The Golden State Warriors raced through the regular season under rookie head coach Steve Kerr. Golden State comes at you with a frenetic pace, shooting a bunch of three pointers and the ability to lock you down defensively.
The Warriors have perhaps the greatest shooting backcourt of all-time in likely MVP Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Golden State swept through their first round playoff series with the New Orleans Pelicans despite many who predicted the trouble that may exist from a matchup standpoint. I would expect Golden State to attack rugged F Zach Randolph in pick and roll situations with Curry and Draymond Green and create all sorts of problems for the Memphis defense in this series.
Mike Conley has been ruled out of the Memphis Grizzlies' opening game in their Western Conference semi-final playoff series against the Golden State Warriors. The point guard underwent surgery to repair several fractures to his face last week, and was officially declared out after completing warmups while wearing a protective mask.
The Grizzlies appeared to be on a collision course with Golden State in the Western Conference Finals. However, a late season slide dropped the Grizzlies into fifth place and a second round date with the Warriors. Memphis defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round by a convincing 4-1 margin. The Grizzlies smothered the Blazers on defense and pounded them inside on offense throughout the series.
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