On May 10, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued, and the Warriors sat at home to meet the Grizzlies. In this game, Morant was absent due to injury, which is not a small loss for the Grizzlies. However, the Grizzlies adjusted their strategies in time and caused a lot of trouble for the Warriors on the defensive end!
The Warriors' three-point ability is obvious to all, but in this game, the Warriors feel collectively depressed. Curry Clare is all gone, and the "splash tea" combination combined only hit 1 three-pointer. In the first half, the Warriors scored 16-of-1 on three-pointers, and the only three-pointer was shot by Porter. Before Porter made a three-pointer, the Warriors had tried 15 three-point attempts across the team to make 0-of-15 shooting. Porter's three-pointer helped the Warriors save face, and the three-point performance became 16 of 1.
After that, the Warriors tried three points again, and the half game ended, and the Warriors made 2 of 20 three-pointers and shot 10% from three-point range. The specific distributions are Curry 1 of 6, Porter 1 of 2, Klay of 6 of 0, Wiggins 3 of 0, Poole of 2 of 0, and Damien Lee 1 of 0. It's hard to imagine that the Warriors' three-point shot will be like this, which is indeed a bit of a surprise.
In fact, the situation of the Grizzlies and the Warriors is very similar. Don't look at the Warriors' three-point accuracy, the Grizzlies also failed to find the outside crosshairs. In the first half, the Grizzlies made 4-of-20 three-point shooting and shooting 20 percent from three-point range. The feel of both sides is very cold, which also leads to the low scores of both sides, at the end of the half, the Grizzlies 41-38 Warriors, the difference between the two sides is only 3 points, this game became a "fight against iron"!
However, both sides still have a chance to save the shooting percentage, after all, there is still a second half to compete. I believe that at half-time, both managers will give advice to the players to see what needs to be improved. Of course, the second half must also be a vicious battle, after all, the Grizzlies are missing Morant, the big score is behind, and they definitely want to take back a city, and they don't want the Warriors to win the game point.
Now that the two sides are only three points apart in the first half, can the Warriors who play at home adjust to the status quo and recover the point difference in the second half? This will also become the biggest attraction, but before that, we must first adjust the mentality of the players, otherwise it is really too difficult, after all, the three-point performance is really too bad!