On May 8, Beijing time, the Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 142-112 at home, leading 2-1 on aggregate. Curry scored 30 points, Thompson 21 points, Poole 27 points, and Splash Tea combined 78 points. The Warriors trailed by as many as 13 points in the opening, but they quickly turned the tide and led the Grizzlies by seven points at halftime. In the second half, the Warriors continued to widen the points gap, and finally won by 30 points. Morant scored 34 points in the air, hitting a three-pointer before the end of the first half, and left the field early due to injury in the last quarter. The Grizzlies' Anderson was dissatisfied with the referee's decision, and he was expelled from the game twice.
Statistics
Grizzlies: Morant 34 points, seven assists and three steals, Bain 16 points, Jackson 15 points, Melton 12 points
Warriors: Curry 30 points and 6 assists, Thompson 21 points and 9 rebounds, Poole 27 points, Wiggins 17 points, Porter 13 points, Green 5 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Cummingga 18 points
Star of the Field: Splash Tea Combo
Curry, Poole and Thompson all had great scoring performances, leading the Warriors to the Grizzlies at home!
Game tidbits
Cumminga passed out of bounds and slapped the floor in frustration!
Poole defended Bain this round with a foul and the referee's decision was controversial!
God! Morant hit a super-long whistle three-pointer before halftime!
Anderson was dissatisfied with the referee's decision, and even the technologist was expelled from the scene! Since then, one player has been expelled from every game in this series!
At the end of the quarter, Morant's legs were unwell, and he limped out early!
Highlight moments
Dream chasing sends a wonderful pass, Cuminga flying dunk!
Curry swung past his opponent and hit a three-point shot!
Williams quickly attacked the air to catch the dunk!
Wiggins European Step One Hand Split Dunk Complete 2+1!
Worthy of being the king of the waist! Morant stalled in the air and hit the ball in!
Thompson hit three-pointers on horseback archery!
Morant flew into the dunk!
In the last quarter, Poole broke through the one-handed split!
Game review
Both sides adjusted their starting points, with the Warriors replacing injured Payton Jr. with Cuminga and the Grizzlies replacing banned Dillon with Williams. At the age of 19 and 213 days, Cuminga became the youngest starter in playoff history (starting at the beginning of the 1970–71 season). In the first quarter, the Grizzlies came up with full three-point firepower, Williams, Morant, Bane, Jackson hit six consecutive three-pointers, Cummingga dunked, Wiggins, Thompson made a layup, Williams dunked and scored, and the Grizzlies made a 21-8 start. Wiggins hit a three-pointer, Green and Poole scored on a layup, Curry hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors responded with an 18-7 run to narrow the gap to two points. The first quarter ended with the Grizzlies leading the Warriors 28-26.
In the second quarter, Thompson scored four consecutive points, Poole hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors went on a 10-2 wave to surpass six points. Melton scored on a layup, Jackson hit a three-pointer, Poole scored four straight points, and Porter and Tillman scored three points against each other. Wiggins hit a three-pointer, Curry threw a shot to score, Porter hit another three-pointer, and the Warriors went on an 11-2 run to stretch the gap to 12 points. Morant scored five straight points, Wiggins dunked, Bane hit a three-pointer, Curry made a 2+1 layup and Wiggins dunked 2+1. Morant scored on a layup and then hit a half-time whistle-blowing three-pointer! At halftime, the Warriors led the Grizzlies 64-57.
In the first half, the Grizzlies' Morant had 17 points and four assists, Jackson 10 points and Bain 8 points; the Warriors' Wiggins had 15 points, Curry had 13 points and four assists, Porter had 10 points and Thompson had nine points. The Warriors shot 70.3 percent from the first half, a playoff halftime high in Kerr's tenure.
Yibian fought again, and the Warriors replaced Cuminga with Potter. Thompson hit two consecutive three-pointers, Wiggins scored a layup, and the Warriors went on a 10-0 run to stretch the gap to 17 points. Morant scored four straight points to break the Grizzlies' scoring drought, Curry hit a layup and Green scored from mid-range. Morant hit a 2+1, Thompson hit a three-pointer, Poole scored on a layup, and the Warriors stretched the gap to 21 points. Morant dunked, Melton and Poole scored three points, Curry scored on a layup, and Looney scored four points in a row. Morant scored with a dunk, and the third quarter ended, and the Warriors led the Grizzlies 101-80.
In the final quarter, Jackson hit a three-pointer, Anderson scored with a dunk, Bane hit a three-pointer, Poole burst in, scoring nine straight points, Ander hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors still led by 23 points. Morant hit a layup, Anderson threw a shot to score, Bane hit a three-pointer and the Grizzlies narrowed the gap to 16 points. Anderson was expelled from the game, Morante was unwell in his legs, and he limped out of the field early. Curry and Thompson hit three-point shots, and the game lost suspense. The two sides withdrew their main force, and the Warriors beat the Grizzlies at home to lead 2-1 on aggregate.
Both sides started
Grizzlies: Morant, Bain, Williams, Jackson, Tillman
Warriors: Curry, Thompson, Wiggins, Cuminga, Green
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