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Jordan Poole took a step forward against Stephen Curry’s gray night to lead Golden State’s victory over the Miami Heat 108-115.
The guard, who started from the second unit, shone with 32 points and 5 assists with 12 of 17 in field goals and 5 of 9 in triples in just 26 minutes on the field of play.
«It was huge. We needed those 32 points because Steph’s (Curry) foul problems changed our rotation completely, “Steve Kerr told the outlet. ESPN. “What a luxury to be able to come off the bench with a guy like this who had previously started 35 games. Jordan has become a very important player for us and will continue to be with all of our guys coming off the bench, “he explained.
Poole was accompanied by Andrew Wiggins with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 basket passes; and a Gary Payton II with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
For his part, Draymond Green had a magnificent night doing the dirty work with 5 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks, and the aforementioned Curry added 9 points and 10 assists with 1 of 10 in triples.
In the visitors, their star Jimmy Butler gave the scare late in the third quarter when he had to leave the park after suffering a sprained right ankle. He added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
His teammate Kyle Lowry had 16 points and 11 assists, and Tyler Herro added 18 points for the Heat in the infield with 10 players missing, five of them due to COVID-19 protocols.
Those from Florida lost their second straight away game, and those from Oakland remain leaders of the NBA (29-7) thanks to their fantastic movement of the ball. They delivered at least 39 assists in two consecutive games, the first team to do so since the Pacers in 1994, according to ESPN Stats.
“Draymond (Green) makes it very easy. We had a lot of assists and he probably got half of them, “said Andrew Wiggins.
The aforementioned Green, who should be considered for the MVP as recognized by the Utah Jazz coach himself, has averaged 10 assists in the last five games, and included a magnificent triple-double in the victory against Sacramento with 16-11-10.
Thompson’s debut, very close
Shortly before the start of the clash, the magnificent news was known that Klay Thompson would be on the list of active players to play the next two away games, and there was even talk of his possible debut next Sunday, January 9, against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Warriors guard has been out for almost two years after suffering very serious injuries to his left knee and later to the right Achilles.
“Anything is possible,” Steve Kerr said with a smile on his face.
In eight NBA seasons he has averaged 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 42% in triples in 615 official games.
(Cover photo: Mike Mulholland / Getty Images)
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