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• #Nuggets vs warriors series#

Fans received black T-shirts reading “Gold Blooded.”Ĭurry came off the bench to contribute 16 points in 21 minutes after missing exactly a month with a sprained ligament in his left foot.

#Nuggets vs warriors series#

Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Monday night at Chase Center - which hosted its first playoff game since opening in fall 2019. I just need to at least make the layups and easy shots.” I think I missed a couple of easy ones, but I think that they were defending me really well,” Jokic said. Jokic credited both of them for making his shots tough. Jokic had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, facing stifling defense in the paint from Draymond Green and Kevon Looney while shooting 12 for 25. The perimeter combination of Curry, Poole and Thompson proved too much for the Nuggets - with Poole acknowledging “it’s pretty lethal." “Jordan Poole, wow, what a playoff debut,” Thompson said. Healthy at last, Thompson returned to the playoff stage for the first time in nearly three years following two serious injuries and scored 19 points with five 3-pointers. “I have no expectations on what’s next because we’re always trying to figure this out because this is kind of a tough situation to deal with in terms of the quick ramp up that I’ve had and this is a playoff-type intensity and atmosphere,” Curry said. Poole shined in his playoff debut with 30 points, staying in the starting lineup as Curry returned from a foot injury, and the Warriors smothered Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 123-107 on Saturday night in Game 1 of the first-round series.įor now, Curry sure had a blast watching Poole and Splash Brother Klay Thompson do their thing from the opening tip. 'Yeah, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it," Kerr said, smiling. SAN FRANCISCO - Coach Steve Kerr suddenly faces a playoff conundrum: start Stephen Curry again for Game 2 of the playoffs for Golden State and move Jordan Poole back to the bench or stick with what worked so well in the opener and be extra cautious with Curry.