Golden State Warriors are one win away from sweeping the first-round series vs the Denver Nuggets. Jordan Poole has been the main reason the Nuggets are in the brink of elimination.
After putting up 27 points in the Warriors’ 118-113 win, Draymond Green praised the Michigan product calling him the no.1 option in Golden State’s offense so far in the playoffs. He’s definitely right about that.
“You’re talking a guy who was on the third team All-G League last year, has been our No. 1 option in this playoffs,” Green said after the Game 3 win.
Draymond says Poole has been the Dubs’ “No. 1 option" in the playoffs 😮😤 pic.twitter.com/mWEQ4GHRJ4 — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 22, 2022
“The way he’s playing, he’s gained the trust of everyone on the team, he’s gained the trust of coach Kerr, and he’s gained fear from everybody else.”
Poole is averaging 28.7 points on 66/59/81 shooting splits. The Warriors are scoring 122.5 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor. He shoots 59 percent from beyond the arc taking more than seven attempts per game from deep.
Poole totaled 86 points in his first three career playoff games, second-most by a Warriors player in their first three career playoff games, behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 116 points, per NBA.com.
Thompson, Curry and Poole combined for 79 points in Thursday’s victory as Denver came out with the urgency of an elimination game. Poole’s spectacular play has considerably raised the Warriors’ championship ceiling forming a new “death lineup”.
The lineup of Curry, Poole, Thompson, Wiggins and Green has seized the life of the Nuggets’ defense, scoring 142.5 points per 100 possessions through 23 minutes of play. This lineup has an average net rating of 36.8 points per 100 possessions.
“Everybody came up big. This is a collective team effort and we were able to get a really big win,” Poole said after the game.
Golden State will hope to finish the first-round series vs Denver on Saturday in Denver. If the third-year guard continues to shoot the lights out, then the Warriors will become the first team to advance to the second round.
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