On April 25, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. In today's Game of Western Focus, the Warriors took on the Nuggets on the road, the fourth game in the series between the two sides. In the first three games, the Warriors led the Nuggets 3-0, and in today's game, Curry once again served as the team's bench.
With 8 minutes and 14 seconds left in the first quarter, Curry was substituted. However, Curry started today with a general feel, his first 5 shots were all deflected, and Warriors reporter Marcus Thompson tweeted and joked: "Curry looks like a guy who is not ready to play." "3 minutes and 57 seconds before the end of the quarter, Curry hit a mid-range shot, and then 14 seconds before the end of the quarter, Curry hit a 45-degree three-point shot on the right side, and in the first quarter, Curry only scored 5 points on 2-of-8 shooting, including 1 of 5 three-pointers!
After entering the second quarter of the game, Curry won under the basket and caused Cousins to foul to play 2+1, and then Cousins was dissatisfied with the penalty to eat a technical foul, Curry hit the technical foul penalty again, and scored 4 points in one round. Three minutes and 43 seconds before the end of the quarter, Nuggets Rivers Jr. was whistled for a technical foul and Curry hit another free throw. In this quarter, Curry repeatedly passed good balls for his teammates, scoring 4 assists in a single quarter, but only 1 of 3 on the offensive end and 5 points on 3-of-5 free throws. The Warriors trailed the Nuggets 52-63 in the first half.
In the second half of the third quarter, Curry re-emerged. He quickly assisted Green's shot, then Curry hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc, and Curry caused multiple fouls to stand on the free throw line, scoring eight points in a single quarter. It is worth mentioning that Curry stood on the free throw line a total of 10 times in the first 3 quarters, but lost a full 4, including one two free throws, which is rare for him to rank first in the league in free throw shooting rate. Curry himself was puzzled, looking at his right hand after the penalty was lost.
After the final quarter began, Curry quickly scored under the basket, and then hit a 45-degree three-pointer on the left and caused Cousins to foul, a goal that excited Curry, crouched on the ground and gritted his braces to pose a cool pose. Curry then broke through to the basket and hit Jokic. In the first two minutes and 58 seconds of the final game, Curry made two foul shots, and then assisted Wiggins dunk, and the Warriors were only one point away. After Gordon hit two free throws, Curry broke through Jokic's defensive layup to make a 2+1, and the two sides fought 119:119! After Curry hit a long two-point shot in the left bottom corner, but then Jokic and Morris won consecutively, the Warriors made a mistake, And Button hit a three-point shot, and the Warriors still had no choice but to lose.
In the end, the Warriors lost to the Nuggets 121:126 on the road, failing to complete a 17-point comeback, and the series score became 3:1! Curry played 37 minutes off the bench today, shooting 10-of-23, including 3-of-11 three-pointers and 10-of-14 free throws, totaling 33 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, and conceding 4 free throws in a single game also created the first time in Curry's career (regular season + playoffs). In the final quarter, Curry scored 15 points alone, including a key 7 points in the last 3 minutes.
According to the schedule, game 5 of the Warriors and Nuggets series will be played on April 28, and the Warriors will return to home.