The story of the series has been the Warriors’ ability to overwhelm the Nuggets with the sheer amount of offensive firepower at their disposal. Everything has come together at the right time.
In the opening playoff round against the Denver Nuggets, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has done an excellent job using the team’s depth to his advantage. The Warriors find themselves in a sweet spot going into Sunday night’s game against the Nuggets. Golden State took a 3-0 series lead with a 118-113 win on the road Thursday night. That means they will either advance to the next round or become the first team in NBA history to lose a series after going up 3-0.
On top of that, Klay Thompson has been playing as well as we’ve seen him play since his return from a catastrophic slew of injuries that kept him out of action for two years. Thompson has averaged 22 points per game on 49.9% shooting from the field and 44.6% from beyond the arc. Not only has Thompson’s long-distance shot returned, he’s starting to have success inside the arc. He’s showing a commitment to getting all the way to the basket instead of settling for midrange shots.
As always, Draymond Green has been conducting the orchestra, averaging a team-high 8.3 assists against only 1.7 turnovers through the first three games. Naturally, he’s doing all that while taking on Denver’s center Nikola Jokic, who is as tough a defensive assignment you’ll find in the league. Most importantly, the Warriors have done an excellent job keeping Jokic’s phenomenal playmaking in check. Through the first three games, Jokic averaged 5.0 assists and 3.7 turnovers per game, which is not what the Nuggets want from the man who runs their offense. In the battle of the NBA’s two true “point centers,” Green has been the better playmaker through the first three games.
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