The second round of the playoffs began today, and the Grizzlies lost 116-117 at home to the Warriors, trailing 0-1.
In today's game, Morant played 38 minutes, shooting 14 of 31, including 4 of 11 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, 34 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, and only one rebound could get a 30+ triple-double.
Jaren Jackson Jr. was also brilliant, playing 30 minutes, shooting 10 of 18, including 6 of 9 from three-point range and 7 from 9 from the free throw line, cutting 33 points and 10 rebounds.
It is worth mentioning that Morant and Jalen Jackson Jr. became the first pair in the history of the Grizzlies to cut 30+ in the same game in the playoffs. In addition, they also became the second pair in playoff history to cut 30+ pairs aged 22 or under in the same game, compared to Durant and Westbrook (3 times).
In today's game, Poole also scored 31 points, which is the first time in NBA playoff history that three players aged 22 or younger have scored 30+ on the same court, and Morant, Jackson and Poole are all 22 years old.
Morant and Jackson cut 30+ at the same time, but they failed to lead the Grizzlies to win, but unfortunately lost to the Warriors. In the playoffs this season, there have been three times in the league where two teammates have scored 30+ on the same field, but the teams have lost. Prior to that, Ingram and McCollum scored 30+ at the same time in the third game of the first round, but the Pelicans still lost to the Suns. Curry and Thompson also cut 30+ at the same time in Game 4 of the first round, but lost to the Nuggets, which is the first time that the Splash Brothers have cut 30+ at the same time but lost.
On the Warriors side, Curry today had 5 of 12 three-pointers, 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and sent a key block against Morant in the decisive moment. Thompson scored 15 points on 6-of-19 shooting and hit a winning three-pointer in the final 30 seconds.
Poole returned to the bench today and played 38 minutes, he shot 12-of-20, 5-of-10 from three-point range, 31 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists on 2-of-2 free throws, with a plus-minus of +10, and the score and plus-minus were the highest in the team.