Warriors vs. Nuggets, Cole scores five points, Jokic misses triple-double

The Warriors challenge the Nuggets away from home. The Warriors currently have 5 wins and 4 losses and are ranked 7th in the Western Conference, while the Nuggets are ranked 2nd in the Western Conference with a record of 5 wins and 2 losses. In this game, ESPN is also very unfavorable to the Warriors. Their winning rate is only 24.1%, while the Nuggets are as high as 75.9%. The Warriors have been underestimated many times recently. Can they respond to doubts today?

Before the game, there was bad news. Curry had been ill recently and had a very serious cold. Basically, he would not play in this game. For this reason, Cole also started to use more tricks in order to reverse the decline and win the game. He said that if other players did not work hard, Richard would take away their time. In the last game, Richard scored 30 points. Cole was ecstatic. Finally, someone was helping him solve his problems. In this game, can Richard have another success?

As for the Nuggets, although they are not ranked high, the team has been in very good shape recently. We have won 5 of the last 6 games, and the team's style has undergone major changes. It is no longer a situation where Jokic carries the banner alone. Currently, in the team, Jokic, Gordon, and Murray all average more than 20 points per game. It is obvious that the overall strength of the team has improved.

Nuggets starting lineup: Johnson, Gordon, Jokic, Braun, Murray!

Warriors starting lineup: Butler, Kuminga, Green, Podger, Moody!

At the beginning of the game, the Nuggets failed to get the jump ball. The Warriors attacked first. Following the old rules, Green came up and shot a 3-pointer first, and he hit it steadily. The Warriors started 3:0. Gordon caught the ball at the top of the arc and tried a 3-pointer, which he also scored. I didn't expect that the two players who were least good at shooting would evolve so much. The two sides tied at 3:3.

Moody failed to make a three-pointer. Braun made a layup with an air cut. Green's base pass was directly passed to Gordon. He made a mistake. Jokic counterattacked. Braun was like an arrow and hit another layup. The score quickly reached 7:3.

Bojie didn’t have a three-pointer, Braun made a mid-range shot from behind, 9:3. Green made another mistake and went out of bounds on a rebound. Murray counterattacked and hit a mid-range shot, 12:3, and the Warriors immediately called a timeout.

After the game came back, the Warriors started to play inside. Butler caught the ball and made a layup, making it 2+1, 12:6. Jokic made an easy throw from the basket, but Kuming didn't add 3 points. Jokic crushed the basket and hit a layup, 16:6, and the point difference came to 10 points.

Bojie made a mid-range shot, and Gordon bulldozed in from the right for a layup. He scored one-on-two, 18:6, and the Warriors called timeout again.

Back from the game, Green broke through and hit a layup. Gordon received a pass from Jokic and dunked under the basket. Spencer responded with a mid-range shot. Braun hit the ground in front of the penalty area. Jokic caught the ball and turned around and hooked, easily scoring. 22:10, 12 points difference.

Kuminga made another mistake. Hardaway counterattacked, broke through for a layup and caused a foul. He made two free throws. 24:10. If the Warriors don't score again, the game will be wasted. Butler missed a jumper, but Davis hit a tip-in at the critical moment. Post's 3-pointer came and hit with one shot, and the point difference was 9 points at 24:15.

Gordon missed a layup, Butler found the penalty area, Davis caught the ball and scored a 3-pointer, but then Jokic immediately scored a 3-pointer. Hield missed the basket, Watson missed, and Jokic scored a tip-in. Hield was smart this time, making a fake move, flying past two people, and hit a mid-range shot, 29:19. It was Gordon again, receiving a pass from Jokic and scoring a 3-pointer. Not to be outdone, Post also scored a 3-pointer. Finally, he stepped on the line and deducted 1 point. At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Warriors by 11 points, 32:21.

In the following three quarters, the Warriors were powerless and lost to the Nuggets 104:129.

Game data, Gordon scored 18 points, Jokic 26 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, Braun 12 points, 7 rebounds, and Murray 23 points. For the Warriors, Butler scored 16 points, Kuming added 6 points, Green had 17 points, Moody had 2 points, Podger had 7 points, and Post had 14 points.

Let’s take a look at the performance of the players from the Warriors and Nuggets in this game.

1. Braun performed very well today. He showed his own characteristics at the beginning of the game, scoring two quick counterattacks, and then another 3 points, scoring 7 points in a row, helping the team get a perfect start.

2. Gordon is still outstanding today. He scored the first 3 points. He has transformed from a dunk monster to a mid-range prince. When he needs to dunk, he is not ambiguous at all. This season, he averaged more than 20 points per game, which is very cost-effective.

3. Jokic played very easily today and did not encounter any decent resistance at all. The Warriors do not have the weakness of a center, which was fully exposed. Teacher Jokic was like a magician today, casually sending assists to his teammates, it was too easy. He only scored at critical moments. In the first quarter, when the opponent chased the point difference to within 10 points, he easily hit a 3-pointer, which demoralized the opponent. But in the third quarter of today's game, there was no suspense. Jokic scored 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, missing a triple-double.

4. Bojie's performance today was really eye-catching. He stole too many plays on the offensive end, couldn't score 3-pointers, didn't get any layups, and couldn't defend himself. He has degraded this season.

5. Kuminga was not in good condition today. On the offensive end, he did not hit the basket more, but used jump shots. Obviously, this is not what he is good at. He has played a few good games, but he has not been able to do it in the last few games.

6. Butler still feels that his reputation is greater than his strength. When Curry is there, Butler is very important, but when Curry is away, he is just like that. Compared with his peak period, he has degraded a lot..

7. Green still has the same style as before. When Curry is there, he plays very hard, but when Curry is not there, he feels that the team cannot win, so he does not play as hard. He has been like this in the past two years. He is a very rational player. As Curry's knife-wielding guard, he doesn't know what to do when Curry is not there.

8. Post performed well today, but it is a pity that Cole used people randomly again today. The team was not tall enough and did not use big men. Facts have proved that he played very well when he started.

9. Hield was talking big before. He said that he admired Kobe's mentality on the offensive end. He also said that he was able to eliminate the Rockets last season. He played very well and he has the strength, but the key question is, you stand up.

10, Cole, I don’t understand. What’s going on in today’s starting lineup? The tallest one is Kuminga, who is 201cm tall. When Curry is here, he can play small ball, but when Curry is away, this starting lineup is to give points. Cole is giving naked benefits to the opponent. In addition, in the last game, Richard scored 30 points. He is currently in good condition, so let him play. In this game, he will not be allowed to play more, so Cole's employment will always be a mystery.

11. Curry has to come back. He is the soul of this team. When he is away, the team's system collapses. Everything about the Warriors is based on Curry's ability to contain the ball without the ball. Without Curry, this team is really not good. It is a pity that young people cannot grow up as quickly as possible and share the burden for Curry, which puts a lot of pressure on Curry.

Without Curry, it would be a second-rate team! Warriors vs. Nuggets, Cole scored five points, Jokic missed triple-double