Beijing time on April 28 news, just now, the Golden State Warriors announced the starting lineup of the fifth game of the series, And Steven Curry no longer plays as a substitute.
The Warriors' starting five players are Curry, Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Drummond Green and Wiggins, Curry started for the first time since the start of the playoffs. At the same time, this lineup is the first time this season (playoffs + regular season) to appear in the game as a starting lineup.
Against the Denver Nuggets, the Warriors' small lineup is their winning formula. In the first game of the series, this lineup beat the Nuggets by 14 points; in the second game of the series, this lineup exploded a 22-8 attack wave. In the past four games, the team's overall shooting percentage has been as high as 60% when the five are on the floor, and Curry is the soul of this lineup, scoring a total of 41 points in the 32 minutes he has played with this lineup.
In the previous four playoff games, Curry, who came off the bench, averaged 27.5 points per game in 28 minutes of playing time per game, shooting 45.25% from the field and shooting 40% from three-point range.
The Warriors' starting lineup was also seen as a sign that they were desperate to advance to the semifinals at home, after the Warriors led the Nuggets 3-1 in the series.