Dillon Brooks pushed at G2, gary Payton II directly out of the air, seeing that it was a dunk that locked the top ten balls of the day, and flew out of the field, smashing his elbow on the floor when he landed. Little Payton fell to the ground in an instant, and if he was a camera or videographer on the sidelines, he would have been able to hear him when he fell.
A day later, Peyton Jr. came out with a fractured elbow and partially torn ligaments, optimistically it would take three weeks to return at the earliest, even if he could catch up with the finals, but this round of the series Peyton Jr. was bound to not return.
After the series reimbursement, the direct blow to the Warriors was to limit morant's defenders to be removed. In this series, when Peyton Jr. defended Morant, the latter only hit 2 goals in six sports battles, scoring a total of 5 points under Peyton Jr.'s defense.
From G1, it can be clearly seen that the Grizzlies have more choices to block and dismantle when Morant is holding the ball, and the Warriors are going to change the defense after seeing the move, and Payton Jr. even if he is misplaced against Jackson, the latter is also 3 outside shots and 2 three-point shots, and does not target the disadvantage of Peyton Jr.'s height, go to the inside to play strongly. One of the main reasons is that Payton Jr.'s misplaced defense can give the Grizzlies some resistance inside, and it is not easy for the other side to break through the defense line with great ease.
After Payton Jr. left, Kerr had to increase Klay Thompson's playing time, which was also the case when Klay played only 30 minutes in G1, and G2 had to grit his teeth and hold out for 41 minutes. Although Clay returned from a serious injury, in the face of the Grizzlies' constant blocking and demolition tactics, he was able to misalign to limit the big players, and without Payton, he could only allow Clay to increase his playing time. I believe that in the follow-up game, Clay will also have to intensify his heavy responsibility on the defensive end in about 40 minutes of playing time.
Without Peyton Jr., will Kerr use the next rotation players, such as Damian Lee or Toscano Anderson? The answer is yes, judging by Kerr's usual employment arrangement, he is the most prone coach to surprise, and after losing a big player, in the Warriors' lineup, Kerr has enough confidence to put a lineup that the Grizzlies have never seen before to disrupt the rhythm of the other side.
Damian Lee is a sharp weapon on the offensive end and can't provide enough strength defensively; Toscano is a desperate samurai, although he doesn't have the speed of Peyton Jr., but the scene of fighting for a regular contract is vividly remembered.
Coupled with the Warriors and veteran Iguodala, the focus of this series will also play a key role in the rotation if the next comeback. His experience in defense, as well as his ability to switch defenses in a misplaced position, can still not be ignored. Although age and injury make it difficult for Iguodala to contribute to the performance he performed in the FMVP, the Warriors can still get some favorable situations from Iguodala with limited playing time.
For Morant's defense, the Warriors actually used the same strategy from G1 to G2, letting him shoot from the outside as much as possible, and the defender gave him a step of space and resolutely did not give a breakthrough. But in the final moments of G1 and G2, Morant was still confident in his breakthrough and did not choose to shoot.
Therefore, the Warriors' strategy is actually firmly determined that Morant's shooting can not end the game, and from the final choice of his basket, it also confirms Morant's grasp of medium- and long-distance shooting, not as good as his own breakthrough.
As a breakthrough master with a 30.2% long-range shooting percentage in the playoffs, the Warriors were right against Morant's defensive choices, and they had to gamble a portion of it when they didn't have an absolute frame height. If you can bet on Morant's next consecutive iron and mistakes, the Warriors will gradually close the series; and once Morant can grow from the series and make the Warriors pay the defensive price, the balance of the series will be in favor of the Grizzlies.