the Lakers in overtime, locking in the sixth place in the West and thus challenging the Golden State Warriors in the first round. I have to admit that as a representative figure of the modern version of the center in the small-ball era, Jokic's offensive aggressiveness is difficult to describe in words. Although the Warriors are one of the most popular teams in the West to win the championship, they met the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, and they have to pray that Curry can return as soon as possible and re-enter the Warriors' former splash combination style with Klay.