After winning the first game of the first round of the playoffs and winning the series 1-0, the Warriors continue to sit at home and will compete with their old rivals, the Nuggets, in G2.
In terms of the Warriors, Curry continued to play on the bench, and whether the team could take advantage of the victory to chase, the big score of 2-0 and then the next city, undoubtedly became a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the side of the Nuggets, Coach Malone is very cautious, and this battle Jokic led the team, whether he can equalize on the road, obviously will also face great challenges and tests!
However, after four quarters of playing, with a wave of 16-0 scoring climax, the Warriors, who played at home, overpowered the Nuggets in the first half and occupied the initiative on the court.
Coupled with the return of the second half, the third quarter of Tang Shen + Jordan Poole + Curry ushered in an outbreak, the Warriors drummed up, expanding the point difference to 20 points.
In the face of a score gap of up to 20 points, the Nuggets, who have no hope of chasing points, see that the trend has gone, and they have also changed to the bench lineup early, which basically also let the last quarter enter the garbage time.
In the end, the Warriors, who were fully up, also won 126-106 at home to the Nuggets, and the series scored 2-0 to the next city, but also gave the opponent Nuggets a 20-point defeat!
Playing at home in this game, the Warriors will continue the fiery state of G1, the whole team played a 5-player scoring double,multi-point blossoming team offensive, comprehensively crushed the Nuggets at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and won a 20-point victory.
In the case of Wiggins + Green + Bjelica and other main players, each performing their duties, the play of the three main players Curry + Thompson + Jordan Poole is particularly critical!
Curry was very efficient in this game, playing 22 minutes off the bench, shooting more than 70% of the time from 12 of 17 shots, shooting 5 three-pointers from the outside, bombing a game-high 34 points, plus 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Among them, in the second quarter, his brave performance of scoring 11 points in a single quarter not only helped the Warriors smoothly open the point difference, but also laid a solid foundation for the team to achieve a big victory!
After scoring 34 points in this campaign, Curry's career playoff total score also officially broke through the 3,000-point mark, which is the first player in the history of the Warriors to get this data, and while ushering in a major milestone moment, Curry also helped the team to take a 2-0 lead, which can be said to be a double happiness!
In addition, as a strong containment point on the offensive end of the team's outside line, the play of Klay Thompson in this game also played a crucial role.
Thompson continued G1's stable performance, shooting 9-of-19 from the field, delivering 21 points+ 2 rebounds + 1 assist + 1 block, which is the key to the Warriors' offensive and defensive ends can always suppress the Nuggets!
Of course, the Warriors were able to beat the Nuggets in this game, and the performance of the team's young player Jordan Poole was also great.
Jordan Poole fired up in full force, starting 32 minutes, shooting 5 three-pointers on 10-of-16 shooting, and contributing 29 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.
And in the third quarter, he scored 13 points in a single quarter, and he also successfully disrupted the Nuggets' defensive rhythm and deployment almost single-handedly!
At the same time, it is worth mentioning that under the leadership of the new version of the five small lineups, the Warriors' performance of 44 points in the third quarter of this game also set a new record for the Warriors' single quarter score in the playoffs since Kerr took charge.
I have to say that after experiencing the run-in of G1 and G2, Thompson + Jordan Poole + Curry + Green + Wiggins' new version of the five small lineup, compared to the Nuggets, in the offensive and defensive ends of the advantages indeed!
On the other hand, on the Nuggets side, the team lost again in this game, suffered a 20-point defeat, and the series scored 0-2 into a passive game performance, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, under jokic's good performance and the full performance of 26+11+4+1+2, the sluggish performance of Barton + Jermichael Green in 22 shots was indeed somewhat unsatisfactory!
For the Nuggets, who are already 0-2 behind in the big score, in the G3 battle back to home, whether the Nuggets can seize the opportunity to win back a city will obviously become a key battle in this round of the series!