The Warriors challenged the Grizzlies back-to-back on the road today and eventually lost 95-123 to the opponent, losing by as many as 28 points.
After losing today's game, the Warriors suffered a three-game losing streak and the Grizzlies won five straight. The Grizzlies are in second place in the West with a record of 53 wins and 23 losses, while the Warriors are in third place with 48 wins and 28 losses, and the difference between the two sides has reached five games.
Curry continues to be absent due to injury today, Neither Thompson nor Green has played, and the Grizzlies, Morant has also continued to be absent, and Jaylen Jackson has not played, so neither side is very strong, but the game still shows a one-sided trend.
On the Warriors side, Jordan Poole played 27 minutes, shooting 7-of-17, including 3-of-6 three-pointers and 8-of-8 free throws, with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, which was Poole's 14th consecutive game to score 20+, continuing to set a new career record and the Warriors' record this season.
Kuminga played 34 minutes, shooting 4-of-11, 0-of-2 from three-point range and 7-of-10 from the free throw line, with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Moody shot 7-of-14 and finished with 18 points, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
On the Grizzlies side, Bane played 26 minutes and shot 7-of-15, including 5-of-6 from three-point range and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, for 22 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. In the last 5 games, Bain has scored 20+, averaging 23.8 points and 5 assists per game, averaging 4.2 three-pointers per game, with an average plus-minus of +25, and shooting 56%, 58% and 91% of the three shooting rates, respectively.
Melton played 21 minutes off the bench today, shooting 8-of-13 from the field, 9-of-5 from three-point range, and efficiently had 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, plus-minus +21.
For the Warriors and Grizzlies, the performance of the two teams can be said to be very different when Curry and Morant, the two MVP candidates and the All-Star starters are absent. With Morant absent this season, the Grizzlies have a record of 18-2, a 90 percent win rate, and it seems that Morant has become redundant.
And when the Warriors were absent from Curry, the record was very bad. In the games curry played this season, the Warriors achieved 45 wins and 19 losses, with a win rate of 70.3%, while Curry did not play in the game, the Warriors only 3 wins and 9 losses, the win rate was only 25%. After Curry's injury, the Warriors only had 1 win and 6 losses.
In the past two seasons, there have been Games against Curry, and the Warriors have a record of 82 wins and 45 losses, with a winning percentage of 64.6%, ranking fourth in the league in the same period. Without Curry, the Warriors have a record of 5 wins and 16 losses, with a winning percentage of only 23.8%, ranking second from the bottom in the league in the same period.
It can be seen that Curry is very important and indispensable to the Warriors. Curry is the core of the Warriors' system, and without him the Warriors are a fish-belly team. Of course, Morant is also very important to the Grizzlies, but he is not the core of the Grizzlies' system, and without him the Grizzlies are still very strong, but with Morant, the Grizzlies are stronger, and Morant determines the upper limit of the Grizzlies.