The first round of the NBA playoffs began, the Warriors' focus battle against the Nuggets, the Warriors' performance this season had ups and downs, especially in the closing stage, Curry's injury brought a great impact on the team, the Warriors lost more and won less, the first round of the playoffs, Curry ushered in a comeback, this is also Curry Clay and Dream after 1038 days to gather again in the playoffs, the last time the three played the playoffs together was in June 2019, today's game Warriors starting lineup: Poole, Klay, Wiggins, Green Looney, the comeback Curry came off the bench.
The Nuggets side is also two main players due to injury, Murray Porter jr. has no timetable for his return, And Malone said in a pre-game interview that when Curry, Klay and Poole are together, it will take a lot of effort to limit them, and they will continue to pass the ball until the best opportunity appears. We have to be willing and defend against the whole 24 seconds. Nuggets starting lineup: Morris, Barton, Gordon, Jeff Green, Jokic.
After the start of the first quarter, Barton counter-attacked a layup to hit the first goal of the game, Looney scored a layup, Jokic hit a hook shot under the basket, Wiggins threw a response, Looney singled Jokic scored, Jeff Green responded with three points, Poole made a mistake, Morris scored, Barton scored in the air, Clay hit a three-pointer, Poole also had three points, Jokic scored consecutive points under the basket, and after Gordon dunked, Cole called out the first timeout of the game.
Timeout came back curry to make up for the debut, the fans in the audience stood up and applauded, Jeff Green hit a three-pointer, Morris scored 2+1, Klay hit a three-point shot to respond, Curry sent a wonderful pass, Green dunked, Cousins made two fouls, the Nuggets maintained a slight lead, Payton Jr. made a layup, Cousins completed the block, the first quarter was played, and the Nuggets led the Warriors by 1 point at 27:26. In the first quarter of the game, Klay hit 3 three-pointers and scored nine points, Curry did not score, the Warriors scored 11 goals, 11 assists, and Jokic scored 8 points, 3 assists and 2 steals.