The Warriors are ahead of other teams in the semifinals, the only team to take a 3-1 lead, the score is still very reliable, they won the Grizzlies is a matter of time.
Let's start with "Why isn't Morant and the Grizzlies not getting stronger?" "This question.
Strictly speaking, whether the Grizzlies have become stronger or not should be quantified from many places, such as the overall offensive and defensive effect, the grasp of key moments, and the offensive and defensive structure, which is a complex process. Today we will only explain it logically.
Structurally, the Grizzlies are a team similar to the Lone Rangers, and they have a much stronger ball-handling core than other positions. When this core is on the floor, the players must be heavily concentrated on him, because he is a superstar, which leads to other people with relatively less ball power and become functional players.
Once such a ball-holding core is not present, such a team must play a holistic role in order to win, that is, to ensure the winning rate with the overall rotation and efficiency, so as to reduce the impact of the lack of head cards. Here the rotation of the ball and the efficiency of each link is a must, otherwise it will become a loose sand without a faucet.
The Grizzlies lost Morant for a long time in the regular season, thanks to the fact that there are other ball-holding cores, enough to ensure the rotation of the ball and the efficiency of the output of each link, and face different opponents every day, they win with tactical execution and youthful vitality, and play a great record.
In G4, the Grizzlies still rely on integrity and improving the offensive and defensive efficiency of each link as the benchmark, allowing the Warriors to play the worst game, but in the end they lost in a few small rounds. This cannot be said that the Grizzlies have a significant decline in strength without Morant, but it should be said that when they lack Morant, they lack reassurance in the key round.
They are younger than the Warriors, and it is not easy to grasp the key moments in their mentality, and this season's Warriors have trained to become a more mature team than ever, and the Grizzlies have suffered at least twice in the grasp of details, and there have been many losses in the first round, proving that they are not yet fully mature.
With Morant, they have a firmer choice in the key moments, and the psychological pressure of others will be much less, because the responsibility is on Morant. Now the responsibility is divided equally or added to the likes of Jackson and Bane, who don't have as many details to control.
They are hasty and frizzy.
Looking at the Warriors from this point of view, they already have a championship phase.
Careful friends may be able to see that Curry's three points in the series are not good, although there are many waves, but his possession is much more stable, and now Curry has the ability to be fast and slow, no longer a brain passion, he is the Warriors' reassurance.
Moreover, the Warriors' lineup is neat, the key players are very healthy, Thompson has returned, and the Warriors system is running smoothly, which is better than several other strong teams. The psychological pressure of the Grizzlies' tough defense has increased, and for Curry's tough defense has decreased, they can't safely wrap Curry, because there is "one more Curry", and there are many people who can shoot three points. That makes the Warriors a team that's hard to really limit.
In G4, the Grizzlies played the best effect of restricting the Warriors, and the defensive mobility improved, but fans must understand that maintaining a normal defensive posture is very tiring, and eventually they still collapse on Curry. Curry's slash in the last quarter also illustrates the collapse of the Grizzlies' defensive psychology.
The Warriors shot just 24.3 percent from three-point range, 9-of-37, a very poor level, but the championship is that their ball-holding rotation to the inside score, or not limited to three-point scoring, is steadily progressing. They didn't play well on three points, and they didn't have any slack in formation, defense, and rotation.
What is it?
This is the psychology of champions.
Today's Warriors may understand that they are in many places better, more stable, and more able to weather the storm than the teams currently alive. In the game with inaccurate three points, the Warriors experienced at least two games in this round, but they did not hurry and won the victory, which is a huge psychological construction.
Looking at the Grizzlies in turn, the way they lost in the first and fourth games made it difficult for them to accept, and they began to believe that Lucky was not on their side and began to panic. And the accident of Dillon's defense also made them even more afraid of their hands and feet, losing their sharp edge.
Jenkins was angry about Curry's last suspected fake fall after the game, mcBron's coaching, and Pulling Morant's knee, do you know what this psychology is?
The Grizzlies, who have been busy for a season, belong to a living challenger, but when the playoffs really compete, there are so many accidents that cannot be controlled, is it very unconvincing? Jenkins was so disobedient.
He's a great coach, like Cole in 2015, like Monty last year, and now he's facing his own trials.
The Grizzlies are slightly better at detail control than the Timberwolves, who eventually won the first round, but now far inferior to the Warriors, giving them a sense of the desolation of defeat. Take a closer look at the warriors, they have not really awakened, a powerful attack blasting force is still wrapped in a thin film, I don't know when it really broke out, it is enough to make the opponent cold sweat.
Did the Grizzlies, who had been excellent for a season, collapse at the end like G4?
Probably yes.