On April 17, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Warriors and the Nuggets launched a G1 competition. After 1038 days, Curry, Klay Thompson, and Dream Green once again played together in the playoffs. In this campaign, Curry was substituted again after 4 years, and Poole served as the starter. In the first quarter, the Nuggets were able to lead the Warriors by one point. In the second quarter, Poole stormed away, leading the Warriors directly to a wave of 18-4, surpassing 11 points to end the half. The Warriors extended their lead to 20 points in the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Warriors were firmly in control of the situation, and the Nuggets were powerless to turn the tables. In the end, the Warriors beat the Nuggets 123-107, and the Nuggets fell behind 0-1.
Jokic struggled to survive, and the Nuggets officially collapsed from the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Cousins lost control of his emotions and was directly sent off. In the whole game, Jokic single-handedly cut 25 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, which was very comprehensive, but the help of his teammates was too limited. Gordon was 3-of-10 and 3-of-3 with just eight points contributing. The remaining starters were Button with 24 points, Morris with 10 points and Jeff Green with 7 points. Although he had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Jokic played very well in this game, and he became the focus of the Warriors' team. Teammates do not give strength, so that Jokic became the target of everyone, the Warriors inside the line took turns to launch a wheel war against Jokic, and Poole, Wiggins also frequently impacted the Nuggets' interior line, attacking and defending at both ends, Jokic was tired.
Poole went on a rampage, played 30 minutes, hit 9 of 13 shots, and scored 30 points on 5-of-7 three-pointers. You know, this is Poole's playoff debut, but the playoff newcomer did not have the slightest fear, shooting 6 of all 6 in the first half, including 2 three-pointers, plus 3 of 4 free throws, and 17 points and 2 assists. From the second half of the second quarter to the third quarter, it was Poole's consecutive scoring that led the Warriors to two consecutive waves of climaxes, at one point extending the lead to more than 20 points, completely crushing the Nuggets. During the game, Poole counterattacked continuously to change direction and then followed up the European step into 2+1, which made the Warriors home fans fall into madness! Poole's performance even made everyone forget Curry for a while. Even, the Warriors media Golden State of Mind directly blew: the strongest Jordan in history! The first is Poole! The second is Michael!
Of course, Curry will not really be forgotten, although this is his second substitute in 4 years, although he played in the first quarter for 6 minutes and 0 shots, setting an embarrassing record for the first time since December 7, 2013, and despite Curry's poor shooting rate in the whole game, Curry still found his form! In the third quarter, Poole won a significant lead for the Warriors, and also bought time for Curry to find a feel, Curry shot 3 three-pointers, followed by Meng Green's wonderful pass to the basket to score the first goal of the comeback. In this campaign, Curry also surpassed his idol Miller and rose to the 27th place in the history of the playoff scoring list.
Cole's purpose has been achieved! Playoff debut Poole stormed away, Curry, who returned from injury, found his form, and Klay Thompson + Wiggins played easily, a very cost-effective victory.