On April 25, 2022, the 3.30 NBA playoffs continued Beijing time, and the Nuggets continued to usher in a life-and-death battle against the Warriors at home.
In the first quarter, the Warriors rained three points to establish a lead, while the Nuggets relied on Jokic alone to support themselves. In the second half, the Warriors' offensive efficiency dropped significantly, and Jokic hit two consecutive three-pointers to lead the team to a wave of 9-0 to reverse the score and maintain it until the end of the quarter, ending the first quarter with a 26-21 lead.
In the second quarter of the game, the Warriors were still slow to enter the state, but the Nuggets rookie Hyland hit three more super-far three-pointers, and the Nuggets opened the point difference to double digits. Fortunately, Curry stepped forward in time, and the burst belt shot plus the needle lead helped the Warriors to close the score slightly. The Nuggets led the Warriors by 11 points at halftime, 63-52.
Easy side to fight again, Thompson began to cut 12 points in a row to lead the team to blow the counter-offensive horn, the Nuggets side is not willing to show weakness repeatedly responded to the three-point tightly grasp the lead, to end the third quarter with a 98-89 lead.
In the final quarter, the Splash Brothers each scored a three-pointer, and the Warriors forced the point difference to six points to seek a counter-opportunity. Wiggins and Green continued to cut points in succession, and as Curry scored 2+1 and retreated, the Warriors finally reversed the score. However, Jokic immediately stepped up to make a layup, and then Patton transformed into a Surprise soldier and hit a key jumper to help the Nuggets win the game without any danger. In the end, the Nuggets defeated the Warriors 126-121 to win the first game in the series and pull the total score to 1-3.
In terms of statistics, the Warriors' star Stephen Curry has 33 points and 8 assists; Klay Thompson has 32 points; Jordan Poole has 11 points and 9 assists; Andrew Wiggins has 20 points and 6 rebounds; and Draymond Green has 13 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Nuggets, star Nikola Jokic had 37 points, eight rebounds and six assists; Aaron Gordon had 21 points and five rebounds; Naschorn Hyland had 15 points and seven assists; DeMarcus Cousins had 10 points; and Will Barton had six points and five rebounds.
The next game will be played at the home of the Warriors, and the Nuggets have defended a home court when the outside world generally believes that they will be swept, and it has to be said that they are really resilient. However, even if he has played so well, he is still a warrior who is full of problems, and Teacher Yue is indeed too short of helpers.
And today's Warriors are also unusual, with Curry losing four of his best free throws! Wiggins couldn't make up for it, Green left the field with six fouls... The Golden State Warriors, who didn't play at all like the one we were familiar with, still played the Nuggets to the last minute, and the strength of the team was evident. If the Warriors want to harvest the series in the next game, they must adjust their form as soon as possible. Curry, it's time to return to the starting lineup.