On April 17, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs, the Warriors won the nuggets 123-107 at home to win the first victory, leading the opponent 1-0. In this game, warriors coach Kerr's employment was a huge success. He supported Poole as a starter, who easily scored 30 points. Curry, who returned from injury, came off the bench, shooting 5-of-13 and scoring 16 points, 3 boards, 4 assists and 1 steal.
In this game, the Warriors won relatively easily. Except for one point behind the Nuggets in the first quarter, the rest of the time has been in the lead position. With the team leading, Cole's employment is also smart enough. Throughout the game, Kerr sent 14 players to the stage, so that all the soldiers were soldiers.
Still, the 14 players playing time is very different, which also shows some of Kerr's ideas in the playoffs. Looney, for example, played only 13 minutes. Toscano Anderson, Moody, Cumminga and Damien Lee had just 3 minutes and 37 seconds to play.
Of those four, Cumminga's fall out of the rotation was the most surprising. As the No. 7 show this year, Cuminga's performance in the regular season is impressive. He averaged 16.9 minutes per game and could have 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists. As a 19-year-old rookie, Cuminga's impact is impressive.
Dream Green said in an interview that if the Warriors want to go a little further in the playoffs, they must activate Cuminga. But on the first day of the playoffs, Kerr didn't want to take any chances, and Cumminga fell straight out of the rotation, only getting 3 minutes and 37 seconds to play. In limited playing time, Cumminga contributed 1 point, 1 assist and 1 block, in addition to 1 turnover.
After the game, Kerr did not explain why he snubbed Cuminga. In the following playoffs, whether Cumminga will continue to sit on the cold bench or return to the rotation, everything is currently unknown.