Tragic G2.
Judging by the mood of the game, G2 doesn't seem to have any need for an analysis process, focusing on Dillon's malicious foul. The Warriors lost Payton Jr., and the outlook for the playoffs was pulled down a lot, and regardless of the outcome of this series, G2 made the Warriors lose too much.
In fact, the game process is not so simple. The Warriors shot just 19.4 percent from three-point range, and in general, you can't win a game that's so inaccurate, don't talk about fouls and scale, if you're accurate, isn't the result different?
Of course.
But the G2 Grizzlies have improved significantly in a lot, and their defense is doing well, even if the Warriors shouldn't have shot a 19.4 percent three-point shooting, that can't be denied. Without Payton Jr., Morant scored 47 points and the Grizzlies appeared to have broken the Warriors' defense. In fact, the Grizzlies are defensively winning.
Let me start with a set of counter-positions:
When Jarren Jr. and Tillman are on the floor at the same time, the Grizzlies take Jarren Jr. to defend Wiggins, and Tillman to defend dreams;
When Jaren Jr. and Clark are on the floor at the same time, the Grizzlies take Jaran Jr. against dream chasing, and Clarke against Wiggins.
Why Jenkins arranged it this way is unclear, but this difference in alignment has caused a strange phenomenon - Tillman actually plays average, plus-minus is +13, the level is higher, the personal performance is better Clark, the plus-minus is -17, and Clark was originally the Grizzlies' important playoff win.
There are two reasons for the contrast, one is that Tillman spends most of his time with Jarren Jr., while Clark has a lot of single inside time. The second is the difference between the previous set of counterpoints. Due to the dream of a lot of time to participate in the arc to participate in tactics, when Jalen Jr. defends him, he will be taken to the front line of defense and demolition, and he, Clark, Tillman, no matter who goes to defend Curry and Poole's blocking and demolition, whether it is a weak delay or a change of defense, in fact, can not guarantee not to be rid of.
But Jaren Jr. defended Viggins differently. Because the mouth brother most of the time stands in the bottom corner and does not participate in tactics, Little Jaran can very comfortably recover the basket under the basket, which is also the most important reason why the Warriors are difficult to play offensively in this game.
So, before talking about Thompson, we must first talk about wiggins, Potter, and Cuminga - except for a few rounds, the Grizzlies almost completely emptied these few (of course, chasing dreams and Looney being emptied is the default, not particularly emphasized), because the mouth brother has more time, and more with the little Jarren at the same time, which also causes the mouth brother to drag the space the most.
He is like Brown in the Green Army and Nets series, and Hunter in the Heat and Eagles series - he has some response performances, but not enough to shake the opponent's defensive strategy. What Wiggins did well this time was aggressiveness, and he and Porter had a lot of bullying Morant's frontcourt rebounds, and some tough finishing tackles that made a significant contribution to hitting Jaren Jr., that's for sure.
But what the Warriors need more is that the two of them are a little more accurate outside the three-point line, giving more responses, and making the Grizzlies afraid. A round shortly after the opening of the third quarter was about the most vivid manifestation of Jaren Jr.'s release of Wiggins' defensive contribution:
First of all, the dream-chasing strategy, Curry Kongche is covered by The Little Jarn;
Then the Warriors got to the front board, found Wiggins in the bottom corner, and couldn't respond.
This is the dead knot of the Warriors' G2 offense, and if it can't be solved, the offense will not be easy to play.
Now we say Tang Shen - Why did Tang Shen pit it?
The first is his own choice. Just score a bottom corner empty three-pointer, immediately reward yourself with a fast attack super long strong shot. Counter-attack throwing high difficulty twisting the body of the mid-range, these options are not good. Leaving aside the pace of killing the game in the fourth quarter, a key three-pointer before this, if he clicked to attract Morant over, and then gave the bottom corner Poole, the effect would be better.
Then, and even more importantly, the Warriors played some "hard solutions." Tang Shen threw a lot of three points similar to the last round, this kind of ball can score when Tang Shen is in good shape, but this ball is not low for any shooter, because the Grizzlies' strategy to defend Tang Shen is to change defenses, and Tang Shen can't get too good a chance by covering. But the Warriors are still looking for him this time, and even played a lot of water splashes and camellias between the block, what is the significance?
Some rounds are for Morant, and more often than not because there is no chance to kill inside, and some peripheral solutions are needed.
There will also be blocks between tea and water, giving people the feeling that the Warriors would rather not maximize the space on the court, but also need to develop shooting opportunities steadily, although the difficulty is not low, good villains are also opportunities.
Poole's end was severe. But these pictures are affirming the Grizzlies' co-defense, as well as the internal line of ok defensive performance. The Grizzlies can allow the Warriors to increase the blocking between shooters, and the defensive purpose is achieved.
The Grizzlies are not absolutely infinite defense changes, and a large number of defense changes are also entangled at the same time - if the Grizzlies are not entangled, it means that the Warriors can't do it - why tangled?
Curry and Poole are good enough, Curry can punish the Grizzlies from a highly difficult mid-range, Poole can also dribble in a variety of fancy dribbles, forced to get rid of the first line defense, sometimes can't stop them, and in the absence of Jalan Jr., once the online defense is freed, the Grizzlies inside is very dangerous.
Curry and Poole are the only two players in the Warriors' game who can break the Grizzlies' defense to some extent, and indeed they are the most offensively capable. Unlike Tang Shen, who were either forced to shoot or force the chaos after being replaced, Curry threw and dodged from mid-range to assist in defense, and Poole could sometimes face Jalen Jr. to finish, and the two of them passed better.
So, while Poole's defensive pit — Morante is looking for him, it's really hard to defend — unless the Warriors are determined to play a more constipated series, the offense really can't do without him. The pass cut was broken by the Grizzlies' steal-stealing ability, ability to change defenses and super athletic ability, and the assistant defense players led by Jalen Jr. made other tacklers very uncomfortable under the basket, requiring a high level of development ability to force the problem, and this ability only existed in Curry and Poole.
How do the Warriors adjust?
First, reduce unnecessary mistakes. In the style of play between the two sides, the Warriors' mistakes are indispensable, but there are also differences, and some of the balls of Green Teacher and Curry can be handled more steadily. This part is not a policy problem, it is an execution problem;
Second, the Warriors want to keep Jaran Jr. off the court or on the line. It's important to have Jaran Jr. play as little as possible, but it's not easy to control. When Little Jaran is defending against chasing dreams, the Warriors' offensive thinking should be more clear - find the blocker or hand over the dream, and call out the little Jarron, so that whether it is Curry, Poole's online get rid of, or the dream chasing processing 4 to 3, it is much easier.
The key is still, when Jaran Jr. defends Wiggins, how to fight?
If Wiggins is a cover man, first, his cover technology and ability to handle the ball are not as good as dream chasing, and second, the ability to chase dream stations is too poor, and it is of little use not to participate in tactics. So can Wiggins run some no-ball crossover cover with Curry or Clay? Maybe it's feasible.
A better approach would be for Wiggins to respond to more three-pointers while maintaining the aggressiveness of G1G2 rebounds — and the Warriors should also be clear that Wiggins has a chance in the bottom corner — and 1-of-7 certainly won't work.
Third, Tang Shen should be more rational. I am not opposed to Tang Shen throwing some high-difficulty shots, and if he does not cast high difficulty, he is not Tang Shen. But both the Warriors and himself need to understand that opponents will definitely change their defenses against his out-and-out cover, and other opportunities may be seen in the process. For example, he and Wiggins ran a cross, if the little Jaran changed defenses, tang shen still want to force a breakthrough? Maybe it would be more reasonable to hold on to Jarren Jr. and give the ball to Curry and Poole to start again. G1, Tang Shen rationally handled the ball round, and the Warriors played well.
The Grizzlies defended well, the Warriors played badly while Jarren Jr. was on the floor, and Melton contributed key blocks and steals, all without a doubt. But objectively speaking, the Warriors can indeed shoot better, in fact, in the fourth quarter of 3 minutes and 55 seconds, Jarren Jr. was sent off, and then Poole easily broke through, and when the Warriors led by 4 points, I think the Warriors have won. In the end, it was a pity for the Warriors, Curry's counterattack on the empty three-pointer, Wiggins's big open three-pointer should have entered. In turn, Morant played with super strong play carry out the game, had to admire, the young man has the ability, this time when he is not there, the Grizzlies offense obviously can not move, it can be said that he forced the result of writing G2.
It's no surprise that the Warriors can't defend Morant, but the Warriors can't stop Morant, just because Peyton Jr. was injured?
Peyton Jr. is here, maybe Morant won't burst like this, but objectively speaking, in the case of chasing dreams, the Warriors can't give Peyton Jr. 23 minutes like G1, because the offense is bigger than the defense. In this game, with Morant scoring 47 points, the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency is 105, which is not high. The Warriors shrunk the defense to protect baskets and rebounds, let Morant shoot three-pointers, which is the established strategy, Morant responded with 5, which is no way.
Is there room for adjustment on the Warriors' defensive end? Wouldn't it be nice not to let Morant cast so comfortably?
In the third quarter, the Warriors tried to let Zaire go and pinch Morant, but Zaire Williams immediately responded with three-pointers, and he was 4-of-8 from three in the game. Maybe Zaire won't be so accurate, but the overall three-point shooting rate of the Grizzlies G2 is 31.1%, and in the case of the Warriors' strategy is to put the Grizzlies to shoot, there will always be someone to be accurate, and this overall shooting rate is obviously acceptable. Not to say what adjustments the Warriors' defensive strategy should be made, maybe the joint defense can be used more, and the 45° card swipe defense can be tightened a little more, and it cannot interfere with Morant's breakthrough route at all.
In this series, the two sides will most likely continue to hang upside down - the Warriors won the Grizzlies' strong rebounds, and the Grizzlies won the Warriors' strong three-pointers, which is the result of the tilt of their respective defensive strategies. The Warriors have some advantages, but the Warriors will be without Payton for longer than the Grizzlies without Dillon. How will the Warriors make up for this loss?
Kerr said that G3 Iguodala is going to return, but we know that the older brother is in a general state this season, the series of games against the Nuggets is still a bit of a pit, playing the Grizzlies He will be put very miserable, and whether the defensive end can make up for it is a question mark;
Cole G2 used Lee again, and even gave 8 minutes, which is also no way to do it. In all the non-core rotations, Lee looks the most like a shooter, he will also have some no-ball running and catch follow-up processing, these skills can be used to play the Grizzlies, and they are also taken out in the game, but they will pit sooner or later after a long time;
Cumminga has played well, and there is a possibility of extra time. If Porter continues to shoot and does not score, the significance of adding his time will be limited. Both he and Cumminga are better suited to a time without Jalan Jr., unless, of course, the two of them score three points;
Moody's is an X factor, but Kerr may not dare to use it, and the probability of X factor going to benefit the Warriors is not large;
It is more likely to be a fierce water flower tea.
Finally, Dillon committed a malicious foul this time.
Payton Jr. is the Warriors' No. 2 most influential player per unit time in the regular season, and the Warriors' no-nonsense choice for top guards like Morant, Paul, and Booker. This Warriors originally lacked the only lineup with both attack and defense, and had to rely on constant changes to deal with various situations, Peyton Jr. was not there, the Warriors were not without other routines, but there was less of a choice, and the road was of course narrower.
Seriously, from the perspective of Warriors fans, going back to last year's offseason, it would not have occurred to the Warriors to perform like this season. A swift return to the title race has exceeded expectations. Wherever you can go, this is a more rational psychological expectation, and the mentality is not so desperate. But Peyton Jr. wandered for many years, and finally broke through some bright halls in the Warriors, even if his injury did not hurt the future level of competition, showing his own value in more important games, and the opportunity to enhance the bargaining chips was deprived, which was really a pity.
There were all kinds of voices about this after the game. In fact, as long as the Warriors win, the fan public opinion will naturally be one-sided. But the Warriors lose, and the voice of the turn-based game falls on the opposite side of the Warrior, and it doesn't matter who the opposite is. Dirty, bad, these game elements are there, the Warriors are not ice and jade, and no team is always a good student, this is clear in everyone's heart.
If it's a matter of fact, then the Spurs can say that the Warriors are shameless to engage Leonard, but they can't say that Dillon is right to engage In Petton Jr. Conversely, the Warriors can't say that because the Spurs have Bowen ancestral, so the Spurs deserve it. But only people on the table will say this kind of thing more fairly, and the fans are not the logic of the matter. Today you lose the momentum, I fell into the well, tomorrow you gain momentum, counterattack backwards, as long as the game continues, the fan war will never stop. It is a luxury to discuss things, so it cannot be forced, others scold the warriors, scold, nothing, everyone has to lose the right to speak.
But either way, there has to be a limit between the Warriors and the Grizzlies, and like Cole said, Dillon has crossed the line, and this must be the last time it crosses. Next time, the trouble will be even greater. The Grizzlies are a young team with countless youngsters with a bright future, a few Warriors with a few chaff and a promising three (four) youngsters. Today's overturned is Little Payton, we just feel that the future of a tramp has been slightly disturbed, the Warriors' prospects for the championship are a little lower, but in the final analysis, for Little Payton and the Warriors have not hurt the fundamentals.
What if it's a younger player who suffers a more serious injury, like Thompson?
A team goes from thriving to chaotic, and it's easy. The Warriors have just experienced two years like that.
No one wants that.