On April 28, Beijing time, when Curry ushered in the first playoff start of the season, which was also the first playoff start after two years, the Warriors he led were caught in a bitter battle. The Warriors' interior line, which mainly played the death of the five small, was suppressed, and at one point trailed the Nuggets by 10 points in the second half, and Curry hit three consecutive points to lead the team to frantically counterattack and chase points. Curry hit five three-pointers and blasted down 30+5+5 stats, especially in the last minute, leading the Warriors to reverse and eliminate the Nuggets 4-1 on aggregate, becoming the first team in the West to advance to the second round. Curry also set a number of milestones in this game, such as surpassing Dr. J. Irving in the playoffs and breaking the 3100-point mark.
Remember when Curry last started in the playoffs? It also goes back to the G6 game of the 2019 Finals, when the Warriors lost to the Raptors, and finally lost the championship 2-4 in total, and the failure to win 3 consecutive championships also announced the collapse of the Warriors Dynasty. In the next two seasons, Curry played five games a season and was reimbursed for the season, and the Warriors completely destroyed the league's penultimate number one this season. As for last season, Curry scored the point king and the three-point king, but the Warriors lost two consecutive play-off games to miss the playoffs.
Now Curry has led the Warriors to rebound this season, achieving the third record in the West in the regular season, and also leading the team to start the championship mode again. Only because of the injury at the end of the regular season, Warriors coach Kerr arranged for Curry to play as a substitute in the first 4 playoff games, which also made Curry the "most expensive substitute in history", but Curry's performance gradually improved, and there were two 30+ performances.
Now in the first round of G5, Curry has finally returned to the playoff starters again after two years, but it is clear that the Warriors who returned to home are in a bitter fight. Curry scored 8 points in the first quarter, especially in the opening stage of two consecutive three-pointers, once leading the Warriors to a seven-point advantage, but encountered the Nuggets' internal advantage to suppress the tenacious pursuit of points. Curry then broke through the inside line and hit another goal, scoring 8 points in the first quarter to become the Warriors' most scoring player, but Curry continued to concede free throws in the first quarter, which was a surprise that he had conceded five in his last two games.
As the Nuggets continued to use their inside advantage to suppress the Warriors, the Golden State team fell into an offensive mut in the second quarter, and was once overtaken by the opponent, and the two sides could be tied 48-48 in the first two quarters. Curry was dudded in the second quarter, scoring two points on 1-of-3 in a single quarter, but shooting 10 points from 11 in the first two quarters, curry remained the Warriors' only player to score in double figures in the first half.
The Warriors' sad performance continued, and they continued to be suppressed by the Nuggets in the third quarter, and even at one point they were pulled behind the double-digit gap. The Warriors are at a disadvantage on the inside, but also require Curry to open up the offensive situation on the outside, Curry finally found the outside projection state in the second half of the third quarter, he hit three consecutive three-point fire, helping the Warriors chase 70-71 only 1 point, but the first three quarters of the Warriors were once again pulled behind the 8-point gap.
In the final stage of the final battle, Curry combined with the team to play a wave of 18-6 offensive counterattack to surpass 4 points, which also made the battle between the two sides more intense. After Jokic continued to make foul penalties to chase points, Curry responded with a large two-pointer, but the Nuggets stubbornly tied the score again. Curry first made a gliding shot by Payton Jr., and then Curry broke through Gordon's basket to help the Warriors regain their advantage. With 29.9 seconds left, Curry broke through again to complete the key layup, helped the Warriors expand their 5-point advantage, and also dedicated key free throws to kill the game at the end, Curry used consecutive key points in the last moment to successfully help the Warriors win the counterattack, and also made the audience shout MVP.
Curry created several playoff milestones this game:
First, Curry's playoff total scores, just 10 points away from the legendary Dr. J. Julius Irving's 3088 points, rose to the 24th place in NBA playoff history score list, the previous one is three-time champion Dennis Johnson 3116 points, and the active players only lost to James, Durant and Harden.
Second, Curry broke through the 3100-point milestone in the playoffs, becoming the 24th man in history and the 4th person in active duty, behind James with 7631 points, Durant with 4559 points and Harden with 3283 points.
Third, Curry's playoff goals surpassed the Suns' core Paul's 1,018 goals and Leonard's 1,019 goals, and also surpassed Pierce's 1,022 goals to rise to the 29th place in the NBA's playoff all-time goal list, the previous being Garnett's 1,059 goals.
Fourth, Curry reached at least 400 turnovers in the playoffs, becoming the 22nd in playoff history, the previous being Olajuwon 424 turnovers.
Fifth, Curry's playoff steals equaled Jabbar's 189 steals, rising to 34th on the playoff steals list, the previous being Barkley's 193 steals.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)