The Warriors' new version of the Death Five came, breaking the Nuggets at once, and also making MVP number one candidate Jokic angry. The Warriors are moving toward a revival, and the new version of the Death Five is, at least for now, a hurdle that the Nuggets are difficult to cross. On April 19, Beijing time, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 126-106, leading 2-0 in the series.
Curry played only 23 minutes and had 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 5-of-10 from three-point range. Poole had another explosive performance, with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Klay Thompson had 21 points and 2 rebounds, Wiggins had 13 points and 8 rebounds, and Draymond Green contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. The new Death Five teamed up to have 103 points, 21 rebounds and 21 assists.
Curry is back, and he's shown super efficiency in this battle. In the first game, Curry did not feel good, scoring 16 points in 22 minutes, shooting 5-of-13 and shooting 3-of-6 from three-point range. Curry was also unhappy with his performance, and he practiced overtime after the next day's training, focusing on blocking and breaking down three-pointers and breakthrough throws. These are Curry's two major killing moves, this game, Curry is a combination of sudden shots, playing the Nuggets tired of being overwhelmed. Curry also set the warriors' second-highest score for a playoff substitute in history, after himself in 2016 (40 points).
Jordan Poole is not at all like playoffs in his first season, he is very calm, and Poole scored 59 points in two games of his playoff career, the second highest score in the first two games of the Warriors' playoff career, behind Oxlade-Chamberlain's 63 points in the warriors' first two playoff games. Richmond finished third with 51 points in two games and Curry finished fourth with 49 points in both games.
Klay Thompson also has a steady performance, he has not yet returned to his peak form, but now he has made the Nuggets feel bad. Thompson had the most shots in the team, and he played 36 minutes as well as the team's most. Tang Shen not only has a stable attack, but his defense can also be remarkable.
Wiggins became the team's number four scorer in the playoffs, finishing second on the team with 13 points and eight rebounds after Curry, Thompson and Poole, plus-minus +24. Dream chasing never covets scoring, and this battle is still a conscientious defense.
The overall strength of the Warriors is indeed much stronger than the current Nuggets, especially the Warriors have a new version of the Death Five, which is a magic weapon to defeat the enemy. In the second quarter, the Nuggets bench made it 14-2 at one point to extend the lead to more than 10 points. Warriors coach Kerr replaced Curry to form a small lineup of five small teams of death - Curry + Poole + Tang Shen + Wiggins + Dream Green, and the team immediately set off a ferocious attack.
Curry, Poole, and Tang Shen were too fierce and too accurate. The Warriors' new version of the Five Small Hits hit an 18-2 offensive wave and turned the tide in one fell swoop.
According to statistics, in the past two games, the warrior's new version of the death of the five small, Curry, Poole, Thompson, Wiggins, dream chasing a total of 10 minutes and 55 seconds, during which the Warriors won 29 points.
The Nuggets trailed by a wide margin, and last season's MVP Jokic was furious and finally suffered two technical fouls and was expelled. The Nuggets have no way to take the Warriors' five small.