On January 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, the Warriors challenged the Grizzlies away, the first quarter of the Grizzlies' state was even better, Morant shot 15 points in a single quarter, helping the Grizzlies lead by 4 points.
Both teams have been doing very well this season, with the Warriors finishing first in the league with 30 wins and 9 losses, and in the last game they ushered in Thompson's comeback, playing 20 minutes on their debut and having 17 points and 3 rebounds, shooting 3 three-pointers and violent dunks. The Grizzlies have won nine straight before, ranking 4th in the West, and are in very hot form.
The Warriors' starting lineups are: Curry, Klay, Wiggins, Anderson, Looney. The Grizzlies' starting points are: Kyle Anderson, Zaire Williams, Jackson, Bain, Morant. At the beginning of the first quarter, Wiggins scored first, Morant used free throws to open the scoring for the Grizzlies, Thompson started well, scoring on two jump shots, and the Warriors started 8-2. The Grizzlies quickly found their hand, and after Williams hit a three-pointer, the Grizzlies rebounded 9-8, Morant also hit a three-pointer, and the Grizzlies hit a wave of 10-0 to stop the Warriors.
Timeout back, Morant air dunk, Tillman inside score, the Grizzlies played 14-0, Poole finally broke the scoring drought, Wiggins also hit three points, Morant's state is very hot, continuous impact on the Warriors inside line, personal score quickly in double figures, after a strong breakthrough score, the Grizzlies lead 22-14. The Warriors' shooting percentage was low in the first quarter, and after Bain scored on a layup, the Grizzlies widened the point difference to 10 points to stop the Warriors again.
After this timeout, Curry made three fouls, the Warriors began to chase points, Porter Jr. quickly attacked the basket, the Warriors chased only 3 points, the first quarter warriors fell behind 24-28. Morant shot 15 points and 2 assists on 6-of-10 shooting in the first quarter to single-handedly blow up the Warriors' defense. On the Warriors side, Curry scored 3 points on free throws of 4 in the first quarter, but had 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Thompson 4 points and Wiggins 7 points.