It's a pity that the Grizzlies lost, but Yuzu actually prefers to see the Grizzlies win this game, because the Grizzlies are a better team overall, but Curry is super-god, and the Grizzlies led the game by 47 minutes and lost in the last minute. How to say it? Unfortunately, the Grizzlies lost this game with a big impact, and the next game is almost a backwater battle. But this game was the most special of the first four playoff games, because the Grizzlies didn't have Durant. The Grizzlies have not had Morant for a long time during the regular season this season, but the Grizzlies have not been affected and have achieved the best record of the season.
For a while there were even voices saying that whether or not Morant had little effect on the Grizzlies, and that there was no Morant Grizzlies or even a better team. But what is the real situation? What was the first change for the Grizzlies without Morant? It's the inside line that changes, Adams can go back to the starting lineup, and Jackson can play high and low with Adams, the Grizzlies' inside advantage is obvious, and the two big men have a great deterrent under the basket. Jenkins also adjusted the way the game played in the second half of the G4, and when Jackson sat on the inside, the Warriors had no way to do anything.
The G4 of the Grizzlies didn't just lose to Curry's single 18 points in the final quarter, it was a bit of a loss to these pitchers on the outside, who didn't shoot those empty three-pointers, otherwise the Warriors would have collapsed long ago. In fact, there is no Morante's Grizzlies playing very well, the whole team of five people scored in double figures, every player on the court is the main core, even players like Sledgehammer, who are usually role players, have also begun to play violently. Without Morant's more evenly distributed ball, everyone has an offensive chance. Of course, the overall defensive ability of the Grizzlies has also begun to improve, there is no clear defensive weak ring on the court, and the Grizzlies are playing very freely. But at the same time, the Grizzlies also showed a big problem, which is fatal.
That's when the Grizzlies don't have the ability to solve strongly, why did the Grizzlies lead the Warriors by 47 minutes and lose in the last minute? It's because the Grizzlies didn't have Morant on their side in the last minute, and Curry on the other side. Just like the G2 game, the two sides played to the moment of glue, Morant was able to stand up and kill the ball to the basket to score, and the Grizzlies played well before this game, but the leading advantage was not pulled, and when the hard touch came, the Grizzlies were not so stable. At this time, if Morant exists, will the Grizzlies still be so passive? Maybe the situation is something else!
But it's clear that the Grizzlies without Morant are completely two teams, and of course it doesn't mean that the Grizzlies without Morant are necessarily worse, in fact, these are two completely different styles of play. The Grizzlies without Morant may not necessarily decline in strength, and the Grizzlies without Morant may not be able to lead the Warriors by 47 minutes. But from the perspective of the Grizzlies, the playoffs actually need morant's existence more, the playoffs are not regular seasons, there must be many key moments, and the importance of Morant at this time can be reflected.