On March 29, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Western Conference Focus game, the Warriors took on the Grizzlies on the road. Before this game, the Warriors suffered two straight losses, with them ranking 3rd in the West with 48-27 losses and the Grizzlies in 2nd place in the West with 52-23 losses.
In today's game, Curry continued to take a break due to injury, and Thompson and Green also got a break. The Warriors, who were not in the Big Three, were powerless to fight back in the game, scoring just 16 points in the first quarter, four points behind the Grizzlies. After entering the second quarter of the game, the Warriors collapsed completely, they were played by the Grizzlies 43:21 in the single quarter, and the first half of the game ended, the Warriors trailed the Grizzlies 37:63 to reach 26 points!
Before the end of the first half, there was a surprising scene on the field. Warriors coach Kerr was dissatisfied with the decision, and he kept chasing the referee and complaining loudly, only to suffer two consecutive technical fouls and be expelled from the game.
According to the Warriors reporter, the reason why Kerr suddenly became angry was because he thought that Poole's whistle-pressing basket the Grizzlies were suspected of interfering with the ball, so he complained to the referee continuously. While Cole was whistled for this technical foul, the Grizzlies will execute a technical free throw after the start of the second half.
In the first half, the Warriors were whistled for a total of 14 fouls, compared to the Grizzlies with 9. The Warriors shot the entire team badly, with Poole scoring 10 points on 2-of-8 shooting, Wiggins scoring 6 points on 3-of-10 10 and only 12-of-44 shooting. With Cole being ousted, the Warriors are less aggressive today.