The Golden State Warriors cruised to a 121-107 victory in their preseason opener against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday behind a 30-point night from Jordan Poole.
We know there’s no shortage of shooters on this Dubs roster and they made that known in Monday’s contest, chucking up a ridiculous 69 three-pointers. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had the perfect reaction to it as well. Via Anthony Slater:
Steve Kerr on the Warriors' 69 attempted 3s last night: "I haven’t said one word to the group about how many 3s we’re trying to take. This is not anything I’ve done analytically. We just have a roster with a lot of floor spacing." https://t.co/Lomck7pcPO
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 5, 2021
Surprisingly, Steph Curry wasn’t the leading catalyst from deep. Poole went 7 for 13 from downtown, while Steph was just 3 for 8. They shot only 35% but 72 of the Warriors’ points in the game were via the three-pointer.
Golden State finished ninth in the Association last season with a 37.6% clip from long range, much in part to the brilliance of Steph Curry. With Poole looking like he could be an impact player in 2021-22 and Klay Thompson returning from injury at some point, the Warriors could be lethal once again at shooting the three-ball.
However, it’s important to note that Portland isn’t exactly the greatest defensive team which is why the Warriors were able to get so many shots up. Nevertheless, it’s definitely seen as a positive by Kerr and it speaks to the floor spacers they have on their squad.
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