The NBA playoffs continue, the Western Conference Semifinals G2 draw, and the Warriors continue to challenge the Grizzlies on the road. In the first quarter, the two teams fought so badly that fans on both sides were heartbroken, and by the way, 1 was expelled and 2 were injured back to the locker room, including Curry's finger bleeding, and Cole was furious about it.
From the grudge left by the first game of the series to the pre-match declaration, it can be predicted that this game will be extremely intense. But despite this, I still didn't expect that the first quarter would be played so badly. This sparked a discussion about where the boundaries of strength and "dirty" lie.
The first was that less than 3 minutes into the opening, Dillon Brooks tried to block Payton Jr., hitting the opponent in the head, causing the latter to lose his center of gravity and land injured. Brooks was also expelled from the field for a second-degree malicious foul. After performing the free throw, Peyton Jr. returned to the locker room to undergo an X-ray, and according to the latest news, he will not return this game.
Then came Draymond Green, also injured, and also returned to the dressing room. According to Cole in an interview at the beginning of the second quarter, Green's mouth appears to have stitches. In addition, Kerr is very unhappy with the Grizzlies' defensive style, he does not think it is on the intensity, it is a "dirty" defense.
It is also worth mentioning that the Warriors' star Stephen Curry also had a small situation, he once had a bleeding finger and bandaged on the sidelines. Fortunately, there was no big problem, otherwise Cole couldn't stand it anymore.
Thanks to this high-intensity defense, the Grizzlies had a certain upper hand in the first quarter, winning the Warriors by eight points at 33-25. However, they also paid the price of a lot of fouls + 1 person being deported. A high-intensity confrontation is a double-edged sword that should be used with caution on both sides.