On January 12, Beijing time, the Warriors challenged the Grizzlies away, and the two western powerhouses met for the third time in the season, and Green continued to hang the exemption card due to injury.
At the beginning of the game, Wiggins and Klay quickly entered the form on the offensive end, and the two scored the warriors' first eight points, including Thompson also hit a beautiful pull-bar layup. But then Williams and Morant scored three consecutive points, and the Grizzlies went on a 10-0 climax to complete the overtaking and stopping the Warriors. After the timeout, Morant scored another empty dunk in the fast attack, and after Poole threw a shot to stop the bleeding, Morant cut the dunk again, and the individual score easily doubled.
Curry's presence on the offensive end is not high in the case of being strictly guarded, while Morant has repeatedly entered the box and is still determined to break through after being blocked. After being led to double digits by the Grizzlies, Curry hit all three fouls with three-pointers on the outside.
In the final stage of the first quarter, Curry had a rare three-point opportunity, but he did not expect to shoot a bridge directly. Fortunately, Bjelica hit a three-pointer, and Poole and Porter scored consecutive layups on defensive counter-attacks. In the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Warriors by four points 28-24.
Throughout the first quarter, Wiggins scored seven points, Curry scored 3 points on 0-of-4 free throws, but scored another 6 boards and 4 assists! On the Grizzlies side, Morant was in full swing, slashing 15 points and 2 assists on 6 of 10 in a single quarter.