In the second round of the Western Conference playoffs that ended earlier, the Grizzlies narrowly defeated the Warriors 106-101, and the series scored 1-1. Brother Splash led the team in a three-point aberration, and Morant became the fifth in history compared to Jojan.
In the first quarter of the battle, the Grizzlies were very active in creating consecutive opponent errors and taking an 8-0 lead, perhaps overexcited, Dillon Blooms hit Peyton Jr. in the air and was directly expelled by a second-degree malicious foul, facing the Warriors' warming counterattack, Morant and Jalan Jackson Jr. combined to score 24 points to gain the upper hand. The Grizzlies' form dropped sharply in the second quarter, and only 6 points in the first 6 minutes were quite bad, but the Warriors did not seize the opportunity, and found the feeling in the later section but had already missed the opportunity, and Morant scored 7 points in a row to hold the Grizzlies to hold on to a 5-point advantage.
In the game, Morant raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer, Tillman played 2+1, the Grizzlies regained a double-digit advantage, Poole joined forces with Wiggins to return to a 6-0 small climax, and the Warriors erased a 13-3 disadvantage in the latter part. The final quarter was as expected, and Curry's showdown with Morant was brilliant, but the balance of victory tipped in Morante's favor this time, and he scored 15 points in less than five minutes to help the Grizzlies set the victory.
Curry fought for 39 minutes, shooting 11 of 25, 3 of 11 three-pointers, 2 free throws, 27 points, 9 boards, 8 assists and 1 break, and 5 turnovers. Clay shot just 5 of 19 and 2 of 12 from three-point range, scoring 12 points, 2 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. In addition to the Splash Brothers, Poole made 1 of 6 three-pointers, Wiggins 7-of-7, and the team's 38-of-7 shooting percentage was 18.4 percent, the lowest shooting percentage of 20+ three-point shooting since the playoffs.
Morant played bravely, shooting 15-of-31, 5-of-12 from three-point range, 12-of-13 from the field, 47 points, 8 boards, 8 assists and 4 breaks, 2 turnovers, scoring a new single-game high in the playoffs, and he also became the fifth player in NBA playoff history after Jordan, James, Westbrook and Durant to cut at least 45 points, 8 boards, 8 assists and 3 breaks in a single game.