On April 28, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs G5, the Warriors will sit at home against the Nuggets. In the previous four games, the Warriors led the Nuggets 3-1. In this game, if the Warriors can win at home, they will advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Before the game, the Warriors had a lot of news.
In this series, Warriors veteran Iguodala is still reused by Kerr. In his first four games, he averaged 1.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 14 minutes per game. Don't look at Iguodala's data is not gorgeous enough, but his role is very much more critical. He's the best passer on the Warriors bench and one of the best defenders on the second team. Now that Iguodala will miss today's G5 game due to a left cervical disc injury, Cole's rotation lineup will change.
The Warriors are going to become more than just rotating lineups, the starting lineup will also change dramatically. Curry is likely to be the starter after four consecutive bench appearances, but that doesn't mean Poole will come off the bench. According to Shams, the Warriors are likely to change sides in this game and directly line up the lineup of the new dead five (Curry, Poole, Klay, Wiggins and Dream chaser).
According to statistics, the Warriors' "new death five" played together for 32 minutes in this series, with a net opponent of 26 points (including a net win of 29 points at home and a net loss of 3 points on the road).
In the last game, Poole was targeted by the Nuggets and played a bit of a crotch. In response to Pooler's question, Cole said: "We told him, 'Hey, this is the problem Curry has been facing for 10 years, he ignited everyone, what will the opponent do?'" They're going to take action for sure, they're going to send big guys to keep an eye on him, and that's what they're going to do to you right now. The league has seen your impact and now the question is how to adapt and adapt. ”