On May 4, Beijing time, the Warriors lost 101-106 to the Grizzlies, and the total score of the two sides was 1-1 drawn. Klay Thompson played 41 minutes and shot 5-of-19, including just 2-of-12 three-pointers, and had 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Clay's shooting choice was criticized by Cole.
At the post-match press conference, mentioning Clay's shooting choices, Cole bluntly said: "Not good. Subsequently, Kerr added that the Warriors' overall shooting choices were quite bad. They plan to take a day off tomorrow and get together the day after tomorrow (Friday, Beijing time) to watch the video to find out the problem. Kerr thinks the playoffs are too anxious and aggressive, which will affect his shooting choices. Warriors reporter Slater said that Klay is currently the warrior's most problematic shooting choice.
In fact, Clay excelled in the series against the Nuggets, averaging 22.6 points per game, shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from three-point range. But against the first two games of the Grizzlies series, Clay was completely lost. He dribbles more often than ever, looking for his own shots, but often throws. He was 5 of 19 in the second game and 11 of 38 in the first two games.
Slater posted a picture of Clay's poor choice of two shots, and he shot too reluctantly. One was a one-on-four in an offensive-defensive transition, when the offense was 19 seconds away, and he made a 14-foot back-up jumper near the baseline that failed to hit, and the Warriors had no one in the box to grab the board. Poole at the far end was signaling for the ball, and Curry was pointing at Poole, but Clay barely threw it.
On another occasion, the Grizzlies had stretched the lead to seven points, and Klay shot again in almost the same position, when the shooting time was 11 seconds left, and no one was barely able to shoot in the box, and Curry reached out in the bottom corner, or was ignored. Slater said the footage will likely be pointed out in a video lesson in the Bay Area the day after tomorrow, and Clay may be criticized.