Beijing time on April 28, the NBA playoffs continued, today the Warriors and Nuggets ushered in the fifth game of the series, after the Warriors 3-1 lead over the opponent, only one step away from the promotion, and the Nuggets obviously do not want to easily let the Warriors advance, they set the tone from the beginning of the game, the first three quarters of the Nuggets led by 8 points, but the fourth saving teacher just came on the court to receive the fifth foul, taking advantage of his offside, the Splash Brothers led the team to complete the reversal, the full score of 102-98, the Warriors successfully advanced to the second round.
This campaign the Warriors changed the lineup, Curry finally entered the starting lineup after 4 consecutive games as a substitute, but Poole did not become a substitute, the Warriors started on the five small: Curry + Poole + Klay + Wiggins + chasing dreams, after the Warriors' five small hits the Nuggets, Kerr is thinking of setting the tone from the beginning of the game, but they put too much defensive focus on Jokic, which also allows Gordon and Morris to get a lot of easy shots, gordon 4 of 4 in the first quarter scored 12 points, Morris scored 5 points, Gordon had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and Morris had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
The outbreak of Cousins in the second and third quarters caught the Warriors by surprise, two quarters of the game Cousins played 9 minutes to score 15 points, the whole game Kaoshen scored 19 points and 4 rebounds, coupled with Jokic's stable play, this is the reason why the Warriors fell behind in the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter Curry began to close the game, Jokic could not play because of foul trouble, which also completed the Splash Brothers, the two cut 17 points in the fourth quarter, Curry 11 points and 2 assists.
Curry shot 10 of 22 in the whole game, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, although Klay did not have the efficiency of the previous few days, but also played a comprehensive data of 13 shots and 5 shots to get 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, in the face of the opponent's high-intensity pressure defense, Poole was still watery, 8 points out of 3 of 10 shots, Wiggins still controlled the points steadily, 12 points and 5 rebounds on 4 of 9 shots, and chased dreams to get 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Teacher Yo also played bloody after returning in the last 5 minutes of the fourth quarter, scoring 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and also playing by himself without passing the ball, all kinds of mid-range sanctions chasing dreams, the whole game about Teacher About 18 shots 12, three points 2 of 0 got 30 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. In the first round of the playoffs, Jokic averaged 31 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 57.5% from the field, which is the strength of the MVP.
He tried his best to be around is really no decent helper, Gordon although the template is Griffin, but the technology is too much worse than the peak Griffin, eat cake OK, strong play ability is limited, Barton a nerve knife but has become the most reliable player on the Nuggets outside line now, this campaign Barton shot 5 of 13 in the game, 2 of 6 three points to get 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist data.
Although eliminated, but the Nuggets do not have to be discouraged, the Warriors are expected to rush to the championship this season, there is a significant gap in the strength of the two sides, about the teacher's single core can force the Warriors to this is also commendable, next season until Murray and Little Porter return, they can break the wrist with any strong team, of course, provided that Murray returns to the state before the major injury, Xiaobo is particularly plagued by injuries.
If this series proves his players, I think in addition to Poole's playing price, Cousins proved that he is also a big attraction, no one has asked before, and in the Nuggets he proved his worth, in addition to the 19 points in 14 minutes of this game, the last 10 minutes cut 10 points, G3 played 9 minutes to cut 9 points, the series averaged 10.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists 0.5 steals in 11 minutes per game, shooting 65.5%, three-point shooting rate of 66.6%.
After playoffs this season, it is estimated that Cousins will not worry about the problem of contract, he is very suitable for the Nuggets' system, it is estimated that the Nuggets will consider leaving him with a basic salary, it is difficult to get a larger contract, and Cousins can also have more options, such as joining a team that is more likely to win the championship. Speaking of which, do you have anything to say about this series? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.