On May 4, Beijing time, the Warriors and the Grizzlies ushered in the second game of the semifinals, the first game of the Warriors with 1 point to win the Grizzlies without danger, in the away "stole" a victory, and today's showdown, the Golden State Army is bound to want to go to the next city, with a total score of 2-0 back to the Chase Center, but unfortunately the Grizzlies less lord Morant did not agree, in the final quarter to dominate the game, the Warriors also lost to the opponent 101-106, the total score was equalized by the Grizzlies.
Payton Jr. left the field injured at the beginning, causing Morant to start the killing mode in this battle
The reason why the Warriors lost in this game was to fall on Morante, the whole game Grizzlies less main firepower, in the 40 minutes of playing time, 31 shots 15, won the team's high 47 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, especially in the last 4 minutes of the final quarter, Morant alone to cover the Grizzlies 15 points, if it is not his stand up, the Warriors really have a chance to play two consecutive games, to take a 2-0 lead. And Morant's outbreak was due to the Warriors' side that could limit his big gate Peyton suffered an injury and withdrew from this game early. With just over 2 minutes in the first quarter, Payton Jr. suffered a malicious foul on Grizzlies flanker Dillon Brooks during a layup, and this time the injury left the field, Payton Jr. never returned, was diagnosed with a fractured left elbow after the game, and will undergo an MRI examination tomorrow to determine the severity of the injury.
What about basic salary contracts? Defending Morant 4-of-18 in five games, Peyton Jr. is his nemesis
In view of the fractured injury, which also declares that Peyton Jr. has basically lost the next playoff journey, although some fans may think that Peton Jr., who has a basic salary contract of 1.98 million this season, the lack of absence or absence is not a big impact on the Warriors, but in fact, in this season, Kerr's reused Peyton Jr. can be said to be an indispensable defensive player for the Warriors, and the reason why Morante can harvest the game in this game is also directly related to Peyton Jr.'s early injury.
According to relevant statistics, in the playoffs, Peyton Jr. and Morante were in a total of 4 minutes and 21 seconds, these two games, he prevented Morant from 6 shots only hit 2 goals, only scored 5 points, and in the regular season, Peyton Jr. also had an excellent performance in defending Morant, and in the 3 games against Morant, in the case of the alignment time to 16 minutes and 04 seconds, the Grizzlies' number one core only hit 2 of 12 shots, only got 7 points, and made 5 mistakes, which is to say that this regular season + In five playoff games, Morant was defended by Peyton Jr. with a dismal 4-of-18.
Payton Jr. fell down the Warriors suffered a heavy blow, or can only fight with the Grizzlies to attack
If the two games in the playoffs were accidental, it was really not an accident that Payton Jr. was so ideal for Morant's defensive effect for such a long time in the regular season. This time The small Payton will be reimbursed for this, the Warriors should put the burden of defending Morant on who the next, Kerr really needs to think carefully, the current team has a good defensive ability of the backcourt players, there are only Wiggins, Clay and Iguodala, the first two must shoulder heavy responsibilities in the offense, if you also want them to take care of the defensive end, the physical strength is likely to be weak, and they are not as good as little Peyton's defensive effect for Morant, and the veteran Iguodala is limited by age there, It is estimated that it is not very able to show its defensive strength. So the next Warriors are bound to do a good job of Morant continue to open the offensive mode like today, in the case of the defensive end can not limit the opponent, the Warriors can only do "attack instead of defense", and the other side of the attack.