On April 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. In today's Western Conference focus game, the Warriors played the Nuggets' Second Leg 2 at home. In the first leg, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 123:107.
In today's game, Curry, who has just returned from injury, once again served as a substitute for the team. With 6:32 left in the first quarter, Curry came off the bench and he quickly hit a mid-range shot, two and a half minutes before the end of the quarter, Curry hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc. Curry had five points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in the first quarter.
After entering the second quarter, Curry began to strengthen his personal offense, first hitting a technical foul free throw in the middle of the quarter, and then Curry continued to hit the basket to win. One of the balls, Curry singled with the ball, and after dribbling the ball behind Morris, Curry broke through to the basket and hit a low hand on Jokic. After this goal, Curry roared with excitement: "I'm xxx back!" ”
Curry continued to fire frequently from the outside, hitting two consecutive three-pointers at the right 45 degrees. Curry scored 16 points in the first half, and with those 16 points, Curry's career playoff total reached 3,000 points! Behind only James, Durant and Harden among active players, he is ranked 4th.
It is worth mentioning that in the first half of the game, there was also an interesting scene on the field. Before Curry executed the technical foul penalty, Poole thought it would be his own. According to the famous Jason Dumas, Curry looked at Poole like a madman, and then Curry hit steadily.
After entering the third quarter, Curry still played in the middle, and he continued the state of the first half, first shooting from mid-range, then receiving a pass from Green, a dragon to the basket to hit a layup, extending the lead to 16 points to stop the Nuggets! After the timeout, Curry hit a three-pointer against the Nuggets Green's defense and caused a foul, and after the free throw hit, the difference between the two sides reached 20 points, and Curry couldn't help but shout again! After three quarters, Curry has scored 26 points, and the Warriors have a 20-point lead.
Interestingly, after one of the layups, Curry rushed off the field, danced to the audience, twisted his body and danced, and then couldn't help but applaud himself.
In the final quarter, Curry played very easily because of the large difference between the two sides, first hitting a low-handed layup, and then hitting a mid-range retreat. That wasn't the end of it, and then Curry retreated to the top of the arc to hit another three-point shot, and then Curry was replaced.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 126:106 to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Curry played 23 minutes off the bench today, shooting 12-of-17, including 5-of-10 three-pointers and 5-of-7 from the free throw line, totaling 34 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, plus-minus +32 team-high. Being able to play such a great performance in such a short period of time, Curry is worthy of being the "most expensive substitute" in the league!
According to the schedule, the third game of the series between the Warriors and Nuggets will be played on April 22, and the Nuggets will return to home.