At 126:121, the Nuggets avoided being a playoff team at home. In this game, the Nuggets' outside touch was explosive, and at one point in the second quarter, it was a 17-point lead, but in the second half, the Warriors will wake up in time, and as Curry scored five consecutive points in the final quarter, the Warriors will score a rebound. At the crucial time, Jokic and Barton stepped forward and hit key balls to lead the Nuggets to win the game.
The first person in the regular season, the same is true in the playoffs
Jokic back at home is simply a fish, in two games he scored a total of 74 points, 26 boards and 11 assists, shooting percentage, three-point shooting rate are more than 60%, one person to take over the offensive organization, on the defensive end, but also have to face Curry's military training and for the outside players, it is indeed incredible to be able to deliver such an efficient performance. In the series against the Warriors, Jokic's average per game is 31.3 points, 11.8 boards, 5.3 assists and 1.8 steals, and although the team is difficult to advance to the second round, Jokic has exhausted everything and has been eliminated in the case of a team lineup, and no one will question his ability to lead the team. Of all the players in the playoffs, who does more than Jokic?
Curry finished the last game as a substitute
The Warriors' loss today also means that Curry has played the final bench game of this year's playoffs. Previously, due to the injury, Kerr chose to start Poole, because he has been winning, so it is not easy to readjust the lineup, but with this game, Curry and Poole have a significant difference in performance, and by the fifth game, Curry will most likely return to the starting position. After all, Curry also played a full 37 minutes in this game, and he has proved that his current body can match the intensity of last playoff
In today's game, Curry is in a slow heat state, and curry has played very badly in the first two quarters, but in the second half, Curry scored 23 points on 7 of 12 shots, including the classic shot of jokic scoring points in continuous military training. On the other hand, Poole, today's hand felt cold, the whole game 10 shots 3, the 11 points scored set a new series low, not only that, Poole's problems at the defensive end of this game were amplified, in defense, Poole can be said to be completely untargeted, resulting in the other side to get several good offensive opportunities, Poole's defensive habits need to be further strengthened.
Green is truly indispensable
Green left the court with more than 1 minute left in the final quarter, so that the balance of victory tilted towards the Nuggets, after all, in this game, in addition to 13 points, 11 boards, 6 assists, +18 plus-minus was the lead in the whole field, if he was present, maybe the end of the game would be changed. In this series, Green once again proved his worth, and his importance to the Warriors is not as much as the data shows.
Clay leads the three-point table!
Despite losing, Clay continued to perform at his peak in this game. Shooting 12-of-20 from the game, 7-of-11 from three-point range, and the madman slashed 32 points as well as 0 assists, typical of Clay's game. It is worth mentioning that Klay's three-point shooting in this game continues to lead the field, and currently accumulated 21 three-pointers to become the playoff three-point king, which makes Warriors fans feel extremely happy, and that Klay never seems to leave. If the Warriors want to make a difference this season, they have to rely on Klay to continue to show cold-blooded performances.
Cumminga can play the playoffs!
Cumminga played 11 minutes in this game, a new playoff high, contributing nine points on 3-of-4 shooting, and this game also proved that Cuminga can squeeze into the playoff rotation lineup, which also provides more possibilities for the Warriors' next platooning. So this loss to the Warriors is by no means without gains
Although the Nuggets avoided being swept, the Warriors returned home and were likely to kill the series suspense completely, after all, it was difficult for the Nuggets to have a three-pointer in every game like this game, and It was difficult for Green to be sent off again at a critical moment in the game.