On May 1, the Warriors traveled to Memphis for the playoffs Western Conference semifinals to challenge the Grizzlies. Because the Warriors are behind their opponents in the regular season rankings, they do not have home advantage, and in the first 2 games, the Warriors are away from home. Although it advanced earlier than the Grizzlies and waited for work, the home and road games were not dominant, which was a test for the Warriors. The Warriors and Grizzlies both praised each other in interviews before the game, very low-key, but when it came to the game, both sides would go all out to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
Although the pre-game was optimistic, the Warriors did not relax in the slightest, and it is reported that only 90 minutes before leaving for Memphis, the Warriors will still be on the training ground, and they are looking forward to a real showdown.
From this point, it can be seen that the determination of the Warriors team is still very sufficient, there is no relaxation, after all, there is also a grudge between the two sides, 2 years ago when Iguodala joined the Grizzlies but he refused to play for the Grizzlies, the Warriors and Grizzlies players launched a duel on social media, Grizzlies players Dillon Brooks, Morant and others have attacked Iguodala's behavior. Curry posted a photo of the championship trophy on social media with a shut-up expression, hoping that the Grizzlies players would shut up.
Coupled with the Grizzlies eliminating the Warriors in the second round of the playoffs last year, and the Grizzlies' 3-1 win against the Warriors this season, Dillon Brooks jr. Jalen Jackson mocked the Warriors and Iguodala after the win, which is equivalent to putting the emotions between the two sides again.
So for the Warriors, Curry and Iguodala, their goal is to complete revenge, this season's regular season was won by the opponent 3 times, last season's playoffs were eliminated by the Grizzlies, the most important thing is that the two sides of the air fight two years ago, are the key points of the Warriors' revenge.
In terms of overall strength, unlike the Grizzlies' youth storm, the Warriors are indeed experienced and powerful under the leadership of Curry, Klay, Dream Green and others, so there are many media and fans before the game who predict that the Warriors will pass the level and advance to the Western Conference Finals. Of course, considering that the Grizzlies have as many as 3 reversals in the first round of the playoffs that are more than 10 points behind before the fourth quarter, they are full of resilience, so the Warriors must not take it lightly.
The Grizzlies vs Warriors G1 will kick off at 3:30 a.m. on May 2, which is not too friendly for Chinese fans, but there is no doubt that this series is full of highlights and will be wonderful.