The fourth quarter continued for several more minutes, but the situation did not improve in the slightest.
The Splash Brothers had been completely thrown off by the Grizzlies' physical, suffocating defense today. Even after returning to the floor, they kept clanking shots off the rim.
Just how bad were Curry and Thompson shooting today? Midway through the fourth quarter, Curry even missed both of his free throws on one trip to the line.
At the crucial moment when they needed to cut into the deficit, the Warriors not only could not make threes, but also committed several turnovers in a row.
In the end, the Warriors fell 85–98. Their lofty ambitions were brutally snuffed out at FedExForum.
Over the previous two rounds, the Warriors had averaged 108.4 points per game. Today, they did not even reach 90.
The Warriors' lowest-scoring game of the season before this had been their 86-point outing against the Clippers on December 25 last year. Today, they were forced to set a new season low for points in a single game.
Previously, the Warriors had gone 44–0 whenever they held their opponents below 100 points! Yet today, the Grizzlies brought them down with just 98.
Those startling numbers fully demonstrated just how different the Grizzlies were from every other team.
The Warriors might have been able to run wild against other teams, but in Memphis, they could forget about it!
When the final electronic buzzer sounded, every Warrior had their head hanging low—a stark contrast to the swagger they had shown before the game.
The Warriors had every reason to be dejected, because there had not been a single redeeming aspect to their performance. The comparison between the two teams' overall stats was already glaring enough.
But the comparison between the individual players' stats was even