Golden State Warriors Mailbag: Toughest Potential Matchup, Game 3, Conley

May 5, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second quarter in game two of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Heading into Game Three, the Grizzlies have a lot of momentum. They’re returning to their home court, they won a game at Oracle Arena, which took away the Warriors’ home court advantage (for now), and their floor general and x-factor, Conley, returned to the lineup in Game Two and led them to victory.

The Grizzlies certainly have a lot of factors on their side heading into Game Three, but the Warriors have some advantages of their own.

Even though the Warriors have an incredible record at home, they still have a fantastic record on the road. The Warriors’ road record during the regular season was 28-13, which isn’t far behind the Grizzlies’ home record of 31-10 in the regular season. The Warriors are 2-0 on the road so far in the playoffs.

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In addition, the Warriors have proven they can win in Memphis. They lost the first game in Memphis during the regular season 105-98, but they won the second game in a blowout 107-84. The Warriors can build big leads, play their style of basketball, and win in Memphis, so they’ll just have to make sure they do that in Game Three.

Also, it’s fairly rare for great shooters to have back-to-back poor shooting nights. Therefore, it’s pretty likely that the Splash Brothers will bounce back from a poor shooting performance in Game Two and potentially shoot the lights out in Game Three.

There won’t be many games where Stephen Curry shoots 7-for-19 from the field and 2-for-11 from three, as he did in Game Two. The same goes for Klay Thompson, as he shot just 6-for-15 from the field and 1-for-6 from three. With some extra rest before the next game, Curry and Thompson are set to break out of their mini-shooting slump in Game Three.

If the Splash Brothers’ threes are falling, the Warriors’ offense becomes more lethal and harder to guard, which can give the Warriors the edge in the series again.

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