With the end of the regular season, the Warriors, who rank third in the West, will play at home with the Nuggets, who are ranked sixth in the West, to compete in the first round of the playoffs!
In terms of the Warriors, Curry returned from the fireline and will come off the bench to usher in the playoff debut, and whether the Warriors can win the opening red in this campaign has also become a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the side of the Nuggets, although Jokic is in a brave state in the regular season, but this campaign is rushing to the away game, whether the Nuggets can withstand the pressure will undoubtedly face great challenges and tests!
However, after four quarters of competition, with a 13-1 scoring climax, the Warriors, who played at home, overpowered the Nuggets in the first three quarters, achieving a huge advantage of up to 20 points.
Although in the final quarter of the decisive battle, Barton led the team to constantly play a counterattack, but the helpless Wiggins felt hot, "Ku chased and demolished" reappeared in the jianghu, the Warriors took the opportunity to take the momentum and locked the victory in one fell swoop.
In the end, the Warriors also won 123-107 at home to the Nuggets, successfully winning the series opening red, and also gave the opponent Nuggets a 16-point defeat!
Playing at home in this game, the Warriors lived up to expectations, and the whole team played a team performance of 5 people scoring double-doubles, comprehensively crushing the Nuggets at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and taking the playoffs 1-0 first.
In the case of Thompson + Wiggins + Otto Porter and other main players, each performing their duties, the team's young player Jordan Pooler, and the two core Curry + Green play, is particularly critical!
Jordan Poole was very efficient in this game, starting 28 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the 9-of-13 shooting, and shooting 5 three-pointers from the outside, bombing a game-high 30 points, plus 1 rebound and 3 assists.
And in the second quarter, his heroic performance of cutting 14 points in a single quarter was almost single-handed, blowing up the entire Defense Line of the Nuggets on the offensive end, and making a great contribution to the Warriors' first playoff victory!
In addition, this game ushered in a comeback, and the warriors' star Curry also played a crucial role.
Curry made a stunning comeback, coming off the bench for 19 minutes, shooting 3 three-pointers on 5-of-13 shooting, and delivering 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal.
And it is not difficult to see that whether in physical condition or competitive state, Curry, who has come back, has maintained a fairly good standard and is ready for the playoffs!
Of course, the Warriors G1 in this game can beat the Nuggets, and the performance of the team's brain and commander Green is also indispensable.
Green was well on offense and defense in this game, contributing 12 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 blocks on 5-of-7 shooting, and there were no personal errors.
At the offensive end, he showed aggression and played a classic blocking match with Curry, but also played a strong leadership ability on the organizational and defensive ends, successfully influencing the trend of the game!
And I have to say that with Green's excellent play, the Warriors' small lineup has indeed achieved quite good results in restricting Jokic, and it can even be said that it is a great success!
On the other hand, on the Side of the Nuggets, the team was completely suppressed in this game, and the final performance of the game that suffered a 16-point rout obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the case of Jokic + Barton playing well and combining to cut 49 points, the performance of Aaron Gordon, the core of the team, is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory!
In this game, Aaron Gordon was slightly sluggish, starting 25 minutes, 3 of 10 shots felt cold, and the outside three-point shot was 3 of 0 and completely lost the crosshairs.
At the critical moment of the final quarter, Nuggets coach Malone directly pressed Aaron Gordon on the bench, which shows that Aaron Gordon's performance in this game is indeed a bit crotch-pulling!
Obviously, for the Nuggets, whether Aaron Gordon can adjust in time and find the feeling of the playoff game will also be the key to whether the Nuggets can cope with the Warriors' small lineup in the next series!