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“We Boutta Have a Poole Party Tonight”: Warriors Fans Predicted Jordan Poole Balling Out vs Celtics After He Displayed Stephen Curry-Esque Moves in Practice

Published 06/06/2022, 11:00 AM EDT

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The Golden State Warriors came in strong for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. After a rough start of the series in Game 1, the Dubs bounced back in Game 2. Fans love watching pre-game warmups and practices.

Guys like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and D-Book have some of the most entertaining pre-game routines.

Though out of all the players in the league, Curry has some insane warmup mixtapes. It does sound weird, but his circus shots in warmup are often more entertaining than his deep threes in games.

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Younger athletes try and impersonate Steph, shooting from the half-court or making high arcing threes. Meanwhile, Jordan Poole added something similar to his pre-game practice before Game 2.

Jordan Poole finally becomes the third splash brother

During pre-game routines, fans were stunned to see Jordan Poole make an insane shot sequence. This sequence was similar to Steph’s corner threes. Jordan had made crazy shots before the game and fans knew right then that he was going to have a good game. Poole went off as he scored 17 points and made 5 threes.

And those 5 triples were not just regular threes. Poole splashed a three just inside the half-court line to beat the buzzer and this shot was a follow-up after a deep triple over Daniel Theis. Fans had different reactions to his warmup.

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yusufthagr8: We boutta have a poole party tonight 😈😈😈
richhyoungin: Do it n the real game The Warriors need you!
rushiano_: Future Globetrotter
gabrielmorano_: Not a single ball missed
chefdk36: Usually when they make alot of shots during warmups they gonna miss alot during the game.🤷🏾‍♂️
While some fans doubted his performance, Poole did not disappoint his team. After tieing up the series one game a piece, the Warriors will go to Boston for Games 3 and 4.

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Stephen Curry went viral for his pre-game routines

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During his second MVP season, Steph went viral after his warm-up routine was released. Curry would hit shots from the tunnel and do two-ball dribbling drills and shoot circus shots from anywhere. While this might not be an ideal warmup, Steph did workout in-game moves and shots, as he made 402 treys that season.

It is interesting to see next-generation players like Jordan Poole come in and be the future of the team. Poole has been performing well in this postseason, as he does seem like the most improved player.

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Who is your pick for Game 3? Do let us know in the comments.

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Balraj Singh Babrah

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Balraj Singh Babrah is an NBA writer with EssentiallySports. He has been an NBA fan since 2016, and watching Curry shoot from distance inspired him to play basketball. Additionally, he loves analyzing and predicting games based on stats.
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Veer Badani