Beijing time on May 4, today the Warriors continued to face the Grizzlies on the road, the game came up the Warriors were beaten 8-0 by the Grizzlies, Payton Jr. and Dream Chaser retired, fortunately, the Warriors found their form in the second half of the quarter, did not let the Grizzlies pull the score apart. Poole and Klay hit three-pointers in the second quarter to help the team close the gap, but then both sides fell into a scoring drought, and the Grizzlies entered the second half with a five-point advantage with Morant's consecutive scores at the end of the quarter.
After exchanging venues, the Warriors suffered a double-digit disadvantage at one point, and at the end of the quarter, Curry, Wiggins, Porter and others joined forces to create a 13-3 attack wave to directly equalize the score. The Warriors briefly gained an advantage in the first half of the final quarter, but curry and Klay made mistakes in the final stages, and the Warriors could only lose the game 101-106.
In addition to the loss of this game, the most critical point is the injury suffered by Payton Jr., originally Payton Jr. was a weapon to defend Morant when facing the Grizzlies, but today he only played less than three minutes, he was directly injured by a malicious foul by Dillon Brooks, after the injury, Payton Jr. insisted on completing two free throws, after the game, Payton Jr.'s diagnosis was a fracture of his left elbow, and he would undergo MRI in the follow-up, and then the team will make a further assessment of his injury, but if he suffers a fracture, Payton Jr. seems to have little hope of playing in this series.
Dillon was directly expelled from the game because of this malicious foul on Payton Jr., and it is reported that he may be suspended in the future, but the Warriors exchange it for Payton Jr. may miss the entire series or even the entire playoffs.
In addition to Payton Jr.'s injury, the main reason for the Warriors' loss today is that they did not play well enough, Wiggins performed well enough today, 6 of 16 shots, got 16 points and 9 rebounds, 5 of 9 rebounds in the frontcourt board, from this aspect alone can see how much Wiggins fought today. In addition to the struggle for the defensive end and the rebound, Wiggins also completed a dunk against Clark today, hoping that Wiggins can maintain such vitality in the later games.
Curry's performance today is average, 11 of 25 shots, 11 three-point shots 3 of 3, although in the case of three-point obstruction, Curry frequently uses breakthroughs and mid-range to complete the end, but the three-point Curry is really not that taste. For the team's loss and three-point misalignment, Curry summed up after the game, "Three points is our characteristic, our three-point misalignment is not the opponent's defensive problem, but our own shot is too hasty, we know how to adjust the state, we and the longer-term goals, we need to defend the home field, we will make effective adjustments, will reduce mistakes, optimize shooting choices, and make better game plans." ”
In the case of Curry's misalignment, Clay's shooting has not improved compared to the previous game, Clay is 5 of 19 today, 2 of 12 from three-pointers, recently Clay seems to have fallen into a trough again, from the G5 with the Nuggets, Clay has not found a shooting target, the last 3 games Clay totaled 51 shots 16, the shooting rate in 3 consecutive games did not reach 40%, and the shooting rate of three games decreased field by field, today's game shooting rate is as low as 26.3%, of course, we all believe that Klay will find the feel, And the 26.3% shooting percentage can't be any lower, hopefully Clay will bottom out in the next game!
The team's youngsters played some bright spots today, although Pooler today although 1 of 6 three points, but his overall shooting rate reached 50%, and got 20 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists data, after entering the playoffs, Poole, although experienced some ups and downs, but overall his performance is very good, his confidence and impact is very important for the Warriors.
Cumminga got some chances again today, he played 14 minutes, 3 of 7 shots to get 9 points and 5 rebounds, the role of Cuminga on the court is very obvious, rebounding scrambling, eating cake ending, bringing vitality to the team, after playing a good performance, Cuminga's subsequent appearance time may increase.
Today, in the absence of Payton Jr., the team fought the Grizzlies to the final moments, and the Grizzlies played well in this game, especially Morant's play, which can be said to be a phenomenal performance. But the Warriors' loss is more of their own reasons, the whole game of 18.4% three-point shooting rate, this is definitely not the normal Warriors should play, after returning to the home, the team's shooting feeling, as well as the adaptability to the game, will be significantly improved, I believe they will bring us better performance at home.