The warriors' and Grizzlies' two-game battle, due to the extremely suffocating physical confrontation level and absurd shooting percentage, evolved into a fierce hand-to-hand combat. With Morant's 47 points and a single-handed savior, the Grizzlies were able to hold the home FedEx Arena at G2. But this battle is not heavy for both teams - some players are reimbursed for the season, and some players are afraid of additional penalties, and such a situation may have a subtle impact on the trend of this series and even the entire playoffs.
Just three minutes into the opening, Grizzlies II leader Dillon Brooks was in the process of chasing Gary Payton II who had made a basket, and a powerful move that fell from the sky was unbiasedly slapped on The Head of Payton Jr. This WWE-level fighting action was so pure that all the referees present were shocked, and without hesitation, they gave the penalty of the second-level evil offender and invited the Grizzlies to leave the court.
Perhaps at that moment, some fans will feel that if Payton Jr. and Dillon are swapped, it seems to be quite beneficial to the Warriors? But when Payton Jr. fractured his left elbow and needed to rest for 3-5 weeks almost season reimbursement, I believe most people's minds will change with it. No one has the right to put a player who has to work so hard because of the pressure of his father's reputation, and finally survived the fifth season, gradually gained a foothold in the rotation with a tenacious defense, and was entrusted with a heavy responsibility in this series, directly out of the game, and may even affect his entire career.
Payton Jr. is worth more than just the team's most ideal defensive tip for the Warriors, and if he can successfully advance to the Western Conference Finals, as the best defender of the team's current external players, his value is no less than any main rotation. Now all this has come to naught, so his injury makes Cole so angry that he has always stressed that he has "crossed the line". Fans are also very unhappy about such behavior. Dillon Brooks also had excessive moves against Wood in the regular season this season, because of such a previous crime and this action, the "reckless man" on the court caused public anger.
In fact, Morant was also injured, and although he cut 47 points, he was poked in the eye by Cummingga, and the Grizzlies owner also admitted that he was playing with only one eye in the end. This also makes everyone sweat for him, after all, he is still young, and no one wants to see injuries invade any player in either team. And the truth is that even Dream Green, who was whistled off as a second-level criminal in the last game, was knocked to the ground by Tillman's elbow and forced to return to the locker room to rest.
The confrontation in the playoffs is strong and the action is big, I believe that everyone is doing a good job of psychological construction, and fans are happy to see such a confrontational and hand-to-hand game. However, I still hope that all the scale and movement are based on the basketball itself, rather than all kinds of fighting skills active on the basketball court. I hope that all the players can stay healthy and stop being plagued by injuries.