On April 22, Beijing time, the Warriors " Kutang Tea" outside the three cores of the collective force, they all bombed 25+ points, even if the Warriors led by 12 points in the case of the Nuggets counter-score, but the Warriors Kutang Tea three cores totaled 12 three-points super Nuggets 11 three-pointers, or with the strength of the performance of the team to win thrillingly. In the final stage, Poole made consecutive attacks and achievements, curry forced Jokic to complete the key layup, thus leading the team to a total score of 3-0 to become the first team in the West to win the match point, and also held the playoffs 3-0 and was never overturned to advance.
It is worth mentioning that the Warriors' three major guards in this game all bombed 20+ points, of which Curry scored 27 points with 3 three-pointers, Tang Shen scored 26 points with 6 three-pointers, and Poole scored 27 points with 3 three-pointers.
In addition, Curry surpassed James Worthy in playoff totals to 26th in playoff history and 4th in active duty, surpassed the 1,000-goal milestone in playoff totals, and surpassed Paul and Bill Russell to rise to 32nd all-time. As for Tang Shen, he surpassed Ray Allen in the playoffs by three points to rise to the third place in history, behind Curry and James.
The Warriors have played well in the first two games, especially the "new death five small" created by Kerr is very powerful, that is, Curry + Tang Shen + Chasing Dreams + Poole + Wiggins, their attack and pass defense make the Nuggets helpless, but also let the Warriors win consecutive big wins easily to get a 2-0 overall lead, but also by the outside world is expected to complete a round of series sweeps to advance to the good play.
The Warriors, who only came to play on the road, encountered stubborn resistance, and they performed well in the first two quarters of the Devils home of Denver Highlands, shooting 34 and 35 points in a single quarter, leading by 12 points at most, and holding a 10-point lead in the first half. The Warriors' performance in the first half naturally stemmed from the excellent performance of the outside attack, Curry scored 7 points on 3 of 5 in the first quarter, Pooler scored 8 points on 3 of 5, Anderson scored 7 points in 3 of 4, so the attack tri-core totaled 9 of 14 to get 22 points, showing strong attack firepower.
As for the second quarter, the Warriors attacked the triple core to continue to give the performance, and also activated the outbreak of Payton Jr., so that as many as 4 backcourt players scored in double figures in the first half, namely Curry scored 15 points on 6 of 9, Tang Shen scored 12 points on 5 of 8, Poole scored 16 points on 6 of 8, plus Peyton Jr. scored 11 points in 4 of 4 (including 3 of 3 of three), making the Warriors' small-ball lineup show super combat effectiveness.
It was only as Jokic played harder in the second half, especially as the Nuggets continued to storm the interior to create damage, that the Warriors lost 12 points 18-30 in the third quarter, and were also overtaken by two points in the first three quarters. By the end of the quarter, the Warriors once again overtook the score, but continued to be frantically counterattacked by the opponent, and with 3 minutes and 20 seconds left, the Warriors had been surpassed by the Nuggets by 2 points at 109-111.
In the final stage of the final game, Poole assisted Wiggins to shoot a long-range three-point shot, and then Poole also broke through to complete the pull-up layup, helping the Warriors successfully reverse the score. After the Nuggets failed to hit the iron consecutively, Curry had 40.8 seconds left to break through Jokic's layup, and as the Nuggets continued to be hit, the Warriors were fouled by Poole and Curry continued to take free throws to establish the victory, and the Warriors continued to extend the lead with a wave of small climaxes, and finally successfully defeated the Nuggets to win the match point.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)