The NBA playoffs continue, and today's fourth game between the Warriors and the Nuggets continues at the Nuggets home. The overall morale of the Nuggets today was very strong because no team wants to be swept 4-0 at home by an opponent. So the Nuggets played very aggressively in this game, resulting in the Warriors' main players receiving many fouls, and Green was six fouls. In the end, the Nuggets won the game on the road to avoid being swept away.
Jordan Pooler played a little back in this game, scoring only 11 points in the game, while Curry continued to play off the bench and scored 33 points, Thompson continued to perform steadily, scoring 32 points and hitting 7 three-pointers today, and when you really enter the playoffs, you will find that Thompson's play is extremely stable. So far, Thompson has averaged 24.5 points per game in the playoffs and is shooting 50 percent from three-point range. Overall shooting percentage also reached 52.8%. Thompson's performance in the playoffs can be described as extremely stable.
Why has Thompson been able to perform so consistently in the playoffs? A lot of that has to do with the way he plays. Thompson's shots are more standard and taller than Curry and Poole, and he is less distracted. And in this series, Thompson has a lot of low-post singles opportunities, and his physical advantage is highlighted under the defense of the Nuggets' skinny outside line. Coupled with his delicate feel, Thompson also got a very good scoring chance at the low end of this series.
The other is Thompson's big heart in the playoffs. Some players may have psychological fluctuations in the playoffs, but Thompson will not, even in the Finals his mentality is still very stable. He will not lose confidence or be depressed because he can't shoot, which also provides a prerequisite for his stable performance.
It has to be said that After entering the playoffs, Thompson is the real thigh of the Warriors, and as the game progresses, Thompson's role will be more prominent when the Warriors march to the deeper game of the playoffs, especially in the adversity of Thompson is currently the only player in the Warriors' outside line with strong solution ability.
Playing a deep game Curry will definitely encounter the other side's pinch, Poole's stability is also debatable, so Thompson will become the only player in the Warriors with strong solution ability, because his shooting ability is stable enough, he has the advantage of height and the ability to fight is not weak, Thompson's jump shot in the mid-range position is still very stable, the importance of Thompson in the playoffs is self-evident, and even Thompson will be the most critical player to determine how far the Warriors go.