Both the Warriors and nuggets are strong teams in the league, especially this season with Klay's return, the Warriors are back on the list of strong teams. It's not that Klay will be able to make the Warriors a top team when he returns, but the Warriors need Curry and Klay to return to the team healthy at the same time, so that the Warriors are strong enough to have more chips to compete for the championship. Looking at Clay's playoff performance, he can often help the team through the difficulties at key moments, and Klay has indeed played a role in the warriors' championship trophy chase.
On April 19, Beijing time, the second match between the Warriors and the Nuggets began, and the Warriors defeated the Nuggets by 20 points 126-106, rewriting the total score of the playoff series to 2-0. Through the game, it can be seen that today's Warriors have a championship appearance again, and with Curry playing as a substitute, the Warriors actually have a windfall.
In this game, Curry came off the bench and scored 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in the whole game, 12 of 17, shooting as high as 71%! It also became a new record for Curry's playoff shooting percentage. Klay Thompson also played well, scoring 21 points, although this is not the best state for him, but for Klay, it is more satisfactory to be able to return to this state after returning to the team.
And the natural surprise for the Warriors is poole, who played in place of Curry, who played the starting lineup, and if it is not a fan who pays great attention to the Warriors, he may not know this player, but in this year's playoffs, it feels like Poole suddenly appeared. In the last game, Poole's performance was very brilliant, and this game was a comprehensive performance of 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, 30 points in the last game, and 59 points in the first two games of the playoff career, which also made Poole the second highest player in team history, directly surpassing Curry. This was a bonus for the Warriors, who had never imagined Poole to play so well and in the high-intensity playoffs. Poole's outstanding performance can greatly alleviate the offensive pressure of Curry and Klay on the offensive end, becoming the team's third largest offensive point.
Today's Warriors, compared to the death of the five small lineups of that year, does not seem to be inferior to anywhere, Curry, Klay, Poole, Green, Wiggins, such a lineup is also the top lineup in the league today, and whether it is offensive or defensive, it is very good, and the strength is also balanced. Encounter such a Warriors, it is no wonder that the Nuggets' playoff journey will become extremely difficult, Jokic is difficult to support after all, the end of the game is two technical fouls to leave, it can be seen that Jokic is also very depressed, now 0-2 behind, for the Nuggets has reached the most difficult time, if the next game does not pull back a round, then it is likely that the Nuggets will travel for the first round.