Beijing time on April 28, NBA playoffs, the Warriors home against the Nuggets, before the 4 Games warriors 3-1 lead, this win can advance to the semifinals, and the first half of the game due to the fierce confrontation between the two sides, there was a conflict, when the Nuggets forward Gordon broke through with the ball, knocked down the defensive Green, the referee blew Gordon offensive foul. Then Gordon also took the ball in dead ball mode and slammed it on Green, who began to be dissatisfied, holding Gordon's thigh and complaining to the referee, and the two sides almost clashed at one point.
At this time, the other Players of the Warriors came to break the siege, Curry and Thompson successively came out for Green, first Curry blocked in front of Green, and Gordon sprayed garbage, and then Thompson came forward to clearly signal Gordon, who was still in pieces, to shut up. From these two shots, it can be seen that Curry and Thompson are both tough and do not hesitate to give their brothers a head start. In the end, after the referee reviewed the video, Gordon added a technical foul.
After this clash round, the morale of the Warriors' entire staff was further improved, and the team became more and more aggressive at home. In the final quarter of the game, the Warriors began to reverse the score, the Nuggets side of the core Jokic suffered an injury, once unable to play, the Warriors took the opportunity to play a wave of 16-6 to master the advantage.
However, the Nuggets did not give up, jokic after a short break chose to play with injuries, and immediately scored 6 consecutive points, allowing the Nuggets to tie the score. In the last 2 minutes of regular time, the two sides drew 90-90, at this time Payton cut to help the Warriors lead, the next contract Keech pass error, Curry seized the time to score a layup, and the Warriors' lead extended to 4 minutes.
At the critical moment, the Nuggets still rely on Jokic, and once again scored 4 consecutive points, but the Warriors "soldiers and horses" are more. The freed Payton hit a three-point shot, Curry broke through with the ball and scored on the layup, and with 30 seconds left in regular time, the Warriors led by five points, and the victory was in hand. With Jokic missing three points, the game completely lost suspense, and finally the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 102-98, eliminating the opponent 4-1 and reaching the Western Conference semifinals. At the end of the game, Jokic hugged Green and laughed with Thompson, and Jokic, who lacked two big helpers, although defeated YuRong, had tried his best, and Jokic had 38 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists in this game, shooting 12 of 18.
The Warriors have re-seen the abilities of this former champion in this series, with Kerr creating a new "Death Five" and the new combination of Curry, Thompson, Poole, Wiggins and Green as powerful. Coming to the playoff stage, this Warrior has experience, and when the main players have returned healthily, this Warriors cannot be ignored. According to the ranking, the Warriors will play against the winner between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves, and the Grizzlies currently lead the Timberwolves 3-2, and the outcome of who wins and who loses has not yet been determined.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)