Golden State Warriors Payton had to miss future games due to an injury that suffered a second-degree malicious foul by Dillon, resulting in a fractured left arm. Dillon, who was the party, was also punished by the league and banned for one game. With players on both sides absent, the Golden State Warriors, who returned to play at home, once again showed the style of their favorite team to win the championship, completing a 30-point victory and beating the Grizzlies without the ability to fight back. The roof leak coincided with overnight rain, and the Grizzlies' star Morant also suffered a knee injury, and the situation was not optimistic for them.
As the most surprising team in the West this season, the Grizzlies have really done well in the regular season. But the playoffs are a fresh start, and the Warriors' strength is already on the table. As the splash combination recombines, Poole also plays the role of a playoff scoring streak, constantly putting pressure on opponents' defenses. So far, the Warriors have maintained a 2-1 lead in the second round of the series, and Morant is still out with injury, and this time they continue to play G4 at home, and they have almost no reason to lose.
However, after the game began, the Warriors, who played at home, encountered the Memphis Grizzlies. Curry lost his crosshairs on the outside three-point line, shooting 0-of-4 in a single quarter, and only delivered 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists by impacting the basket, while Clay was in equally bad shape, with a synchronized 4-of-0 three-pointer, with only 4 points and 2 rebounds contributing. At the same time, Poole, who once played the scorer, was also dumbfounded, coming off the bench to send an inefficient shooting rate of 1 of 4, handing over 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Because the core of the team has lost its aggressiveness one after another, the Grizzlies, who seized the opportunity, took advantage of the situation to play a 24-20 score and take a four-point lead. After entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Grizzlies, who achieved a noisy victory, also took advantage of the chase, and at one point widened the point difference between the two sides to 9 points. However, as the time of the second quarter of the game continues, the Warriors can still chase points. Their outside three-point output continued to be inefficient, but they were able to deliver an 18-17 score in a situation where the players on the team played everywhere, chasing back the one point they were behind in the first quarter.
But by the end of the first half, the Grizzlies still scored 41-38, a key three-point lead over the Warriors. I have to admit that the two sides did not feel very good in the first half of the three-point shooting, and the Grizzlies took the lead in 4 of 20 three-point shooting, shooting as low as 20%. The Golden State Warriors, who play at home, are even worse, shooting 2-of-20 from three-point range, with only 10 percent shooting percentage, giving opponents too many opportunities to fight back. You know, the Grizzlies' home star Morant failed to play in this game because of a knee injury, and the Warriors' outside three points lost their original magic, which is really puzzling.
Of course, Curry, who hit a three-pointer in the first half, also became the first player in NBA history to score 500 three-pointers in the playoffs. Head coach Kerr had to miss the game because of the trigger of the league's safety agreement, and the tactical command was handed over to assistant coach Brown, which did have a certain impact on the Warriors. However, the game is only halfway through, the difference between the two sides has only reached 3 points, as long as the Warriors change some strategies, or the outside three-point feeling can gradually pick up, the chances of achieving a reversal in the second half are still great.