The result of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals was absolutely unexpected.
Though many believed that whether the Grizzlies or the Warriors won, either outcome would have been reasonable.
No one had expected the Grizzlies to win in such a crushing fashion.
Curry, Thompson, and Green had all shot terribly, in stark contrast to Link's triple-double and super 5x5 stat line.
The Warriors, the best offensive team in the league, had been held to just 85 points, with their three-point percentage kept below 25%...
From team statistics to individual statistics, the Warriors had been thoroughly blown out in every respect.
The course of the game had surely caught many people completely off guard.
After that game, the Grizzlies players felt much more relaxed.
For the past several days, everyone on the Grizzlies had been immersed in tense training and preparation. But now that their efforts had brought them victory, they could finally catch their breath.
After Game 1, there were two days of rest before Game 2 of the series. Joerger decided that training over those two days would focus primarily on recovery and adjustments.
Training was certainly important, but when two teams went head-to-head, what mattered most was their usual accumulation and prior preparation.
Stepping up training at the last minute was not particularly meaningful. No team won just because it suddenly started practicing hard the day before a game.
As a result, the Grizzlies' training volume was actually much lower now than it had been over the past few days.
At the practice facility the day after the game, every Grizzlies player was in high spirits.
After all, from the moment they opened their eyes that morning, they had been greeted by an overwhelming flood of news stories and videos praising the Grizzlies.
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