Ahead of the Grizzlies' G1 game, Kerr spoke about the series, and one of the key phrases was: "In the series against the Grizzlies, we need the athleticism of Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II and Jonathan Cumminga. Then the G1 game Cole did not break his word, got on these three people, and then there was no then, only four words left: talent explosion! Most of the game was spent with the Grizzlies squeezing the Warriors with their talent, leaving the Warriors breathless, but in the second quarter of the game, Kerr was also on the lineup of Cuminga + Mouth Brother + Splash + Green. Then this lineup began to exert its power, especially on the offensive end, and the talent was explosive!
Too able to run too much to jump, the Grizzlies side of the physical talent Warriors can not solve for a while and a half, and the Warriors side of the running and jumping combination is in place, the Grizzlies are also unstoppable to rush up the Grizzlies are also uncomfortable. Cuminga got 6 points and 6 rebounds in just 15 minutes, and the continuous charge made the Grizzlies look a little stretched, if it were not for the fact that the defensive end was not very good, Cuminga would still play for a long time in the end. And the mouth brother this point is clearer, defense + rebounding + empty cut + kill. Although the mouth brother is very comprehensive, the strongest is the rebound at the key moment, the basket is grabbed by one person, and the Grizzlies are watched by three people. There is no way he can jump too well, the mouth brother does not necessarily say that he has 100% of the rebounds in the frontcourt, but as long as he can always stir up trouble in the box, the Grizzlies are very uncomfortable.
And Payton Jr.'s words, purely "stealing chicken king" and defensive version of Curry, 23 minutes to 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, including 4 frontcourt rebounds, completely on the court is a ruthless empty cutting machine. Although the Grizzlies' defensive focus is not on him, Payton Jr. can always inadvertently slip under the basket (how this sentence is so awkward). And Payton Jr.'s defense is very top, cutting the ball and physical confrontation this piece is the most able to carry the Warriors guard line, there is him in the Warriors can limit Morant, Morant may not be able to directly break the Warriors' box.
When the Warriors' athletic talent bursts out, it will be found that in fact, the Warriors are not worse than the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies have less advantages in terms of talent. The Warriors only lost rebounding, just the weakness of the inside line, in fact, the two teams are purely hard talent, the Grizzlies are just excellent athleticism on the guard line, and the Grizzlies are completely unable to play against the Warriors on the front line. So it is difficult to say that the winner of the series is a certain point, and the Grizzlies face the Warriors as much as possible to change some defensive strategies, the outside line needs to be targeted, and the front line also needs to be targeted.
In fact, a round of playoff competition is very long, the strength of the Warriors and the Grizzlies is very close, and the results of the two teams in the past two years, the Grizzlies can almost be said to crush the Warriors. But the warriors encountered by the Grizzlies before are not fully physical warriors, and this time the warriors encountered are almost completely physical warriors, so the strength is not the same, this warrior is more comprehensive than before, and this time the confrontation is a confrontation between the two teams. Therefore, the Grizzlies' previous advantages can be ignored, and this time they face it again, and the Warriors may not be left behind.