The first round of the NBA Playoffs Western Conference Semifinals has come to an end. After four exciting and fierce games, the Warriors finally defeated the Grizzlies 117:116 on the road, winning the first game of the series and winning the opening. With a 1-0 lead, the Warriors' chances of advancing to the next round and impacting the championship have increased dramatically.
The Warriors had a tough game, they trailed by double digits in the second half, and In the second quarter of the game, Green was directly expelled for a malicious foul. Green pulled when defending the opposing team Clarke broke through, causing Clark to lose his balance in the air and fall to the ground. In the end, Green was sentenced to a second-degree malicious foul to be expelled from the game, which was also part of it. It became a turning point in the game. The adjusted Warriors played a wonderful performance in the following games, and finally won the game with difficulty. 12 of 20, 5 of 10 three-pointers, a $100 million contract stabilized.
It is worth mentioning that in the first half, the Warriors were behind, Poole stood up, cut 10 points in a single quarter and led the team to counterattack and continuously narrowed the point gap. Post-game statistics show that Poole's plus-minus value in this game is +10 is the highest for the Warriors team, and in the whole game, Poole played 37 minutes, hit 12 goals in 20 shots, shooting 60%, including 50% of the three-point shot 10 shots, and the overall data of Poole cutting 31 points and 8 rebounds and delivering 9 assists and two blocks in the whole game. The score is the highest in the team, and it can be said that the Warriors were able to win this game Poole played an important role. Pu'er, who played an efficient performance in the first round of the series, is still in the same state in this game, and in the case of Curry and Thompson's poor hand, he stepped forward at a critical moment and carried the banner of the team's attack, becoming the key to the team's victory. It can be said that Poole's performance is enough to win him a big contract, no matter how far the Warriors can go in the playoffs this season, they will inevitably provide Poole with a satisfactory contract in the offseason.
As a player with the 28th pick in the first round, Poole's three seasons of experience have become the Warriors' biggest gain this season. From averaging 8.8 points per game in his rookie season to averaging 18.5 points per game in the regular season, there was significant improvement, and then to a stunning performance in the first playoffs of his career. Poole is still on his rookie contract this season with a salary of $2.16 million, and next season will be the final year of Poole's salary contract with a salary of $3.9 million. That means the Warriors have to offer a contract extension if they want to keep Poole in the offseason.
So far in the playoffs, Poole has averaged 22.8 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 1.2 steals per game, shooting 56.1% from the field, 48.8% from three-point range, and 14.7 in the game, ranking 15th in the league. According to Keith Smith, a labor agreement expert who had predicted Poole's contract extension, he said that as long as Poole can play in the playoffs with a high-light performance of 20+ in the game, he is expected to sign a 4-year, $100 million contract with the Warriors. Although Poole's performance is enough to fight for a 4-year, $100 million contract.
From Curry to Thompson to Green to The Current Poole, Players such as Cummingga have to say that the Warriors management's selection of people is really accurate. Of course, Poole wants to fight for a 4-year, $100 million contract, so he needs to maintain a steady play in the next game and look forward to the Warriors' next performance!