On May 2, Beijing time, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Grizzlies 117-116 away, leading 1-0 on aggregate. It was the 20th 7-4 win series lead in Cole's coaching career, compared with 19 previous 1-0 leads, with his side ultimately winning 18 series wins. The only exception was the 2016 Finals defeat to James and the Cavaliers.
Although there has been a rollover, Cole's G1 winning law is also quite powerful. With a G1 win, Cole won 18 of his 19 series and had a 94.7 percent win rate. Of all the coaches in the NBA who have played in at least 10 series games (7-4), Kerr's win rate can be ranked third, and the top two are the gods. The first is "Zen Master" Phil Jackson, who once led 1-0 in the 36-round series of his career, and his team won all 36 rounds of the series with a winning percentage of 100%; the second is "Cardinal" Auerbach, who led 1-0 in the 15-round series of careers, and the record is also 15 rounds, with a winning percentage of 100%.
If it weren't for the bizarre reversal in 2016, Kerr could now take on the Grizzlies with the G1 law of 19 rounds. Everyone should remember that in the 2016 Finals, the Warriors G1 defeated the Cavaliers by 15 points, they led the Cavaliers 3-1 in the first 4 games, and then the Cavaliers won 3 games in a row, completing the only big reversal of the Finals so far that they fell behind 1-3.
For Kohl, this G1 victory has another meaning. With 82 playoff wins, he surpassed KC Jones to take 9th all-time. No. 8 is current Heat coach Spollstra (89 wins).
The G2 of the Warriors and Grizzlies will be played separately at 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on May 4, and everyone thinks that the total score will become 2-0 or 1-1 at that time?