In the conference semifinals, the Golden State Warriors faced their toughest opponent of the playoff thus far: the Memphis Grizzlies. It was a series that made the Warriors for the first time in a long time face adversity and got them battle tested to make a run to the finals. Let’s look back at that series and what we can learn from it.
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GAME 1 – Warriors 101 – Memphis 86
With Memphis playing without starting point guard Mike Conley, the Warriors took control early with a 32 point first quarter and never looked back playing stingy defense all night, but never quite putting it together on offense.