On May 12, Beijing time, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 95:134 away, and in the absence of core Jia Morant, they failed to end the series away from home, but ended with a 39-point defeat. If the next home game can't beat the opponent to advance, then the Warriors who go to the away game to grab the seventh is very dangerous.
Light enemies + mistakes bury the game
The main reason for the Warriors' fiasco is not the strength problem, but the bad mentality, and they lack the fighting spirit to win this game. Some outsiders believe that the Warriors do not want to advance in G5, but want to return to the home court and accept the applause of the fans. The Warriors may not have had this idea, but they were influenced by this mentality. From the opening 1st minute, they didn't tense up.
But perhaps because it is too relaxed, the Warriors' state cannot be worse. In the game, the Grizzlies led the Warriors by 55 points at most, the second largest point difference since the playoffs in the past 25 seasons, and the biggest was the famous 58 tragedy (the Nuggets' 58 points to beat the Hornets, and the largest point difference victory in history). According to statistics, this is Kerr's biggest point difference since coaching the Warriors in the 14-15 season, and it was 30 points before. (2016 Finals G3, Warriors lost 90:120 to cavaliers)
In addition, the Warriors lost miserably to the Grizzlies, and the 22 turnovers in the whole game are a microcosm of their status. The Warriors made 22 turnovers in the game, the highest in this year's playoffs. The last time the Warriors made more than 22 mistakes in the playoffs was in 2016, when they played the Rockets in the first round that year, with 24 turnovers. Even in the regular season this season, the Warriors have only made 22 or more mistakes twice.
On the other hand, the Grizzlies, who had only 9 turnovers in the game today, performed very steadily, not at all like a young player. Warriors acting coach Brown said after the game that the Grizzlies are desperate to win and that the Warriors are indeed inferior to their opponents in form. Thompson also said, "It feels bad and humiliating to lose like this." From the beginning we didn't play smoothly, the other side was more aggressive than we were, and we didn't play like ourselves at all. ”
No Mo Bear is more restrained warrior
In the last two games, Morant has missed G4 and G5 due to a knee injury, and the outside world unanimously believes that this is the best opportunity for the Warriors to end the series.
But looking back at the two games, the Warriors actually played very hard. In the past two games, the Warriors have been in the stage of chasing points in the 95 minutes, and in the last final moment, Curry stepped forward to complete the savior and avoid the Warriors' loss.
However, in today's game, the Warriors have been behind from the beginning and have never had any time to lead. Even if Morant doesn't fight, the Warriors become a little distracted in the face of a civilian division. Why do Grizzlies suddenly get stronger? In fact, for the Grizzlies, Morant is a bit like a "double-edged sword" - his breakthrough and singles in key moments are what the team needs, but others must open up space for him, and the team as a whole is not as good as when Morant is not on the floor.
In addition, in response to the obvious weakness of the Warriors' internal line, the Grizzlies reused heavy center Adams, and his twin-tower interior line of Jackson Jr. overturned the river in the Warriors' interior line, and got a large number of offensive rebounds, which also allowed teammates to get a large number of empty shooting opportunities, the number of shots, the number of rebounds, the number of quick attacks, the number of secondary offenses... The Grizzlies won all over these key figures, which can be described as a blow to the Warriors.
After the next game back at home, the Warriors need to adjust as soon as possible, if they still can't solve the "no bear", the series returned to Memphis to play seven, which is extremely unfavorable to them.
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