101-98, the Warriors narrowly defeated the Grizzlies. The first three quarters of the game have been passive, even the last two minutes, the team is still 64-76 behind 12 points, and finally able to reverse, Curry last quarter 18 points behind the explosion, two small details are turning points.
Curry led the Warriors to a 32+5+8 lead against the Grizzlies
15 consecutive 0-of-15 shooting outside the three-point line, the Warriors feel extremely sluggish; 3J Jackson and Adams twin towers continue to impact the basket, the Warriors are always in a backward situation, 10 minutes and 35 seconds Jackson made two fouls, the Warriors have fallen behind by 12 points 64-76, in the face of such a dilemma, the team needs X factor to rewrite the situation, the Miracles came.
First, the effect of Potter's Surprise.
G3 game, Porter 13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists into a miracle, today, the team is in crisis again, he carried the team again.
Porter three-pointers
Curry rest time, Klay three points continue to be dumb, Poole has lost confidence due to continuous iron, the key moment Potter as shown in the picture, the left arc top a three-pointer, the right arc top continues, to help the team chase the score to 72-79 bite the point difference, Curry returned.
Second, Curry 18 points broke out.
The Grizzlies' targeted defense put Curry on 6-of-18 shooting and 2-of-10 three-pointers in the first three quarters to score just 14 points, but when the team needed a leader to solve the problem, Curry cashed in on his MVP value.
Curry's third three-pointer
Trailing 74-82, Curry broke through to the layup, and then, as shown in the picture, the opportunity between the gaps, facing Dillon Brodix's direct three-pointer, personally scored five consecutive points to help the team chase the score to 79-82.
Ku tank 4th three-pointer
Jackson led the Grizzlies to an 87-83 lead, Curry received the ball outside the three-point line and pretended to take the right hand, a sharp brake, no dribbling with only a fake move to shake Jackson and Jones defense, and the fourth three-pointer helped the team chase the 1-point difference.
Curry caused Bane to grab a rebound and foul with two free throws to win
With 3 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, after Curry used the difficult mid-range to tie the score, the two sides were anxious until the last minute, Curry forced two fouls, and then protected the rebound as shown in the picture, causing Bane to continue to make two free throws.
Throughout the final quarter, Curry shot 4-of-7 included 2 three-pointers to 18 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, the key to the Warriors' ability to reverse.
Third, the Grizzlies have insufficient experience.
To tell the truth, with the Warriors' offensive state today, Jackson's inside line is unsolvable, even if Porter and Curry play together in the last quarter, it is difficult to complete the reversal, the Grizzlies have every chance to win the victory that has been swallowed to the throat, but this player is probably a young man, has no playoff game experience, especially lacks the star Morant, so they actually make mistakes in succession at the decisive moment, two typical pictures:
Jones threw iron
With 2 minutes left in the game, the Grizzlies led 93-90, but then 2 attacks, Jones threw an iron shot, and Dillon broke through and was snatched by Clay.
Dillon forced a three-pointer
Even as shown in the picture, in the last minute, the team still led 93-92, Dillon Brooks actually shot a three-pointer, the sky, this operation is simply incomprehensible; in the reverse case, Curry directly broke through to cause Dillon to foul two penalties, and completed the counterattack at 94-93.
In fact, the Grizzlies were able to lead by 12 points at one point in the final quarter, relying on Jackson's internal attack to achieve, but in the three rounds that decided the winner or loser, Jackson did not have an inside position, but the above two blindly attacked three times, almost ending their offensive firepower in a "self-injurious" way, which is one of the important factors for the Warriors to go from "filling the pit to overtaking".
So, how did the Warriors come across in a rare offensive failure? As mentioned above, Porter had 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, especially two consecutive three-pointers in the last quarter, which played a miracle effect; then Curry's strong explosion, coupled with the Grizzlies' heavy price due to lack of experience, the result of a three-point combination.