Beijing time, May 2, today, the Grizzlies and Warriors series of G1 came to an end, this game ended with Curry's blocking of Morant, the Warriors finally won 1 point against the Grizzlies, to get home advantage. It was really unexpected that the Grizzlies could play with the Warriors like this, and pre-game public opinion believed that the Warriors were almost one-sided to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Despite losing this precious game, I believe that after this game, the confidence of young players such as the Grizzlies will be greatly improved, because it seems that the Warriors are not invincible.
Among the Warriors, Poole's performance was the most brilliant, he played 37 minutes and 30 seconds on the bench, 12 of 20, cut 31 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, the three major statistics are the highest in the team; followed by Curry, who suddenly contributed 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists; Wiggins's performance in this game was decent, with 17 points and 8 rebounds; Klay was not in good shape, 6 of 19, with 15 points and 3 assists. There was a small episode in the game that almost wiped out the Warriors' efforts, and with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the second quarter, Grizzlies player Clark was pulled to the ground by Greene during an offensive attack.
After slow-motion replay, the referee finally blew a penalty for Green's second-degree malicious foul, who was expelled on the spot, and in the end, Green's data was: played 17 minutes, 2 of 3, contributed 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, sent 3 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +2, and 5 mistakes. Overall, Green's performance in the first half was very eye-catching, and apart from the number of turnovers that were a bit flawed, his role on the defensive end was very obvious. For the referee's decision, Trae Young and Lillard sided with the Warriors, and the two believed that the referee should not be allowed to dominate the players and the game.
Many people believe that Green's foul is at best a first-degree malicious foul, not to the point of being expelled. However, Clark doesn't think so, and he doesn't "lose" after the game, saying of Green's foul: "It's not shocking that he did that, that's something he's done before. Although it is only a short 24 words, but it is very murderous, Clarke's meaning is obvious, he thinks that Green plays a lot of small movements, very dirty, that is his usual style, this sentence makes the latter lose face and have no place to look at himself.
For Clark's remarks, Green gave a decisive counterattack, he forwarded Clark's remarks, accompanied by 9 crying and laughing expressions, the implication is obvious: you say this a little unauthentic. Green did leave a bad impression on the fans in the past game, the picture of him "kicking the egg" is still vividly remembered, but today's action of Clark was not intentional, when Clark fell to the ground, he also pulled the young man, has been benevolent, if in the past, the consequences may not be imaginable.
The first game of the series between the two sides was full of gunpowder, and with Iguodala and the Grizzlies having broken up before, the next game between the two teams will definitely have more friction. Clark's remarks must have infuriated Green, who was sure to respond on the field, with G2 rattling his sword to see who could laugh last.