Wiggins didn't have a health regimen
People are still looking forward to the moment when Wiggins fully showed his talent. However, when it comes to the playoff stage, Wiggins still has not cashed in on his talent, and the data is still mediocre, but as long as you watch the game, you will find that Wiggins has become an indispensable part of the Warriors. As the team's most athletically talented player in the front, Andrew Wiggins can provide excellent single defense and co-defense, as well as frontcourt rebounding, as long as he wants, then he is the Warriors' best frontcourt rebounder.
Against the young and talented Grizzlies, the no. 1 team in the offensive rebounding league in the regular season, the Warriors seemed to rely on three points to win. But who would have thought that in the second game of the series, the Warriors' three-point feeling was cold, but the key to helping them retain the suspense was the rebound in the frontcourt, and the biggest contributor was undoubtedly Andrew Wiggins.
The Grizzlies pulled back a set
The two sides fought hard for four quarters, with Brooks ousted in the first, Payton Jr. and Dream Green both returning to the locker room, and the Grizzlies relied on Morant's 14-point and five assists in a single quarter to take an eight-point lead. Then the Warriors continued to catch up, Wiggins in the first quarter of 5 shots 0, but the second quarter of 3 shots 2 of 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, but also staged a four-seater interstitial dunk. The Warriors scored 26 points in a single quarter and limited the Grizzlies to just 23 points, narrowing the gap to three points at the end of the half.
In the second half, Wiggins fought more and more courageously, taking 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block in a single quarter, and both ends of the attack and defense provided great help to the team. However, Klay did not score a point on 0-of-5 shooting, and only had 1 rebound, 1 assist and 3 steals, so the Warriors only tied the score at the end of the third quarter. After returning from the final quarter, the Warriors once overtook the score, but Morant began to show the strength of a generation of waist kings, shooting 6 of 11, and scoring 18 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the final quarter. Curry tried hard, but Clay's last-minute steps buried his chance.
An exciting game that came to an end with the final whistle. The Memphis Grizzlies narrowly beat the Golden State Warriors 106-101 at home to bring the series to a 1-1 draw.
Clay became a drag bottle
Morant once again showed his strength, he is not a future superstar, because at this moment, he is already a superstar. In the whole game, Morant shot 15 of 31 and 5 of 12 from three-point range, with 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, equaling his playoff career high. Stephen Curry also has 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, but only 3 of 10 three-pointers, this game, the Warriors' three-pointer feeling is very bad, a total of only 38 shots 7, it can be said to be miserable, but fortunately, the frontcourt rebounds are powerful enough.
Wiggins is the best, although 6 of 16 shots, 7 of 7 three-point shooting, not efficient, but got 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, including 5 frontcourt rebounds. Poole also had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, as for Klay Thompson, 5 of 19 shooting, 2 of 12 three-point shooting, it was 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals, and there were walking errors in the last moments, so that the Warriors' last chance was completely gone. It is worth mentioning that in the last game, Clay's three-point shots were only 3 of 10 shots, and the total of 22 shots in the two games was 5.
After the game, Payton Jr.'s injury was also updated, and the initial diagnosis was that he suffered a fractured left elbow and will receive an MRI tomorrow. It is worth mentioning that the league will make a decision on whether Dillon will accept further penalties.