NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from the Golden State Warriors' win over the Memphis Grizzlies

Stephen Curry reached a new milestone in this contest
Stephen Curry reached a new milestone in this contest

#2 Memphis Grizzlies' struggles from the three-point line

Warriors defense did not allow the Grizzlies to take any open shots. Credit: Daily Herald
Warriors defense did not allow the Grizzlies to take any open shots. Credit: Daily Herald

The Memphis Grizzlies are missing their best scorer this season in Mike Conley Jr., who can finish at the rim, fighting all the traffic. What this means is that the Grizzlies need to take a lot of three-pointers and make them, to get points.

However, three-point shooting is not the Grizzlies' strength and playing against a team like Warriors, who are one of the best defensive teams in the league, they could not get it going from the long range.

While the Golden State Warriors went 12-for-31 (38.7%) from the distance, the Grizzlies only shot 7-for-25 (28.0%) behind the arc. The Warriors did a great job of putting bodies on the Grizzlies' players and did not really allow them to take any open shots as they contested a lot of their three-pointer attempts.

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