On April 28, Beijing time, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 102-98, and the score was 4-1 to advance to the second round. In this game, Jokic once led by 10 points, the third quarter finished leading by 8 points, the warriors played a 16-6 climax in the last quarter to achieve a rebound, the Nuggets core Jokic almost dared not move because of five fouls to plague the defensive end, the Warriors began to break through consecutive points, and finally Curry ended the game with 11 points in the last quarter, Jokic only played 32 minutes, if he could play 10 minutes more, the victory or defeat of this game is unpredictable.
Stephen Curry is the Warriors' first credit for winning, this campaign is his first series start, the last quarter 8 minutes 5 of 3, free throws 6 of 5 to score 11 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, the key 64 seconds he scored 6 consecutive points to help the Warriors establish a 4-point advantage, Curry 10 of 22 in the game, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, shooting 45.5% from the field and 45.5% from three-point range.
Curry's highlight set off Jordan Poole's slump, this game Cole for Purr's fragile self-esteem still let him play the start, but it is obviously a false start, but Poole is still sluggish, 26 minutes in the game, 3 of 10, 8 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal, 5 fouls and 1 turnover, shooting 30%, shooting 25% from three-point range, and netting 6 points on the court. 、
Poole played more than 3 minutes in the fourth quarter and was replaced, entering the final 5 minutes of the key moment, Cole would rather put Payton Jr. on the court than let Poole play again, Payton Jr. scored 10 points, 3 assists and 1 steal in the final quarter and hit the winning three-pointer. Poole's last quarter was 1 assist, 2 fouls and 1 turnover.
In this game, Poole also had an embarrassing moment of breaking through the layup and being hatped by Gordon, a goal that may have completely destroyed Poole's fragile heart.
The last two games Poole are 3 of 10, 6 of 20, 9 of 3-pointers, 19 points, 13 assists and 4 turnovers, shooting 30% from the field and 22.2% from three-point range.
Warriors correspondent Anthony Slade wrote after the game that Jordan Pooler scored just eight points for five fouls, and the last two games in the series were his worst performances since February.
G5 before the NBA official is still blowing Pooler, averaging 24.3 points per game, shooting 59.6%, shooting 51.9% from three-point range, and after G5 Poole averaged only 21 points per game, he is likely to continue to slump, after all, the intensity of the game will be greater, the playoffs are the stage of superstars, this team still has to look at Curry.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream