April 19 news, the NBA playoffs a focus battle, the Warriors continued to play at home against the Nuggets, and finally they won a big victory, 126-106 to take the series to a 2-0 lead. In this game, Curry continued to play on the bench, playing very well, and people couldn't help but feel: the substitute is very good, Cole simply don't adjust.
In this game, the first and last two quarters, almost showed a scene of equal strength, and the Warriors mainly won in the middle two quarters. In the second quarter, the Warriors suddenly broke out in the double figure behind, blasting a 23-4 attack wave, reversing the decline, and winning by 7 points in a single quarter. The third quarter was the one that really killed the game, and the brave three went crazy, slashing 44 points + net 14 points in a single quarter, and when the Warriors played this kind of performance, it was difficult for them not to win.
The three major attackers, Splash Tea, all broke out, so that the Nuggets did not know which one to defend, which was a bit of the taste of Curry + Thompson + Durant. Klay Thompson scored 21 points on 9-of-19 shooting, and Jordan Poole regretted not being able to play 30+ games, but also had 29 points, five rebounds and eight assists. The most eye-catching is stephen Curry on the bench, who played less than 23 minutes and shot 12 of 17, including 5 of 10 three-pointers, 5 of 7 from the free throw line, slashed 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, plus or minus +32.
After the G1 game, the Warriors encountered a choice, Jordan Poole started amazingly, Curry just returned from injury and still needs to find a state, is G2 still letting Poole start? Cole made the choice, yes. As a result, the effect is still very good, not only Poole continues the fiery feel, but even Curry quickly regains his state, the best of both worlds. So sighed, Curry played the substitute is also very good, Kerr simply don't adjust.
Of course, the concept of starting and substitute is vague, mainly to see the time of the game, as well as the tactical position within the team. Although Jordan Poole is amazing, it is still difficult to replace Curry, if the Warriors want to go far and stand tall, they must rely on Curry's play at key moments, so how to make him play comfortably determines the fate of the Warriors to a large extent.