On April 19, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Warriors played at home to meet the Nuggets. The two teams met 2 days ago, the Nuggets did not have the strength to fight back, and today's game, the Nuggets still insisted on 1 and a half quarters, before the Pu'er tea three brothers combined, the Nuggets still have some competitiveness. The turning point of the game began in the middle of the second quarter, when Klay, Curry, and Poole took turns to take over the game, Cousins and Barton got into infighting, Jokic was obviously impatient, and the entire Nuggets were in chaos. In the third quarter, after the three pu'er tea brothers led the team to open up the 20-point difference, the game has lost suspense. Watching Curry roar and celebrate in the fourth quarter, this Warriors is really full of expectations! In the end, the Warriors won 126-106 at home to the Nuggets, and the Warriors currently lead 2-0.
Let's start with Curry. Curry played 23 minutes today, 12-of-17, including 5-of-10 from three-point range, 34 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, plus-minus +32. Like the last game, Kerr still arranged for Curry to play as a substitute, it seems that there is some disrespect for Curry, but this way is indeed the best choice, on the one hand, to protect Curry and control his playing time, on the other hand, it can also give Poole and Klay more time, after all, they can use the Nuggets to practice. And Curry from the middle of the second quarter, combined with the outbreak of Klay and Poole, let the Nuggets collapse instantly, during that time, Poole drove the rhythm, consecutive layups won, Curry continued to play small singles Jokic, and the Warriors rebounded the score in an instant 15-0. And from the third quarter onwards, when Curry has found the feel, the Nuggets really can't defend it, counterattacking the layup, eating Campazzo on the back jump shot, facing Gordon to shoot three points directly, including the 3+1 against Jammiel Green, Curry is very efficient today, and he can't see the injury at all.
This game Green is indispensable! Played 30 minutes, 2 of 5 with 6 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Green occupied the fifth position for a long time, stealing Jokic, big hat Gordon, including some basket confrontations, Green from the height point of view, facing Jokic is at a disadvantage, but he played very smart, he used his low center of gravity advantage, to top Jokic's next game, will make Jokic hold the ball to attack every round is very difficult, today Jokic at least 3-4 times under the basket has an absolute chance to put the ball in, did not grasp. Faced with the situation of the team's poor performance and the Warriors blossoming more, Jokic slowly lost his mentality, began to complain about the referee, and had some interaction with Green, and finally Jokic left the court for complaining about the referee's expulsion. On the offensive end, Green is constantly delivering cannonballs to Pu'er Tea, and it can be said that he is the rhythm core of this Warriors.
Now Kerr is really a bit bold, Green gives Poole a block, Curry and Clay one left and one right, let Poole go to control the ball to launch an attack, and get a miracle effect! In fact, this is also the biggest problem That Cole is currently facing, the starting line is two positions, but the three Pu'er tea brothers play very well, how to make a trade-off. In the starting lineup, Poole's tandem passing effect is very good, giving Clay an empty cut, and Green's blocking down, including leading the team to connect with the section, constantly feeding the cake Belitsa, Poole often comes forward when the opponent plays a small orgasm, and does the key point to reverse the decline. And Clay's fiery feel can not be ignored, in contrast, Kerr can only use the "protect Curry" way to make Curry a substitute. But judging by his performances this season, Poole has shown his dominance on the pitch.
Statistics show that in the first half of G1 and G2 alone, Kerr's new death five small lineups, while in the 10 minutes of the game, the net victory over the Nuggets by 28 points! It's really scary, to know that Wiggins hasn't reached his average scoring level, and poole and Clay have both significantly reduced their offensive finishing after seeing Curry take over the game. After the run-in of these two games, first of all, a chemical reaction has been established between Poole and Clay, whether it is the use of blocking and demolition cover to feed Clay, or Kleiko cut the ball in time, including Poole's counterattack to drive the rhythm, the Warriors play very smoothly. Secondly, when Curry is on the floor, Green's role is very prominent, he can give cards to the three Pu'er tea brothers, and it is difficult for any team to resist the Warriors' style of play.
The Warriors are currently leading 2-0, and this series, if Murray can't return, will completely lose suspense. G3 will take place at 10am on the 22nd, and the Warriors will have 2 days off. For Kerr, the biggest problem now is who will start, whether Curry will have to adapt to the rhythm again after returning to the starting lineup, and whether Poole will be able to play in this performance. Of course, this is definitely a happy annoyance, and Cole can also continue to "protect Curry" and let this elementary school student have a substitute addiction.