The Warriors challenged the Nets away, Ben Simmons didn't play because of load management, and the Nets starts: Dinwiddie, Thomas, Bridges, Johnson, Claxton!
At the beginning of the first quarter, Curry scored the first point for the Warriors, Thomas made two fouls and two free throws, and the scores of the two teams rose alternately. As Pojemski went into the first timeout at 9-8, the Nets went into the first timeout with 24 seconds left on second attempt. Not long after returning to the game, Johnson hit a three-point shot, and Kerr was very dissatisfied with the team's defense and immediately called a timeout. Walker also came after a three-pointer, Kuminga made a foul free throw to stop the bleeding, and both teams' scoring efficiency dropped at the end of the first quarter, and the Warriors trailed by three points at 20-23 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the two sides rotated the lineup, Bridges and Johnson teamed up to score to open the gap to 5 points, after Kuminga hit two free throws, Johnson scored three points again, Klay made a layup to stop the bleeding, Saric scored 2+1 to chase only 2 points, and Curry came back. But the Warriors were too short on the inside, and they were blown up by Claxton, and after hitting the middle again in the air, Kerr called a timeout at 34-28. However, this timeout did not make any difference, and the Nets scored another three-pointer, and Curry scored five straight points on a layup and three-pointer to stop the bleeding. The two sides were again locked in a hard tug-of-war, and the difference was not widened or narrowed. The Nets continued to defend the Warriors' offense, leading by six points at halftime at 49-43.
In the second half, Kuminga and Curry teamed up in the third quarter, especially Kuminga's impact on the basket, narrowing the difference a little bit, and the Nets Dinwiddie and Thomas could also respond, and the two teams entered a timeout after playing 62-63. However, after this timeout, the Nets' offense was completely dumb, and the Warriors seized the opportunity to play an offensive mini-climax in the second half of the third quarter, and the whole team played a wave of 32-21 mini-climax in a single quarter, and 75-70 at the end of the third quarter to lead by 5 points.
Early in the final quarter, Klay came back and played very reasonably, handling the ball well, and the Warriors led 5-0 to 10 points. Then Kerr challenged Smith to a three-point foul and failed, and the Nets responded with a small surge to chase down to just four points. However, at the critical moment, Curry stepped up and scored five points in a row, and then Green assisted Podzemski to score a layup, and the Warriors led again to 11 points, and the Nets called a halt. However, at the critical moment, Curry made consecutive layups to seal the victory, allowing the opponent to reverse the game.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Nets 109-98, let's take a look at the specific performance of the players!
Curry set a record of 29+5+3 three-pointers
Curry performed well on the offensive end today, shooting 5-of-10 from the field and 2-of-5 from three-point range in the first half, scoring 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the final minute of the final quarter, Curry's back-to-back layups helped the Warriors seal the victory. He played 34 minutes in the game, shooting 12-of-24, 4-of-11 from three-point range, and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, finishing with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Coupled with today's four three-pointers, Curry's career three-point shooting exceeded 3,600!
Clay pulled his crotch again
Curry output steadily, but Klay pulled his hip again, shooting 3-of-8 in the first half, 0-of-3 from three-point range, including 2 three-point attempts, and scored 6 points and 4 rebounds.
He scored two points on just one shot in the second half, and Klay was pressed to the bench in the final moments. In the whole game, Klay shot 4 of 9 and got 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
A new giant of the Warriors is born
Although Klay was missing his support, Kuminga was completely outplayed. He had 9 points and 4 rebounds in the first half, and he completely exploded in the second half.
Since the third quarter, he has continued to attack the inside score, frequently winning Dinwiddie, Bridges, O'Neal, and Johnson, making 9 of 18 from the field, 10 of 12 from the free throw line, and scoring a double-double of 28 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Apparently Kuminga has become the new giant of the Warriors.