On the morning of May 4, 2022, Beijing time, the second round of the NBA Western Conference Semifinals began, and the Memphis Grizzlies vs Golden State Warriors, as the 2nd and 3rd places in the headquarters, the strength of the two teams can not be underestimated. In the end, the Grizzlies reversed the Warriors 33-25, 23-26, 21-26, 29-24, 106-101 on aggregate, making the total score in the knockout game 1-1 draw.
The Grizzlies' performance this season has refreshed the fans' impression of them, and while becoming the biggest dark horse, they can also reach the semifinals, which makes the hearts of Grizzlies fans happy.
Of course, if the Grizzlies want to jump over the Warriors, it is actually very difficult. Although in the past record, the Grizzlies have a slight advantage with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, but after all, it is a dark horse, and the team still has many unstable factors. In the first match between the two teams in the semifinals, the Golden State Warriors narrowly won by one point, although the point difference was small, but this loss was not a small psychological blow to the Grizzlies. So this round of competition is very important, if you lose it again, it may be a devastating blow.
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams, warriors: Klay, Wiggins, Green, Payton, Curry; Grizzlies: Brooks, Jarren Jackson, Tillman, Bain, Morant.
In the first quarter, Grizzlies center Jackson and Warriors forward Green jumped the ball, followed by Jackson and Morant's two three-point shots, coupled with Tillman's empty cut to score, the Grizzlies began with an 8-0 offensive wave.
The Warriors started a bad situation and began to make substitutions, Poole came on the court, replaced Gary Payton II, strengthened the defense of the interior, this substitution worked, with Stephen Curry's excellent play, the score was recovered, and finally in the first quarter, the Grizzlies took a 33-25 lead.
It is worth mentioning that the two teams had a stronger smell of gunpowder in this game, first Tillman hit Green in the face, causing stitches in his right eye before continuing the game. Then, Warriors coachEs Kerr and Klay also exploded, and Green also gave the audience a middle finger on the way back to the locker room.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors' popularity had two consecutive assists, including Lonnie's excellent rebounding, and the Warriors played a 10-4 attack wave to chase the score to 35-37, and the Grizzlies felt the pressure. At the crucial moment, Morant played the value of a superstar, after halftime, the individual scored 22 points and five assists, although in the second quarter to 23-26 behind, but on the aggregate, the Grizzlies still ended the first half 56-51.
In the third quarter, the Warriors became more and more courageous, Wiggins took 9 rebounds in one go, and his shooting percentage was higher than that of the Grizzlies. At the end of the quarter, the Warriors tied 26-21, 77-77 on aggregate.
In the fourth quarter, the competition between the two teams was white-hot, the Golden State Warriors led by 2 to 3 points, when there were 60 seconds left in the game, Morant hit a layup and caused the opponent to foul, followed by two shots to reverse the score to 102-99, and finally, the fourth quarter score was 29-24, and the Grizzlies won 106-101, and the total score was 1-1.
The game also set two new records, first, the Warriors' Thompson also set a new record. That is, his personal three-point shooting rate has reached 400, becoming the third player in NBA history to achieve this achievement. The first two players, Curry and James, and second, the Grizzlies' Morant scored 43 points, the highest personal score he scored in his playoff career.