On May 4, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, the Warriors challenged the Grizzlies away, and the Grizzlies maintained their lead in the first half, gaining a 5-point advantage at halftime. The Grizzlies briefly widened the point difference to double digits in the third quarter, the Warriors bit the score, and the two teams fought until the last moment, the Grizzlies seized the opportunity, and finally won 106-101 against the Warriors, pulling the big score to a 1-1 draw. Morant scored 47 points in this campaign, just like the gods.
The two teams met in the semifinals, with the Grizzlies eliminating the Timberwolves 4-2 in the first round, and the youth team was full of momentum. The Warriors eliminated the Nuggets 4-1 in the first round and were the favorite team to win the Title in the West. In the first meeting, the Warriors seized the opportunity on the road, 1 point narrowly beat the Grizzlies to take the lead, and Poole, who scored 31 points, became the biggest contributor.
The game was very tragic from the beginning, Green was elbowed to the face by Tillman, the scene was treated with stitches, the face was swollen, Payton Jr. was hit by Dillon to the head and directly injured, Dillon was also directly expelled from the game, the Grizzlies entered the state faster, the opening took the lead, the Warriors under the leadership of Curry bit the score, trailing by 8 points in the first quarter. Without Payton Jr.'s restrictions, Morant exploded with 23 points at halftime, and the Grizzlies always maintained the lead, leading by five points at halftime.
The Grizzlies took the lead in the third quarter, playing a wave of 6-0 to widen the gap to 11 points, but the Warriors quickly stabilized the situation and returned a wave of 10-3, chasing only a four-point gap to stop the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies widened the points gap to double digits again shortly after the timeout. The Warriors bit the score, although the outside feel is average, but their two-point shooting rate is good, the end of the quarter to tie the score, the end of the third quarter the two teams played 77 draws, suspense left to the last quarter.
The final quarter turned into a showdown, With Poole scoring four points in a row, the Warriors taking the lead for the first time, the Grizzlies clenching the score and the game going into a tug-of-war. With 5 minutes left in the game, Curry hit a three-pointer and the Warriors led by three points. Jackson was sent off, the two teams still cling to the score, Morant scored consecutive points in the last minute, the two teams alternated leads, and with 50 seconds left in the game, Morant hit both free throws to give the Grizzlies a 102-99 lead. Morant scored again, and the Grizzlies retained the advantage, eventually narrowly beating the Warriors, pulling the score to a 1-1 draw, and the series returned to the same running line.
Curry had 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on 11-of-24 shooting and five turnovers, Clay was guilty of 12 points on 2-of-12 shooting from the outside line, Wiggins scored 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting and Poole scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Morant exploded with 47 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, almost single-handedly savior, overturned the Warriors, Jackson had 12 points and 7 rebounds on 3 of 14 and was sent off.