Next ‘Poole Party’ at Chase Center?

The Golden State Warriors are looking for their second win against the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 on 04/19/2022. The first win was a commanding 123-107 and was largely thanks to a strong second and third period from the home side.

Golden State Warriors – statistics & current form

The Californians could only partially rely on Stephen Curry in the first exchange of blows. The “chef” made his comeback after a break of several weeks, but was still under a minutes restriction and only came off the bench. However, this shortcoming did not matter much, because Jordan Poole stepped into the breach very successfully in the offensive as he has done so often in the recent past. In the end, the guard scored a whopping 30 points in his first career playoff game for Head Coach Steve Kerr’s selection!

Denver Nuggets – Statistics & current form

The Colorado franchise owes its participation in the 2022 postseason more or less solely to Nikola Jokic. The reigning MVP has compensated well for the many absences from Head Coach Mike Malone’s squad and once again played an impressive regular season.

However, he has two opponents in this series, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney, who will undoubtedly make life difficult for him. In the first game they didn’t take him out of the game completely, but they provoked numerous misses from Jokic.

Among other things, the Serb did not sink a shot from downtown and recorded a field goal rate of less than 50 percent. Specifically, it was 48 percent and this value is about ten percentage points below his yield from the regular season.

Especially the matchup with Green is a real challenge for the “Joker”, especially since “Dray” was still missing due to injury in the duels of the regular season, of which the Nuggets won three and lost only one.

Golden State Warriors – Denver Nuggets Tip

The “Dubs” already presented themselves as stable at the end of the regular season and also showed a very appealing performance to kick off the 2022 playoffs. The visiting basketball players from the Mile High City had to acknowledge that their best player Nikola Jokic was defended very well by the home side.

For the duel between the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets on 19.04.2022, the tip aims for less than 49.5 points, rebounds and assists by the “Joker”.

Jokic has an extremely powerful defensive player as a matchup, especially with Draymond Green, which is why the Serb will probably be a little less efficient than usual on the road again.

Already in the first comparison, Jokic “only” came to a value of 41 in the addition of the balances from the three categories. For comparison: His seasonal yield in points, boards and successful assists for his teammates amounts to just under 49.