On May 2, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Grizzlies played out against warriors G1. Throughout the game, Thompson scored 15 points, Curry scored 24 points, and Poole blasted down 31 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
With 11 minutes and 05 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Poole received an assist from Thompson, faced a two-man defense, shot a three-point shot from a long distance, and hit steadily, at that moment it was like Curry was possessed.
With Green ousted and Thompson and Curry feeling mediocre, Poole picked up the team's attacking girder. In the first half, Thompson played only 9 minutes and 38 seconds, shooting 1 of 6 and 1 of 5 from three points, scoring 3 points and 1 block, plus-minus -7. Curry played 18 minutes, shooting 3-of-9 and 2-of-4 from three-point range, without free throws, and had 8 points and 3 assists.
In this case, Poole stepped forward and played 17 minutes off the bench at halftime, shooting 5-of-9, shooting 2-of-5 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, and scoring a team-high 14 points at halftime, plus 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.
With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Poole has already blasted a playoff career-high 31 points. With 36.6 seconds left, Thompson hit a three-point shot and the Warriors led by one point. In the end, Thompson won the cover and helped the Warriors laugh to the end.
In this battle, Poole also set a record:
1. Scoring a new career high in the playoffs.
The Warriors also became the first team since 1987 to score 30+ off multiple benches in the same season's playoffs (Curry and Poole), the last of which was the 1987 Warriors, when Purvis Short and Terry Teagle also performed that way.
3 and 9 assists tied the playoff career single-game record.
4, 8 rebounds playoff career high.
5 and 2 blocks set a new career high in the playoffs.
6. In the past 40 years, Poole's bench score has ranked fourth in the history of the team.