On May 4, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs Western Conference semifinals started again, and the Grizzlies played at home against the Warriors. In the battle of the Western Focus, the two teams played well and wonderfully. The 22-year-old Morant came out on the road, shooting 15-of-31, 5-of-12 from three-point range, 12-of-13 from the free throw line, scoring 47 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, and finally led the Grizzlies to a 106-101 victory over the Warriors, and the aggregate score became 1-1 after two games.
The back wave slapped the front wave on the beach, and Klay Thompson was completely reduced to Morant's backstage in this game. In this game, Klay Thompson's performance was "disastrous". In the whole game, Klay Thompson got the team's most 41 minutes of playing time, but only 5 of 19 shots, 2 of 12 three-pointers, and had a sluggish stat of 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
And, what disappointed the fans the most was Klay Thompson's state of the last two quarters of the game. In the first two quarters, he scored 10 points, and in the last two quarters, Klay Thompson only scored 2 points. In fact, in the third quarter of this game, the Warriors were firmly in control of the initiative, and the single quarter score was: 26 points for the Warriors and 21 points for the Grizzlies. Look at Clay's stats in the third quarter, 5 shots, all missed, including 3 three-point attempts.
If Klay Thompson had hit 2 of five shots in the third quarter, I'm afraid the final result wouldn't have been the Warriors' loss. By the end of the quarter, the Grizzlies, whose player structure is younger, have a clearly stronger impact than the Warriors' side with Morant's lead. However, at a time when the Warriors needed Klay Thompson to step up and turn the tide, he continued to slump, scoring 2 points on just 1-of-4 shooting.
The 32-year-old Klay Thompson, since returning from a serious injury, has had ups and downs in the state of the game, and has even become the Warriors' "short board" player in the game many times. Now, the Warriors face the Grizzlies led by Morant, and Curry alone is obviously unable to lead the team, after all, the last win was only 117-116, with a narrow margin of 1 point. If Klay Thompson continues to be in a slump in the next game, then the Warriors want to beat the Grizzlies and advance to the next round.
After the game, Warriors head coach Kerr revealed in an interview: "Against such a Grizzlies, if we want to win this series, we have to play smarter. In fact, I think Cole could have put Klay Thompson on the bench and used him as a "benchman" instead of using such a crucial game to find the status of the game for Klay Thompson.