Originally thought that the Nuggets returned to their Denver Devils home, will bottom out to usher in a big win, but they still have no way to face the Warriors' guard group, even though Jokic personally slashed 37 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals of luxurious data, but also failed to lead the team through the key moments, and finally swallowed a three-game playoff losing streak at 113-118.
The Nuggets' vulnerability is unexpected, but what is even more incredible is that so far in the playoffs, the Warriors' star and two-time MVP Curry has never played as a starter, and in these three games, he averaged only 25.3 minutes per game, but he could get 25.7 points, 3 rebounds and 4.7 assists, shooting a total of 26 of 47.
In this game against the Denver Plateau, Curry also became the one who killed the game at a critical moment, he faced Jokic's defense, quickly broke through to shake off the opponent's position and successfully scored a layup, extending the score to 5 points, at this time the game only has about 40 seconds left, with Jokic being snatched by Green, the Nuggets have lost the last chance to rebound.
Why can't Curry, who is in such good form, not even play in the starting lineup? Because the Warriors also have a more fiery Poole, in the first two games, Poole scored 30 points and 29 points respectively, shooting more than 60%, this game he and Curry scored 27 points, and also used a full 4 shot opportunities, even the plus-minus value is +3 like Curry.
From the point of view of playing style, Poole has learned almost all the essence from Curry, except for stable and accurate three-point shots, even the defensive shooting is quite efficient, such offensive firepower has no reason to withdraw from the starting lineup in any case.
In fact, from the first game of the series Cole will be Curry into the bench, there are fans worried that he is smart, it is likely that the gutter overturned, but in fact, Kerr can be described as a scheming, on the one hand, the Nuggets' guard line is originally very weak, this season's rapid growth of Poole with Thompson has been enough to cope, Curry's impact will not be too big;
On the other hand, Poole and Curry can form a healthy internal competition, seeing that Poole plays so well, Curry as a veteran will naturally not accept defeat, as can be seen from the game, he obviously reduced the unreasonable shooting, which is a good thing for the operation of the team system, and stimulates a stronger team combat effectiveness.
So now can understand why Cole will insist on such a platoon, Curry career has actually been a big shortcoming, that is, because his own creativity is too strong to lead to insufficient control of the game, the playoffs are a stage where every ball must be fought, unlike the regular season to win or lose a game does not matter, Kerr has always wanted to suppress Curry's unstable creativity, so that the game can be completely controlled by his system, and now he has found Poole as a balancing factor, while strengthening Curry's rationality, It also gave him enough time to recover, and if the Warriors can reach the Finals, it must be a vision.
Although Kerr has been in the Warriors for so many years and has always been in various doubts, it has to be said that he is still very clear about the strengths and weaknesses of the Warriors and Curry, their lineup this season is not perfect, and if he wants to achieve the goal of finally winning the championship, he must carefully eliminate this instability factor, which is a necessary attribute of being a great coach.