Beijing time on May 10, the Warriors continue to sit in their home Chase Center ushered in the fourth game of the semifinals with the Grizzlies, before this game, Warriors coach Kerr because of the new crown diagnosis, assistant coach Mike Brown temporarily on top, as the acting manager, perhaps used to Kerr's system, the first quarter began, the Warriors in the Grizzlies lack of Morant, but some helpless, the first quarter of the Splash Brothers three-pointers are 4 of 0, the two total 8 0, but also let the Warriors only get 20 points, The first three quarters have been suppressed by the Grizzlies, but fortunately, the Warriors suddenly woke up in the last quarter, played a 39-29 shockwave, and finally won the Grizzlies 101-98, taking a 3-1 lead, holding the match point of this series.
In fact, the "Splash Tea" brothers in this game are not too good, although Curry scored the team's highest 32 points, but only hit 10 goals in 25 shots, and Poole, who went to the bench, only scored 14 points, as for Clay's performance, it was even more miserable, in the 38 minutes of playing time, crazy shots the team's most 20 times, only hit 6 goals, three-pointers totaled 7 of 0, only 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and sent 3 mistakes tied with Curry as the second most on the team.
After the game, Xu Jingyu also commented on the game on Weibo, he felt that the reason why the Warriors were able to win this game, thanks to Curry's coming forward, stood up in the final stage continuously, and showed his 2-time MVP style, but the Warriors could not be so big in the future, especially Clay, in the future, absolutely can not let him hold the ball wave to shoot, no ball casually, don't be blind luck in the Temple of Heaven, after all, now the Warriors have a lot of scoring points, if you continue to shoot like this, sooner or later you will pit the team. Xu Jingyu's point of view can be described as "rough words", as a "veteran" who has been in the league for more than 10 years, Clay's playing style is basically qualitative, he is not the kind of defender who attacks with the ball, and now the Warriors already have Curry and Poole. Green can hold the ball, and Clay really shouldn't "steal the scene" like this, to do something he is not good at.
For Clay, the reason why he wants to hold the ball so crazy in the playoffs is to prove that he can actually understand it, after all, in the past two seasons, he has suffered from a torn Achilles tendon and a serious injury of ACL rupture, and he has not been able to stand on the court to play, it is difficult to usher in a comeback, following the team for two seasons to re-enter the playoff stage, Clay as the team's second-place scoring point, naturally hopes to win a certificate for himself this year.
In this round and the Grizzlies series, Clay's state is not very ideal, in addition to the G3 with a 61.5% shooting rate to score 21 points, the remaining 3 games, Clay's shooting rate is very inefficient, the score is also more than 20+, and precisely these 3 games, his shot power is still very much, two shots 19 times, a shot 20 times, it seems that he fell into the kind of stubbornness that can not score and must want to score, so when the ball to his hands, Clay very much wants to send the ball into the basket, but he has been neglecting the battle for a long time. If you want to get back to the peak state before, it really takes some time, if you have to deal with the ball yourself, do what you are not good at, for the Warriors, it is absolutely harmful and no benefit.
As the strongest 3D in NBA history, the absolute main force of the Warriors' 4-year triple crown, Klay actually does not need to prove anything, if he is really for the good of the Warriors, or return to the previous no-ball play, choose to go to the outside line to "eat cake", rather than giving himself the opportunity to force the ball to attack, so that whether it is for himself or the Warriors team, it will be more adaptable. In the next few games, if Klay continues to play iron like today and fight for himself, even if the Warriors now have a 3-1 game point advantage, it is difficult to ensure that the team will not be counterattacked by the Grizzlies later.