On May 4, Beijing time, the Warriors lost to the Grizzlies on the road, the series was 1-1, and the Warriors also lost Gary Payton II, a big player. However, the most worrying thing about this game is the play of Klay Thompson, the shooting rate of the whole game is only 26.3%, the three-point shooting rate is only 16.7%, and the decline of Klay Thompson is still more obvious.
In the last three games, Klay Thompson has shot less than 40% of the shots, which also makes the Warriors' performance on the offensive end relatively sluggish. In the G2 game, Thompson only had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, including 2 of 12 three-pointers, 5 of 19 shots, plus or minus -9, but Klay Thompson has played 41 minutes.
Taking up a lot of playing time and too much shooting power, but obviously pulling the crotch in the score, Klay Thompson's role in the Warriors continues to decline. During the game, Klay Thompson had several grudging shots, one of which was when Clay forced a direct 1V4 shot and did not pay attention to his teammates scattered in the empty position.
Another time, when the Grizzlies were already leading nearly double digits, Klay Thompson couldn't keep his composure and forced another shot in almost the same position, still hitting iron. In the final 30 seconds of the game, Klay Thompson made a fatal mistake, leaving the Warriors to waste an offensive opportunity.
In comparison, Jordan Pooler's performance is really good, in the G2 game Poole came off the bench for 33 minutes, shot 8 of 16, scored 20 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, although Poole's three-point shooting rate is not good, but Poole's ability to connect the team and impact the inside line has begun to be better than Klay Thompson.
In G1, Poole played 37 minutes off the bench, bombed 31 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, shooting 12-of-20 from the field, becoming the Warriors' sharpest scorer. Now the Warriors should consider the future, and in the case of Klay's poor performance, can they consider letting Klay lead the bench lineup, bring Poole to the starting lineup again, and then Say poole's excellent performance is also worth a starting place.
What do you think of Klein's bench?
(Text/Ball-Carrying Attacker)