The Warriors defeated the Nuggets 137-131 in overtime. As two teams that both reached the second round of the playoffs last season and are still in the championship window this season, this game was exciting enough to make fans dance for joy.

Gordon made 17 of 21 shots, 10 of 11 three-pointers, and scored 50 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. There is no doubt that Gordon is the reason why the Nuggets dominate the scene and can lead the Warriors by up to 14 points (7 of 7 three-pointers in the first half). For this explosive performance, the Warriors' defensive plan actually tried its best.

After all, according to common sense, Gordon is the third shot choice after the transfer of Murray + Teacher Yue. This is also in line with the Warriors' macro defensive strategy - they tried their best to prevent Murray and Teacher Yue from playing comfortably, allowing the Nuggets to score 50 points at the third attack point. In addition to praising Gordon, the Warriors coaching staff could not find any major faults with their work.

Gordon shot 43.6% (1.5/3.4) from three-pointers in the regular season last season. He repeatedly contributed key goals against the Clippers and Thunder in this year's playoffs, continuing to evolve and achieve sublimation. Friends who have watched this year's Nuggets playoffs will not be surprised by Gordon's performance today.

The Warriors' overall performance was more playoff-style. In the first three quarters, the ten-man rotation showed their talents, and in the final decisive moment, every ball was handed over to Curry himself with the ball in hand! This is what the playoffs are like, and the Warriors are fully targeted.

Curry scored a total of 22 points in the final quarter and overtime, and led the team to a 14-point reversal with consecutive key goals. Obviously, he is the confidence that gives the Warriors the strength to compete with any strong team. Curry creates infinite possibilities. He represents the Warriors' ultimate competitiveness and makes the championship more than just a slogan.

The Warriors' size, height, and offensive and defensive balance are actually inferior to the Nuggets. The Nuggets' lead of up to 14 points is indeed outstanding.

The Warriors’ starting frontcourt is 198cm Chasing Dream + 201cm Kuminga + 198cm Butler, while the Nuggets’ 211cm Jokic + 203cm Gordon + 203cm Cameron Johnson. It is not difficult to find that the Warriors are a modern small lineup. The Nuggets' positions 4 and 5 are more standard in size, and the entire lineup is thicker than the Warriors.

The way the Nuggets punish the Warriors is also very clear. The ball holder and the pick-and-roll at positions 4/5 force the relatively small Warriors players to make a choice: Should they switch defenses? Once the defense is switched, Mr. Yokic/Gordon punishes mismatches and is devastating; without switching defense, Murray's single-block finish has been famous for a long time, and Murray and Jokic's partial pick-and-roll 2-on-1 is the Nuggets' signature.

The Warriors lost 70 points at halftime, and they really couldn't defend against the Nuggets' three-dimensional multi-attack point offensive system. Because the Nuggets have such a clear size advantage at positions 1 and 5, not only is it difficult to handle man-to-man, but Cole also tried zone defense.

Gordon was the first beneficiary of the Warriors' defensive focus on restricting Murray and Jokic in this campaign. Most of the 11 three-pointers were open, and the way to create the open space was also very simple: Gordon held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Mr. Yokic. The Warriors really had a headache. Kuminga and Butler switched to the 4th position to defend Mr. Yokic and had to double-team later. Gordon retreated and retreated.

To a certain extent, the Warriors are willing to protect their inferior matchup by preventing the Nuggets from entering the penalty area and giving Gordon a chance to score a three-pointer. However, Gordon's continued evolution has also made the Warriors' defense pay a price.

Take what you give, a real strong dialogue.

In last season's playoffs, the Nuggets' substitutes were Westbrook, Watson, and Strawser, who mainly played an eight-man rotation; this season, the Nuggets' substitutes have been upgraded to Bruce Brown, Hardaway Jr., Watson, Valanciunas, and Spencer Jones. The Nuggets can use 10 people to rotate, and they have never fought such a rich battle!

The plus and minus values ​​of the Nuggets' substitutes are both positive. The substitutes win points, which reduces the burden for the starting lineup.

European insider Valanciunas integrated seamlessly, and his and Murray's pick-and-roll duo supported the Nuggets system when the teacher took a break. Valanciunas can relay with Teacher Yue for 48 minutes, Hardaway Jr. provides three-point firepower, and Bruce Brown is active offensively and defensively. With the depth of the bench, the playing time of the Nuggets' starting five before overtime is less than 36 minutes, which is of great significance to the Nuggets.

Whether the Warriors are starting or coming off the bench, the Warriors are not as good at both offense and defense as the Nuggets lineup. The characteristics of the Jigsaw players are more obvious: Chasing Dream and Payton Jr. are stronger defensively than offensively and are left open on three-pointers, while Hield, Richard, and Post are strong offensively and weakly defensive.

The characteristics of Jigsaw determine the difficulty of the Warriors' lineup. At least one point on the field will be left open by the Nuggets. They rely heavily on the tacit understanding between Jigsaw and the main attacker and the performance of the main attacker (Curry/Butler), but the Warriors did it.

In other words, the Nuggets' lineup is more balanced, with many players capable of both offense and defense, and the presentation of the game content is easier than that of the Warriors; the Warriors' system cards are diverse and have different functions, making it more difficult to win. Curry's performance in the fourth quarter and overtime was phenomenal.

The two teams held nothing back in the decisive stage, and jointly contributed to a playoff-level contest, focusing on one goal.

The Nuggets ended with the starting five, and Cole also showed his trump card: Horford + Dream Chaser + Kuminga + Butler + Curry. This is the Warriors' strongest five-man group with height, shooting, defense, and experience.

The Warriors are infinitely targeting Jokic on both offense and defense. This is the core idea behind their comeback.

On the offensive end, Curry holds the ball and chases dreams/Butler plays a pick-and-roll outside the three-point line, that is, whoever Jokic is guarding will set up an off-ball screen for Curry, bringing Teacher Yok in front of Curry. Curry single-blocks and kills people from far away, and the Warriors have five outside formations. Rong's sense of space also made the Nuggets dare not act rashly in rotation; when the Nuggets used man-to-man marking, they asked the teacher to defend Curry's mid-line pick-and-roll in vain. The Nuggets were forced to switch to a zone defense, and finally missed Butler's wide-open three-pointer at the top of the arc, killing him with one shot.

On the defensive end, the Warriors really can't break the Nuggets' 1/5 pick-and-roll, even with unlimited defense changes.. Cole risked his life and survived, taking the initiative to miss Teacher Yue's three-pointer. He used five defenses and four rotations to block the penalty area and bet on whether Teacher Yue could make a dead shot.

Teacher Yue made only 2 of 13 three-pointers in the game, and actually missed 11 three-pointers. There is no doubt that he was the one who took the blame for the Nuggets' loss. There is nothing that can be done about it. The Warriors have already shrunk across the board and are throwing people in the faces of Murray and Gordon. The opportunity lies in the three-pointer from the top of the arc. The Warriors have obviously done research, and encouraging their teacher to shoot wide-open three-pointers and bet on a one-shot deal is a plan that their defense can accept.

On the offensive pick-and-roll, Teacher Yue was called, and on the defensive end, Teacher Yue was released. Curry played a perfect offensive performance, while Teacher Yue was stretched offensively and defensively. The trend of the game also turned sharply in the final quarter and overtime.

With 4 quarters and 1 overtime, the 6-point difference was worthy of a strong dialogue. Both teams competing for the championship have tried their best to display their own characteristics and styles. Their advantages and disadvantages are constantly being exploited and transformed by both sides. It can be described as a fight between gods. This is a top-level competition at the championship level. Referring to the double overtime between the Thunder and Rockets, and counting today's overtime between the Warriors and Nuggets, the degree of involution in the Western Conference since the start of this year's season can only be described as unprecedented!