On April 22, Beijing time, the Warriors and Nuggets played the third game of the first round of the playoffs. In the third quarter of the game, the Warriors suffered consecutive accidents, Green twisted his foot, and Poole landed on the ground and injured his elbow.
Before the game, Nuggets coach Malone talked about dealing with the Warriors' small lineup, saying, "In the first two games we tried to play fast, we can't do that, we have to keep the pace down, especially when things are not as we want." ”
The Nuggets bit the score, as Malone said, they played half-court positions, it is worth mentioning that Cousins came off the bench to perform well, and when the second quarter came up, he turned around and carried his opponent's hands to burst into the net, igniting the whole field. Immediately after, he hit a strong back-to-basket hit.
However, the Nuggets were still unable to limit the Warriors' small lineup, and Curry also broke out in the final moments of the half. Looking at the Warriors' 3G performance in the first half, Thompson scored 12 points on 5-of-8, Poole scored 16 points on 6-of-8, and Curry scored 15 points on 6-of-9.
However, when the second half came back, the Warriors suffered consecutive accidents. First, Green accidentally stepped on Clay's foot and sprained his ankle, and he once left the field for treatment under the support of his assistant coach. Fortunately, he returned to the pitch.
After that, when Poole broke through the basket and landed on the ground, he propped his elbow on the ground and was also replaced. Back on the bench, the team doctor urgently applied an ice to Poole's elbow.