Jokic scored 37 points, 18 boards, five assists and three steals. In the face of the warrior, Teacher Yo's data is still gorgeous, but in the face of the warrior, Teacher Yo is also like a bird in a cage, unable to break free. The Warriors' terrifying guard group has become a nightmare for the Nuggets; and the defensive pressure brought by Green has made Jokic unable to truly connect with his teammates.
With a 3-0 lead in the series, the Warriors' foot has stepped into the Western Conference semifinals. In the previous league history, there have been a total of 143 series 3-0 situations, but the lagging side has never won, and there is no possibility of reversal.
In this G3 battle, the Nuggets also know that they can't afford to lose. Jokic led a group of dead men to fight, and they withstood the pressure in the first 40 minutes or so, even if they were behind the double-digit point difference at one point, but still struggled to bite the gap. But when the key moment came, the Warriors suddenly sacrificed the former five small lineups, allowing Curry, Thompson, Green and Iguodala to appear at the same time.
At the peak of that year, the Warriors completed the legendary feat of 5 years and 3 crowns with the core lineup composed of these 4 people. Although Iguodala is getting older, his wild hollow cut is a thrill. You have to admire Jokic's tenacity, and he helped the Nuggets chase down 107 draws at key moments.
However, in the moment of life and death, the Warriors dismantled and torn the Nuggets' defense, Poole and Curry's crazy breakthrough, Curry and Green's blocking, the Warriors both inside and outside, and the Nuggets were in a dilemma. Jokic pounced on the outside line, and the Nuggets damaged the inside line, allowing Wiggins to frequently grab the board; Jokic guarded the inside line, and Curry and Poole hit efficiently and punished arrogantly.
Wiggins hit a three-point shot, Wiggins grabbed an offensive rebound, and after the Warriors reorganized, Poole continued to finish. At 34.7 seconds, the Nuggets were still not dead, but Green single-handedly defended the teacher, and under the tough confrontation, he quickly attacked and completed the steal from one side, completely killing the Nuggets' life.
What exactly is the core of the Warriors? The bizarre coach Kerr, curry who willingly retreated to the bench, Poole, who openly lectured veterans during the suspension, Thompson, the spiritual leader who returned from a ruptured Achilles tendon, or the three-single freak Draymond Green?
In the game, Green shot 2-of-6 and 1-of-3 from three-point range for 6 points, 5 boards, 10 assists, 2 steals and 1 block. In his career, Green has scored 200 steals and 10 triple-doubles in the playoffs, a stat that rivals the likes of Magic Johnson, Kidd, Bird and James.
Curry, Thompson and Poole scored at least 25 points and shot more than 50 percent from the field, the third time in playoff history and the first in nearly 33 years. As the playoffs progressed, splash tea became an artifact for the Warriors to attack the city. But the Warriors' brilliance on the offensive end is inseparable from their solid backing. As the core of the five small lineups and the builder of the Warriors' defensive system, Green silently built a defensive wall with three single data.
Green is not a star player in the traditional sense, but within the Warriors system, he is definitely an irreplaceable superstar. His significance can even be compared to the league's strongest bench.