On April 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. In today's Western Conference Focus game, the Warriors challenged the Nuggets away, and this game is the third time the two teams have met. In the first two meetings, the Warriors have won, this time back to the Home of the Nuggets, the Nuggets are also holding back a momentum to win a game, if this game loses again, then the Nuggets will enter a desperate situation!
In the starting list announced before the game, the Warriors once again put Curry on the bench! The most expensive substitute for the Warriors, Curry was limited in playing time in the first two games due to injury problems, and in an interview before the game, Curry said that he hoped to have more playing time in this game!
In the first quarter, at 6:58, Curry replaced Rooney on the scene, and the 5 squads that played a miracle role in the previous game were taken out by Cole in the first quarter! After Curry came on the field, he scored his first super-long 3-pointer of the game at the top of the arc in just one minute! Then hit another mid-range and a layup, and in the first six minutes, Curry had 7 points and 1 assist!
Entering the second quarter of the game, Curry has more time than the first quarter, at the end of this quarter, Curry found his own feel, in 2 minutes, Curry suddenly shot 8 points! Curry played 14 minutes in the first half, scoring 15 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. In the end, the Warriors ended the first half with a 10-point lead over the Nuggets 69-59.
After the start of the second half, the Nuggets began to catch up, and at the same time, during Curry's playing time, the Nuggets began to defend Curry, and in the 4 minutes of Curry's appearance, Curry only had 3 shots, hit a goal, and only got 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist! In the final quarter of the game, due to the Nuggets and Warriors' point difference is too close, Curry came early. In the middle of the quarter, Jokic hit two free throws, just one point behind the Warriors, and then Curry scored a key 3 points to pull the score apart again! In the final minute of the game, the Warriors only led the Jazz by 3 points, Curry first made the Nuggets Gordon offensive foul, and then held the ball to the basket to win the layup, again to extend the score to 5 points. After the timeout returned, Green snatched Jokic, Poole hit two free throws, and the game officially lost suspense!
In the end, the Warriors won 118-113 on the road to the Nuggets, and the total score came to 3-0! Today's game, Curry came off the bench today for 23 minutes, shooting 12 of 17, including 5 of 10 three-pointers and 5 of 7 from the free throw line, totaling 34 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block!
According to the schedule, the third game of the series between the Warriors and Nuggets will be played on April 22, and the Nuggets will return to home.