Denver with first home game against the ‘Dubs!

The series between Denver and Golden State moves from the sunny west coast to the foot of the Rocky Mountains! From a playing perspective, however, the first two duels have already been sporting highs – at least in terms of the performances of the guests.

Denver Nuggets – Statistics & current form

The franchise from the “Centennial State” is already under a lot of pressure after the two losses in San Francisco. Only with a win can the series be made exciting once again.

However, the two defeats in the opener were as described above, which is why head coach Michael Malone’s team will have to improve considerably if they want to get their first win in the 2022 playoffs.

In this context, the basketball players from Colorado hope above all for Nikola Jokic. But so far, the Serb has not been able to convince in the series in the usual way.

Draymond Green has a good grip on him and his two technical fouls in the last game, which led to the “Joker” having to leave the court at the Chase Center early, showed that this has not left his psyche untouched.

Golden State Warriors – Statistics & current form

The Warriors have not shown any weakness so far and this despite the fact that their best shooter in the person of Stephen Curry could only be used as a bench player for the time being due to a previous injury.

But this did not stop the “chef” from delivering a whopping 34 points in just 23 minutes of action in the last game.

Play-off debutant Jordan Poole also continued to be in fine form: after scoring 30 points in the first game of the series, the guard recorded another very strong scoring output on the side of the six-time champions in the following game with 29 points.

Denver Nuggets – Golden State Warriors tip

For the duel between the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors in Game 3, the tip aims for at least one block by Draymond Green on the side of the visitors. The three-time champion and 2017 Defensive Player of the Year has been reliable so far in the matchup with Nikola Jokic.

His shot-blocking skills also come to the fore on a regular basis. Green delivered three blocks in the first game of the series and one in the most recent match-up.