On April 22, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, with the Warriors playing against the Nuggets. In the first quarter, Jokic played well with 12 points and 6 rebounds, Curry scored 7 points off the bench, and the Warriors led by 2 points.
In the first two games, the Warriors led 2-0 at home, the Nuggets Jokic struggled to stand alone, Curry continued to serve as a substitute in this game, and Poole continued to start. Before the game, Curry said bluntly when talking about his playing as a substitute, everyone's playing time is similar, it doesn't matter who starts, and the Warriors still want to get the game point on the road.
In the first quarter, Jokic scored two points, Poole hit a three-pointer, Gordon scored with a dunk, Klay hit a single, Poole scored again, and Drummond Green's three-point shot gave the Warriors a 10-4 lead. Morris hit four consecutive points, Klay hit a three-point shot, Jokic couldn't shoot in the middle, and Klay hit two more points to open the game with seven points to give the Warriors a 15-8 seven-point lead.
After the timeout, Jokic hit a three-pointer, Curry came on, Wiggins scored on a layup, Barton hit a mid-range shot, Drummond Green scored under a basket, Jokic scored 2+1 to chase points, Curry hit a long-range three-point shot, hit the first shot, Andon's three-point shot hit, a 3-point difference. The Warriors failed to score consecutive offenses, and Rivers hit a three-point shot to chase down 22 draws.
Payton's three-point shot, the Nuggets offense did not score, Payton scored again, scoring 5 consecutive points, Poole played 2+1, and the Warriors opened the point difference again. Jokic made a basket and scored 10 points, Porter didn't score three points, Jokic scored again, 12 points, Curry threw a free throw from the free throw line, Forbes made a foul on three points and made two free throws, Payton fouled Cousins, Cousins made two free throws, a 2-point difference. Curry hit two-pointers, Cousins scored, the Warriors led by two points at 34-32 in the first quarter, Curry scored seven points off the bench, and Jokic had 12 points and six rebounds.
Nuggets starters: Gordon, Jeff Green, Jokic, Barton, Morris
Warriors starters: Wiggins, Drummond Green, Looney, Klay Thompson, Poole