On April 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In today's Western Conference Focus game, the Warriors hosted the Nuggets' first-round Second-Game game at home. In the first leg, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 123:107.
In today's game, although Curry returned from injury, Poole still sat firmly in the Warriors' starting position. Poole's performance was also still stable, in the first quarter, Poole quickly hit today's first three-pointer at 45 degrees on the right side, and then Poole hit from mid-range and under the basket respectively, and efficiently scored 7 points and 1 assist on 3-of-4 shooting in the quarter.
In the second quarter, Poole showed his all-round side. In addition to scoring 7 points on 3-of-5 shooting on the offensive end, Poole also picked up four rebounds and delivered as many as five assists in a single quarter! In one of the rounds, the Warriors passed the ball into Poole's hands continuously, and when they saw Thompson cut in, Poole gave Thompson a precise scalpel-like pass, who hit a layup.
After entering the third quarter, Poole once again showed his super touch on the offensive end, and his four shots in this quarter were all outside long-range shots, including two shots at the top of the arc and one in the bottom right corner. Moreover, Poole also caused the opponent to foul and stand on the free throw line many times, shooting 3 of 4 in a single quarter (three-pointers), 4 of 4 from the free throws, and one person scored 13 points and 2 assists. With Poole's outstanding performance, the Warriors led by 20 points after three quarters!
In the final quarter, due to the large point difference, Poole did not play much. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets again at home 126:106 to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Poole played 34 minutes today, shooting 10-of-16, including 5-of-10 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line, for a combined 29 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. After scoring 30 points in the last game, Poole played a good game again.
According to the schedule, the Warriors will play the Third Game of the Nuggets on April 22, and the Nuggets will sit at home.