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On January 12, Beijing time, the Warriors temporarily fell behind the Grizzlies 51-59 at halftime, forming a passive situation for two reasons, behind Morant's excellent play, the Grizzlies' oppressive defense is the key.
Morant 18+3+4; Curry 12+8+6
Morant has played superstar, and throughout the league, there are very few people who can defend him one-on-one, so he broke out at the beginning of the game.
Morant second buckle
Personal strong foul two penalties, the first anti-run light dunk, as shown in the figure, the second anti-run empty cut heavy dunk, continue to fold through the layup and outside three points, Morant scored 15 points in the first quarter of 6 of 10; returned in the second quarter, completed a counterattack basket, 7 of 13 in the half game contributed 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, superstar performance, is one of the main reasons for the Warriors to fall into passivity.
Offense alone can't stand up to the Warriors, it needs defensive support, and the Grizzlies' defense has been at number one in the league in the past month, so there's the following picture:
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Outside the line does not give Curry a three-point shot outside, when Curry burst into the paint, as shown in the picture, the Grizzlies can quickly form a circle of at least two people, up to three people, not only easily do not give Curry a layup opportunity, or even directly "rob", the entire half of curry only 8 shots only 3, 3 of 3 three points, only contributed 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, failed to fight back in MVP mode Morant.
Wiggins was snatched by Anderson and Morant countered for a layup
Note that the Grizzlies are not only able to contain Curry alone, their defense can also take into account other Warriors players, throughout the first half of the game, the Grizzlies' defense caused the Warriors to have 12 turnovers, using mistakes to score, the Grizzlies 20-0, which is the most important thing for them to lead in the half. For example, the Grizzlies' counterattack came from Anderson's stealing of Wiggins.
In addition to Morant's excellent personal ability, the Grizzlies' high-pressure defense, that is, effectively limiting Curry, can also take into account the warriors' entire team, using the Warriors' mistakes to play counter-attacks, which are the two main reasons why the Warriors are passive at halftime 51-59.