On April 17, Beijing time, the Warriors ushered in the first playoff game of the season at home, and finally the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 123-107, and Poole played well in this game, scoring 30 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists in the whole game, becoming one of the key gentlemen of the Warriors to win.
Before the start of this game, due to Curry's injury in the regular season, this game is Curry's comeback battle, Kerr chose to let Poole start, Curry as the team's substitute, but in this game, Curry only played 22 minutes, but 13 shots 5, 6 of 3 three-pointers, got 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, although the performance in the first half is not very brilliant, but in the limited playing time, there is such data, it is indeed very good.
After the game, Curry said in an interview with the media that he still had a lot to do in injury recovery and needed more ice to apply to his left foot.
When Curry was asked if G2 would start, Curry said euphemistically: "I don't set expectations for what will happen next, we've been trying to straighten everything out and get things straight." ”
As can be seen from Curry's words, Curry does not care whether he starts or not, what matters is his health and the team's victory, while Cole, as the team's head coach, is very direct, when talking about Curry playing as a substitute, Kerr said: "Considering that he is not a starter, 22 minutes is the right time, he could have played longer, but 22 minutes is a good start. ”
Kerr's words can be heard that it is not that Curry is needed to play as a substitute, but that he wants to control Curry's playing time, which is very important for Curry who has returned from injury.
After the game, when Poole was not asked in an interview with the media whether the excellent performance of the starting line-up in place of Curry would bother Kerr's starting lineup, Poole laughed and said that he did not evaluate the problem.
As you can see, Poole doesn't have much nostalgia for the starter.
A brief analysis of the interviews of these three people, whether Curry will play the starting position in G2 does not depend on these three people, but on the health of Curry, if Curry's health is not a problem, then Kerr will not shorten Curry's time on the court, of course, will also return the starting position to Curry.
As for whether Pooler can continue to appear in the Warriors' starting lineup, I believe that as long as Curry recovers his health, Poole will still return to the bench and become a stable scoring point on the team bench, after all, in the face of the Nuggets with a big center like Jokic, the Warriors are not suitable to face with a small lineup, of course, if the small lineup can play an excellent performance, with Kerr's coaching style, it will definitely put Poole in the starting lineup.
Of course, Poole's outstanding performance is fully qualified to be the team's starting lineup, and even the Warriors' media praised: "This is the strongest Jordan in history!" The first is Poole! The second is Michael! Previously, some fans were worried about whether Poole would steal Curry's starting position, which was indeed a bit too worried, after all, Curry's status in the Warriors was unmatched.