Beijing time on March 19, the NBA regular season continues, the 36-35 Warriors back-to-back away to challenge the 42-27 Grizzlies, the Warriors lost to the Hawks in the last away game, has suffered 10 consecutive losses on the road, an away record of 7-28, falling to seventh place in the West, the record is the same as the sixth Lone Ranger, the eighth Timberwolves (both 36-35), the victory of this game directly affects the team ranking. The Grizzlies are provisionally in third place in the West, with the same record as the second-placed Kings.
The Warriors and Grizzlies have met three times this season, with the Warriors taking advantage 2-1, most recently on March 10, when the Grizzlies won 131-110 at home.
In this game, Grizzlies star Morant is still absent from the game, and the starting lineup is: Jackson + Jones + Dillon + Bane + Tillman; Warriors Wiggins continues to be absent, starting lineup: Curry + Thompson + Dream Green + DiVincenzo + Looney.
In the first quarter, Looney and Klay scored first, Jackson, Bane, and Jones fired one after another, and the Grizzlies rebounded 11-4 to win the lead. Curry, Looney, Kuminga all scored points for the Warriors, Dillon, Bane, Jackson quickly responded, the Grizzlies led 20-14, Kuminga scored 5 consecutive points, Dillon, Kennard, Bane responded, the first quarter ended, the Warriors trailed 23-33 by 10 points.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Curry and Green combined for 10 points, and the Warriors were close to the score 32-36, and then the Grizzlies played a 12-6 offensive wave to lead 48-38. In the second half of the quarter, the two sides began a battle of offense, and the Warriors could not close the score, and at halftime, the Grizzlies led by 12 points at 71-59.
Warriors Kuming plus played well in the half, cutting down 15 points and 4 rebounds, the star Curry had 8 points and 4 rebounds, and Klay scored 10 points; The Grizzlies have scored double-doubles with three of them, with Jackson scoring 14 points and Dillon scoring 12.
Klay, Looney, DiVincenzo, and Curry scored successively, Jones, Tillman, and Bane responded, and the Warriors trailed by four points. Then the Warriors suddenly muted, Dillon, Bane, Jackson Jones scored, the Grizzlies led 90-76 by 14 points, Kuminga and Poole combined to score 15 consecutive points, and the Warriors trailed by 7 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors trailed by four points at 100-104.
The Warriors faced Waterloo again in the fourth quarter, scoring just nine points in the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter, compared to 41 points in the third quarter, while the Grizzlies exploded inside and outside to establish a 20-point lead to seal the victory. In the end, the Grizzlies defeated the Warriors 133-119 at home and sent the Warriors to an 11-game losing streak on the road.
In the whole game, the Warriors scored a double-double, Curry played a sluggish, shooting 5 of 15 for 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Klay cut 14 points on 6-of-17 shooting, Green scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Looney scored 10 points, and Kuminga, who came off the bench, played well, contributing 24 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists; The Grizzlies scored a double-double with seven players, with Jalen Jackson scoring 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists on 12-of-22 shooting, Bane contributing 26 points and 4 rebounds on 18-of-17 shooting, Dillon 18 points, and Kennard 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
After the loss, the Warriors' record has reached 36-36, the winning percentage has dropped to 50%, and the ranking will officially lag behind the Lone Ranger, and the four teams in the Western Conference play-off zone have extremely close records, and the competition is extremely fierce, and the Warriors will also enter a high alert state next.