The Warriors eventually finished with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, ranking 3rd in the West, and the team will face the challenge of the 6th Nuggets in the first round.
The Nuggets are not a team to deal with, after all, Jokic's deterrent power is still very sufficient, and the Warriors are not without the possibility of losing the game! Fortunately, in Game 1, Warriors General Curry announced his comeback, which injected a burst of tonic into the Warriors and gave them more confidence to win.
Curry's comeback is a threat to the Nuggets, but fortunately, Curry has been out of the game for a long time, the power is not so great, but the Nuggets started to play proactively and took the lead! Curry couldn't do it, Clay came up, hit 3 points in a row to stop the bleeding, and then Poole also began to erupt, teaming up with Klay to play against the Nuggets, trailing by only 1 point in the first quarter.
Poole's outburst continued in the second quarter, and it was sudden and shooting, and he personally scored 8 consecutive points to lead the Warriors to surpass the score! In the face of the Warriors' ferocious firepower, Cousins and Jokic responded, but the Warriors really couldn't stop the madness! Wiggins hit inside, Poole scored another 6 points, Klay and Curry also fired, and the Warriors made a wave of 18:4, and the half-time widened the point difference to 11 points.
Entering the second half, the Warriors' offense was unstoppable! Clay 3 points knife fatal, chasing dreams, Looney under the basket to suppress Jokic, Poole blossoms inside and outside, all kinds of offense, even though Jokic, Barton performed well, but the Five Mile River Warriors resisted, the 3-quarter point difference was also widened to 20 points, the Warriors fully occupied the upper hand.
Hyland and Barton scored 3 points in a row, Cousins was expelled from the 2 fouls, the Nuggets' originally rising offensive attack came to an abrupt end, and Poole and Wiggins returned a wave of 10:2, stopping the opponent again! Pause back, Barton continued to exert strength, but unfortunately the Warriors advantage is too large, chasing dreams, Curry and repeated responses, the end of the game can not be changed, the result of the Warriors 123:107 victory over the Nuggets, won the playoffs to open the door.
The first game easily won the Nuggets, this game is easier than expected, and the Warriors can win so easily, one person's performance is indispensable, that is, Poole.
The other Warriors players didn't perform so explosively! Wiggins scored 16 points and 9 rebounds on 6-of-11 shooting, barely doing! Green cut 12 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, Klay scored 19 points, Curry played 22 minutes off the bench, cut 16 points, shot 5 of 13, and was still looking for form, and in this case, it was Poole who supported the team.
Throughout the game, Poole played 30 minutes to force Curry to start, and the result was 9 of 13, including 5 of 7 of 3 points, cutting 30 points, completely Carry! When the Warriors can't open the situation, it is Poole's firepower that drives the Warriors' offensive rhythm; in the face of the Nuggets' counterattack, it is Poole's firepower that blocks the opponent's attack and holds the lead for the team! Poole fully became the core of the Warriors' court, playing Curry's previous role and leading Curry to win a game.
30 points, Poole led Curry to lie down to win, which is also a great thing for him, the top salary contract basically did not run!
In the regular season, Poole performed very well, averaging 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists per game, the Warriors' No. 2 scorer, and after the All-Star, this statistic reached 23.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5 assists, completely supporting the Warriors who lacked Curry.
Because of Pooler's outstanding performance, he can sign a four-year, 90 million early renewal contract with the team in the offseason this summer, and once the average score in the playoffs exceeds 20, he can sign a four-year, 100 million early renewal contract.
In the first game of the playoffs, Poole scored 30 points, although the performance of a game can not represent all, but it can be seen that the Warriors' trust in Poole, and the weight of Poole's occupation in the team, his ball rights, the number of shots will not be less in the next, averaging 20+ per game is not too difficult, and the 4-year 100 million maximum salary contract basically did not run.