Head coach Cole was diagnosed
The Golden State Warriors held their first home court and managed to take a 2-1 lead, along with the Grizzlies' star in charge of the club, who also suffered a knee injury. After that game, the Grizzlies, from players to coaches, decided that Poole had deliberately injured Morant and even asked the league to investigate. However, the response given by the league was that Poole did not make an out of line. From Green's ouster, to Peyton Jr.'s injury, to Morant's knee, the feud between the two teams has come to a flashpoint.
Game 4 of the series, for both teams, is a game that must be won. If the Warriors lose, they will have to go to the home of the Grizzlies to play the battle of King Mountain, and if the Grizzlies lose, they will fall into the desperate situation of falling behind 1-3. For both teams, this game may determine the direction of the entire series. Cole was diagnosed positive and could not coach in this game.
The Warriors' three-pointers are too low
Morant was sidelined due to injury, and in this case, the Grizzlies reactivated Adams, bringing Adams to the starting lineup, with Tyes Jones as the starting point guard. At the beginning of the first quarter, the Grizzlies' three-pointer was terrible, hitting only 2 of the 11 shots, but scoring 16 points on the inside, including Adams with 4 points and 4 rebounds, Jones 5 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Zaire 5 points, Sledgehammer also had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, the team scored 24 points in a single quarter, and the Warriors only scored 20 points.
The Warriors' three-pointer feel worse, losing all 10 shots, Curry and Klay are all 4-of-4 three-pointers, but Curry still has 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Klay also has 4 points and 2 rebounds. After returning from the second quarter, the two teams played iron frantically, playing two minutes before Poole picked up the leak to get two points, and then the Grizzlies extended the lead to nine points at one point. At the crucial moment, Klay ate cake under the basket, Porter Jr. hit a three-pointer, and the Warriors made the 16th three-point shot of the game, the first three-point goal.
Sledgehammer Anderson scored 4 points in a row, Curry scored on a layup, Wiggins scored a layup, Sledgehammer scored 2 more points on his back, and Curry's three-pointers also opened, which brought Curry's playoff three-point shooting to 500, the only one in history. Wiggins missed three-pointers, Jackson's three-pointer was blocked by Dream Green, and at the end of the half, the Memphis Grizzlies led the Golden State Warriors by three points at 41-38.
A battle of iron
The game between the Warriors and the Grizzlies has always been an offensive battle, but this game, as far as the first half is concerned, is a thorough iron battle. The Grizzlies shot only 35.4 percent from the field and 20 percent from three-point range, which was already disastrous, but the Warriors' two shooting percentages of 33.3 percent and 10 percent, respectively, were desperate. In the first half, the Warriors threw 2 of 20 three-pointers and lost all of their first 15 shots. With 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Stephen Curry is the only Warriors player to score in double figures.
Thankfully, though, the Warriors hit 2 three-pointers on the back five shots, which is undoubtedly telling us that they are getting back to the three-pointer. The Grizzlies only had 4 of 20 three-pointers, the starting Jones hit 2 three-pointers and had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Adams had 6 points and 10 rebounds, and Jalen Jr. also had 6 points, 1 rebound and 3 blocks, but Bane did not score a point on 0-of-3 shooting, and Brooks only had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 6-of-1 shooting. It is worth mentioning that Anderson, the sledgehammer on the bench, stepped forward and had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-5 shooting.