On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs officially began, the West ushered in a focus battle, the Warriors home to meet the Nuggets, Curry this campaign returned but did not start, the first quarter nuggets led by 1 point, the Warriors in the second quarter rebounded, halftime 58-47 lead 11 points.
This set of duels attracted attention, the Warriors were ranked 3rd in the West, and the Nuggets were ranked 6th in the West, but in the 4 meetings in the regular season, the Nuggets won 3 of them, and the inside advantage led by The teacher was obvious. By the time of the playoffs, Curry was finally back and the Warriors' roster was finally complete.
Kerr made an on-the-spot adjustment to the lineup, Poole replaced Curry into the starting lineup, and the Warriors' starting points were: Poole, Klay, Wiggins, Green, Looney. The Nuggets' starters were: Morris, Barton, Gordon, Jeff Green, Jokic. In the first quarter, Barton scored first, Looney scored first for the Warriors, both teams opened well in offense, the score alternately rose, Barton scored consecutive layups, and the Nuggets led 11-6. Clay hit two three-pointers in a row, Poole hit a three-pointer, and Gordon slammed it. The Nuggets led the Warriors 17-15.
After the timeout, Curry came out, the fans stood up and cheered, the attacks of both teams were good, the point difference was always small, Green dunked, and the Warriors fell behind 22-23. Jokic was very aggressive on the inside, scoring eight points in the first quarter, and the Nuggets always suppressed the Warriors, leading 27-26 in the first quarter. Clay hit three three-pointers in a single quarter and Curry didn't shoot in the first quarter.
Bjlitsa scored first in the second quarter, the Warriors completed the rebound, Poole jumper scored, the Warriors led 32-29, Green hit a three-pointer, the Nuggets bit the score, the two teams alternately led, until the middle of the quarter, Curry had the first shot of the game, but there was no hit, Jokic scored under the basket, and the Nuggets led 43-40.
Poole hit a three-pointer and then hit a 2+1 as the Warriors stopped the Nuggets 46-43. The Nuggets still couldn't score after the timeout, the Warriors continued to extend their advantage, Curry made a layup to break the scoring drought, the Warriors led 53-45 to stop the opponent again, Wiggins hit two free throws, the Warriors played a wave of 15-2, Jokic finally scored, Curry hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors led by 11 points at halftime 58-47. Poole scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting in the half, Klay had 14 points, Curry had 5 points and 3 assists on 2-of-8 shooting, and Jokic had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the half.