The Memphis Grizzlies’ momentum lasted only the first quarter. The experience of Golden State took command after those 12 minutes to complete a convincing 142-112 victory that allows the Californians to go 2-1 in the semifinals of the NBA Western Conference.
After a hesitant start, the Warriors team was quick to adjust the defense to contain the youth of the visiting quintet. The rotation of the ball and the number of variables of the six-time champion team – three of them after 2015 – stopped the athletic Tennessee cast.
In the local team, six of their players scored 13 or more points, where the leader was Stephen Curry, who despite having a slow start, collected another 30 units in his personal record in playoffs. Also, the favorite in the bets won by far the battle on the boards after adding 53 rebounds, against 37 for Memphis.
The third quarter was key to the victory of the Splash Brothers team. which ended with a 37-23 run to leave the score at an expressive 101-80, just before the final chapter of the match played at the Chase Center.
Grizzlies bad news did not end only in the result, since su great figure Ja Morant had to leave before the middle of the fourth quarter due to severe pain in his right knee. An injury that could leave him outside of the fourth game, which will be played on Monday at 10:00 p.m. in Chile, again in the Californian port.
In the Western semifinal, Mavericks discounted a game on Friday against the Phoenix Suns who now wins 2-1 in the series. The fourth game will be played this Sunday in Dallas, at 3:30 p.m. in Chile.
