On May 10, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In today's Game of Western Focus, the Warriors hosted the Grizzlies at home. It was the fourth leg of the series, with the Warriors taking a 2-1 lead in the first three games.
After the first quarter began, Curry tried to deflect a shot from the outside, and in a counter-attack, Curry received a blue shot above Cumminga's pass. Curry then tried again to shoot from the outside and still missed, after which Curry strongly attacked the basket to win. A minute before the end of the quarter, Curry received a Pass from Porter and hit a layup, and then he tried two consecutive three-point shots that were still deflected. Throughout the first quarter, Curry scored 6 points on 3-of-7 shooting, including 4 three-pointers!
After entering the second quarter, Curry was more resting off the field. Until 2 minutes and 12 seconds before the end of the quarter, Curry and Green played a delicate combination and rushed to the basket to hit a layup. Curry then got a chance at 45 degrees on the left and hit his first personal three-pointer of the day. Counting this three-pointer, Curry's career playoff total three-point shooting reached a full 500, ranking first in NBA history, and he became the first player to achieve this achievement! Curry scored 11 points in the first half as the Warriors trailed the Grizzlies 38-41.
After entering the third quarter, Curry had no feel, and his first four shots were all deflected. But Curry has provided assists for his teammates in succession to help the team tighten its grip on the point difference. Two minutes and 33 seconds before the end of the quarter, Curry finally hit a 45-degree three-point shot on the right, and the Warriors hit a wave of 8:2 to narrow the point gap to just two points. Curry finished quarter 3 points and four assists on just 1-of-7 shooting in the quarter, and the Warriors trailed the Grizzlies 62-69 to end Quarter 3.
In the final quarter, Curry re-emerged after a short break. He quickly hit a rebound shot from the basket and caused Dillon's foul to deflect the penalty. In the next offensive round, Curry hit a three-point shot at the top of the arc. Four and a half minutes before the finale, Curry hit another three-pointer to narrow the gap to just one point. Then Curry burst out of bounds with the ball to the basket, and the referee blew the Grizzlies ball, and Curry was very dissatisfied with this and showed a fierce face. Three and a half minutes before the finale, Curry hit a difficult mid-range shot to equalize the Warriors.
In the last 45 seconds of the game, Curry caused Dillon to foul and made two free throws to complete the counter-attack, and the fans chanted MVP for him! Curry then hit two free throws again on the free throw line, giving the Warriors a three-point lead. After Curry hit consecutive free throws, the Warriors completed the reversal, and Curry rushed to celebrate with excitement.
In the end, the Warriors beat the Grizzlies 101:98 at home, and the overall score of the series became 3:1, just one victory away from the promotion! Curry played 38 minutes today, shooting 10-of-25, 4-of-14 from three-point range and 8-of-9 from the free throw line, for a combined 32 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. In the final quarter, Curry scored 18 points and hit two three-pointers to help the team win.
According to the schedule, the fifth leg of the two-side series will be played on May 12, and the Warriors will travel to the grizzlies on the road.