Beijing time on May 4, the Grizzlies home narrowly beat the Warriors, the total score of the battle to 1-1, this game, Morant decisive moment highlights the star's true color, the last quarter scored 18 points, the whole field bombed 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists of the data, setting a number of records, including 47 points tied a new record for his playoff career; although Curry scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, the performance at key moments was still a little worse than Morant, in the fourth quarter, he had 3 mistakes in a single quarter. The last mistake was directly handed over to the victory.
For the Warriors, despite getting home-court advantage, the balance of victory now leans in favor of the Grizzlies. The reason is very simple, the Grizzlies' health is better, the Warriors side, in addition to the injured Iguodala and Bjelica, this game Green and Payton have been injured, from the current situation, due to the fracture of the left elbow, Payton this round of the series is basically no possibility of comeback, Green also had stitches in the face, the next game can not play is really difficult to say.
There are four main reasons for the Warriors' loss, the first is that Morant is too hot, the second is that Payton is injured, the third is that there are many mistakes in key moments, and the fourth is that Clay is in a sluggish state. On the Grizzlies' side, the performance of this game is very tough, and they have created a lot of physical contact for the Warriors, following the previous style of the "black and white bears". Because the Grizzlies know that it's harder to win games with the Warriors than offense, the best thing to do is to defend and make physical contact. After winning the match, Morant also expressed his opinion after the game.
He said: "I gave him back what Curry said to me after the G1. Although this sentence is only a short 17 words, it is obviously addressed to Curry. Taste it carefully, very murderous, what did Curry say after the game? Morant said that Curry couldn't defend himself at all, but Curry prevented his key attack, so after the G1 game, Curry said he defended Morant, and the implication of Morant's words was obvious, and I gave you back the words, in other words, that is, "Curry, you still can't defend me." ”
For a player like Morant, whose physical talent exploded, Curry had a hard time limiting his offense one-on-one, and this game was the best illustration. Not to mention Curry, even many players who are known for their defense, in the face of morant's impact, it is difficult to defend him. Morant makes people see the shadow of the superstar, he seems to be a combination of Iverson and Westbrook, and this sentence also validates four words: young and crazy. Morant basically won and played a good-looking statistic, either dancing the inexplicable dance or mocking the other side for not being able to prevent him.