Beijing time on April 22, the Warriors and Nuggets ushered in the third game of the first round of the playoffs, and the first two games in their home Chase center of the Warriors, achieved a 2-0 lead, it is worth mentioning that the warriors core Curry in these 2 games are playing as a substitute, and today's visit to the Nuggets home Bol Center, originally thought that Kerr would usher in a change of team, let Curry return to the starting lineup, the result did not think that Curry is still playing as a substitute.
This season's playoffs have been played in three consecutive bench games, surpassing the seven-year playoffs combined
Same as the starting lineup of the first two games, Poole still formed the Warriors' starting five-man group with Klay, Wiggins, Dream chaser, and Rooney, and Curry continued to serve as the sixth person, so that Curry has played as a substitute in three consecutive games in the playoffs this season, surpassing the seven-year playoffs combined, in the 15-16 season, when the Warriors played as a substitute in the playoffs against the Blazers in the series of playoffs against the Blazers, curry who had just returned from injury played as a substitute, and in that game he bombed 40 points to help the Warriors finally successfully beat the opponent. The second bench was in the 17-18 season, when the Warriors and pelicans playoff semifinal g2, Curry just recovered from a left knee injury, played 27 minutes as a substitute, scored 28 points, and helped the Warriors beat their opponents with 5 points.
The bench can also deliver a solid performance, and Curry helps the Warriors gain match points
And today's game is also Curry's 5th playoff career as a substitute, 3 consecutive times to accept the sixth person status, throughout the history of the NBA, like him can meekly obey the coaching staff as a superstar on the bench, it can be said that it is rare, and this time again on the bench, Curry also continued to continue the excellent play of the past two games, in the 30 minutes of playing time, 9 of 17 shots to win 27 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and in the last 40 seconds left in the final quarter, Curry is facing Jokic's defense, Directly holding the ball to break through, against this 200-pound big fat man came to a difficult layup, helped the Warriors to achieve a key 5-point lead, it is this goal, helped the Warriors to lay the victory, and finally they beat the Nuggets again 118-113, to achieve a 3-0 overall lead, because there has never been a team in NBA history that can complete a reversal without 0-3, so the Warriors have basically stepped into the Western Conference semifinals one foot ahead of schedule.
A bold change is not a long-term solution, and it is time for Cole to let Curry start again
The Warriors can hold the game point at present, and really have to thank Curry for his self-sacrifice, as the number one core of the team, it is really not an easy task to be able to serve as a substitute for 3 consecutive games, imagine that even such a good temper as Dajia can not accept D'Antoni's substitution requirements for him during the original time for the Lakers, let alone the former MVP star who is now unwilling to put down his body. So to have a superstar like Curry who can sacrifice for the team, Warriors fans really have to feel lucky.
At present, the Warriors' promotion to the semifinals is basically not much suspense, and what everyone is most looking forward to may be whether Curry will continue to serve as a substitute in the next game. It is true that Kerr's bold change of formation did play a good effect, but if he really continues to use this lineup, the Warriors will definitely encounter a lot of challenges in the following semi-finals, or even the Western Conference Finals, so Kerr really has to consider getting Curry back in the fourth game.