30 points fiasco! Obviously, the first two battles have been fought back and forth, why did the G3 Grizzlies suddenly collapse?

This year's playoffs, though the Warriors didn't meet the Grizzlies in the first round. But in the eyes of the outside world, they are destined to meet in the second round. After all, the Warriors vs Nuggets, Grizzlies vs Timberwolves, although the Nuggets and Timberwolves face the Warriors and Grizzlies, they will not be powerless to fight back.

But whether it is from the overall strength of the team, or the lineup, the Nuggets and Timberwolves do not have the opportunity to "make the following mistakes". In the end, although the Warriors and the Grizzlies experienced a little twist and turn, they also managed to advance to the second round, meeting in the playoffs as expected...

Grizzlies vs Warriors: Series G1, G2, the two teams play back and forth

Before the start of the Grizzlies vs Warriors series, some people said that the Grizzlies' lineup and style of play naturally restrained the Warriors' five-small system, so they were able to defeat the Warriors in the seven-game series and successfully advance to the Western Conference Finals. And the series G1, G2, the Grizzlies do play back and forth with the Warriors.

In series G1, the Grizzlies were in the lead in the first half until the third quarter when they were chased by the Warriors. But even so, the Grizzlies have not lost hope of winning, and they still maintained the suspense of winning or losing the game until the last minute. It wasn't until the finale that he lost the game 116-117.

Series G2, although the G1 Grizzlies and Warriors played until the last minute to score the winner, there is a suspicion of "8 to 5", but this does not affect their confidence in winning G2...

In this game, Morant shot 15 of 31 and shot 47 points, 8 boards and 8 assists, successfully led the Grizzlies to a 106-101 victory over the Warriors, avoiding two consecutive losses at home, and the Warriors returned home with a 2-0 lead. After all, once the big score is 0-2 behind, the Warriors are very likely to win two games in a row and directly advance, even if it is not good, the Warriors can take a 3-1 lead.

Judging from the first two series of the Grizzlies vs Warriors, they were able to play back and forth, and there was no one-sided situation. But the series G3 has become a one-sided game...

Grizzlies vs Warriors G3: Lost 30 points and the Grizzlies completely collapsed

I thought that the Grizzlies vs Warriors series would show a trend of "dragons fighting tigers", and may even fight to grab seven battles. But unexpectedly, in series G3, the Grizzlies completely lost the standard of the first two games.

The game was a game that was good for the Grizzlies in the first quarter, leading the Warriors by two points at 28-26 into the second quarter. But they lost nine points in the second quarter and 14 points in the third quarter, and after the first three quarters, the Grizzlies have trailed the Warriors by 21 points at 80-101. In the face of such a gap, the outcome of the game is actually predictable...

Sure enough, in the end, the Grizzlies lost to the Warriors 112-142, losing 30 points in a single game. If you look at the results and scores alone, no one will believe that the Grizzlies, who have lost by 30 points, can play back and forth with the Warriors in the first two games and win one of them.

So, obviously the first two battles have been fought back and forth, why did the G3 Grizzlies suddenly collapse?

1. The Warriors insist on "anti-surprise but not anti-projection", so that the Grizzlies cannot exert offensive firepower. In fact, as early as the beginning of the series, Kerr based on the Grizzlies' style of play, mainly on the defensive end to limit the Grizzlies' breakthrough, and let them shoot three-point shots on the outside. That also put the Grizzlies on 40 percent three-point shooting at G1 and 31.1 percent from G2.

By comparison, the Warriors' three-point shooting percentages in the first two games, 36.8 percent and 18.4 percent, respectively, are completely below their regular level. However, even if the Warriors let the Grizzlies shoot a good three-point shooting rate in the first two games, it did not shake their defensive concept of "anti-surprise and no defensive shooting".

In the end, even though the G3 Grizzlies still had a 37.2% three-point shooting rate (16-of-43 shooting), the Warriors limited their two-point shooting rate to 48.9% (24-of-49 shooting).

You know, the Grizzlies are not originally a three-point team, and the reason why they can shoot a good three-point shooting rate is mainly because the Warriors are "anti-breakthrough and not defensive shooting." So while their interior scoring is limited, they simply can't rely on three-pointers to remedy the disadvantage.

2. Reduce passing and increase curry's proportion of ball holding. In series G2, the Grizzlies seem to have figured out the Warriors' passing system, using their aggressive defense to force the Warriors to make 18 turnovers — including 5 in Curry and 4 in Green. Most of the Warriors' 18 turnovers came from their mistakes when passing cuts.

So in series G3, Cole reduced the number of times the team passed the ball, and at the same time weakened Green's possession of the ball, increasing Curry's possession ratio. Although the Warriors still had 17 turnovers in this game, they played more smoothly than in the previous two games with only one mistake in Curry's possession of the ball.

After all, most of the Warriors' mistakes in this game came in the midst of insignificant garbage time. It was precisely because of the reduction of regular time errors that the Warriors were able to establish an absolute lead in the second and third quarters.

3. The terrible scoring efficiency of the whole team helps the Warriors win easily. Grizzlies vs Warriors G3, the Warriors in addition to maintaining a defensive strategy of "anti-burst and no shot" on the defensive end, reducing passes and increasing Curry's proportion of the ball, the most important thing is that they completely shoot at the offensive end. Curry shot 7-of-14 in this game, scored 30 points, 2 boards and 6 assists, and it seems that 50% of the scoring efficiency is OK.

But Curry's scoring efficiency is at the bottom compared to others (3 shots and more). Because Thompson shot 8 of 13, Wiggins 7 of 10, Cumminga 10 of 8, Green 3 of 2, Poole 17 of 11, Porter of 7 of 5, Looney 3 of 3, Moody 3 of 2...

In the end, the Warriors shot 63.1 percent from the field, and their three-point shooting percentage was 53.1 percent and their free throw shooting percentage was 90.5 percent. Judging from the three shooting rates, the overall scoring efficiency of the Warriors in this game reached the terrifying "180 club". Because of this, the Warriors were able to win 30 points when the number of shots was significantly inferior to that of the Grizzlies (84-92).

In summary, the Warriors' strategy of "preventing shots and not preventing surprises" has successfully curbed the Grizzlies' offensive advantage; reducing passing, increasing Curry's possession ratio, and reducing the number of mistakes in the team's key moments; the scoring efficiency of the team's overall "180 club" directly allows the Warriors to press the Grizzlies throughout the last three quarters. So although Morant's personal performance is still good, but the Grizzlies' overall offense is difficult to play, and they can't prevent the Warriors' efficient shooting, they will be hung by the Warriors by 30 points...