On May 4, Beijing time, the NBA semifinals continued, and the Warriors challenged the Grizzlies on the road. Compared to the first game, the physical confrontation between the two teams is more intense. The Grizzlies' Dillon was expelled from the court just 3 minutes after the start, and the Warriors generals accused the Grizzlies players of playing too dirty, and as the game progressed, the Warriors gradually approached the score, completely reversing the situation, and it seemed that the Grizzlies had provoked the anger of the Warriors players.
The first half was intense, with the Warriors trailing 25-33 in the first quarter. The Grizzlies played at home and played a tough defense in the case of a big score behind, but Dillon fouled Payton Jr. at the beginning of the game, ate a second-degree malicious foul, and left the court directly. According to the warriors official revealed, Payton Jr. injured his elbow, this game will not return, the Warriors lost a major player, hoping to return from injury as soon as possible. Curry scored 11 points on 4-of-8 in the first quarter and has given his all, but the Warriors are short of major generals and are at a disadvantage.
By the second quarter, the Warriors began to explode, and under Curry's leadership, they played 26-23 in the single quarter, which was much better than the first quarter, with a point difference of only 5 points. It is worth mentioning that Warriors player Wiggins contributed a stunning four-seat dunk, and he directly knocked over Grizzlies player Clark in the confrontation and staged a dunk. And Lakers leader James also exclaimed on social media, "Oh my God, Wiggins."
By the third quarter, the Warriors were trailing by 10 points, and the Grizzlies were very strong. However, under Curry's leadership, the Warriors began to counterattack, after Poole scored 2 points, Wiggins hit a 3-pointer, and then, Wiggins caused a foul, two free throws, Curry also broke through, after Porter scored 2 points, the Warriors successfully tied the score, 77-77, the end of the third quarter, the two teams came to the same running line.
In the final quarter, Curry hit a three-pointer with less than 5 minutes left in the game, the Warriors overtook the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies coach also quickly called a timeout. The Grizzlies are very resilient, Morant threw a good shot to help the team overtake the Warriors, and then, the Warriors fouled, Morant made two free throws, the Warriors trailed by 3 points, and Kerr took the initiative to call a timeout. Subsequently, Klay Thompson made a fatal mistake, the Grizzlies got the ball, the bench applauded wildly, the Warriors were gone, and finally, the big score came to 1-1, and the Grizzlies still had a chance to reach the Western Conference Finals.
The Warriors' Curry scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, although the data is good, but from the scene point of view, Curry's dominance is not as good as Morant. Klay Thompson made 2-of-12 three-pointers and scored only 12 points and three steals, a slump. Wiggins had 16 points, nine rebounds and two assists, and substitute Poole scored 20 points and five assists. The Grizzlies' Morant cut 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, burst Curry, from this year's playoffs, the First Point Guard in the West was replaced, Morant deserved, Andron Jackson Jr. had 12 points and 7 rebounds.