The Warriors will play the third leg of the Western Conference Semifinals on May 8 to play the Grizzlies at home. The first two games of the two teams are 1-1, and the Warriors will fight to defend the chase center at home. Several Warriors players will hit milestones in this game.
First, Curry has finished 23rd in history with 3159 points in his playoff career, and if he scores 22 points, he will surpass Pierce to rise to 22nd place in history. If Curry scored 24 points, he would overtake McHale and rise to 21st all-time.
Second, Curry has already shot 1,044 goals in his playoff career and is ranked 30th, and if he can shoot 11 goals, he will catch up with Paul and rise to a tie for 29th place.
Third, Curry has scored 574 goals in his playoff career to rank 43rd, and if he scores three goals, he will surpass Moses Malone to rise to 42nd place.
Fourth, Curry has placed 34th with 190 steals in his playoff career, and if he steals 4 times, he will surpass Barkley and rise to 33rd all-time.
Fifth, Thompson has shot 937 goals in his playoff career and is ranked 40th, and if he shoots five goals in this game, he will surpass Reggie Miller to rise to 39th all-time.
Sixth, Thompson has finished 42nd all-time with 2512 points in his playoff career, and if he scores 15 points, he will surpass Billups to 41st place in history.
Seventh, Draymond Green has delivered 801 assists in his playoff career and is ranked 28th all-time, and if he has 11 assists, he will surpass star Gary Payton to 27th place in history.
Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks' one-game suspension will have an impact on the Grizzlies' offense. The Warriors' injury to Payton Jr. has been suspended for at least a month, which also has a big impact on the team. Last game the Grizzlies core Morant scored 47 points, in part because Payton Jr. was injured and went off early.
Payton Jr. is a warrior player specifically designed to defend Morant, but this round of the series is not available. The Warriors need to find other ways to limit Morant. In addition, Grizzlies center Adams has been released from isolation, he is a master of rebounding, if he plays in the third game, the Warriors rebounding competition may be more passive. The Warriors also have a lot of pressure, of course, Curry, Green and Tang Shen are all experienced players, not afraid of fighting a hard battle, the win of this battle is still relatively large.