We rank the Warriors’ six technicals against Memphis

Technically speaking, the Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies Christmas matchup was a huge success. Golden His State defended his court at home, with James Wiseman +8 in his eighth, Thailand His Jerome outperformed Dillon Brooks, and Taylor his Jenkins wore his pajamas to his NBA game to lose. rice field.

Technically speaking, it really struggled for the Warriors whistled six T’s in the game. And they committed technicals every step of the game: offense, defense, off the bench, and coaching from his box. But not all techs are created equal. So, it’s time to rank those T’s!

6. Jonathan Cuminga:

Ja Morant was whistled for a shooting foul with 5 seconds left in the third quarter when Jonathan Cuminga was guarding Ja Morant. Kuminga did not yell at the officials or hit the air. He clapped his hands once in frustration.Clearly, his biggest problem in the NBA these days is the daring applause from younger players. So it was necessary to punish Kuminga.

Kuminga was part of a benched lineup that had held Memphis to five in the previous four minutes. Presumably officials said he was too confident after the 20-year-old fired two fouls on him, blocked a shot, and in that stretch Moses dished for Moody for the bucket. You must have felt it. But do you want to clap? Was the Grinch on the crew?

5. Jordan Poole, first technical

The Dubs would have had a bigger halftime cushion if it weren’t for their disastrous second quarter ending. Poole turned the ball over and Klay Thompson fouled Tyus Jones on a three-point attempt. Poole was then technically called. Jones made all four foul shots to make the game 59-54 at the half.

The referees, evidently fervently believing that the big national competition at Christmas was their time to shine, whistled swiftly against all. These are the sounds of Christmas.

4. Jordan Poole, 2nd technical

After Memphis shooting guard/supervillain Dillon Brooks shoved him down, Poole appeared to have something to say to Davis. Or Poole glared at Davis. Or he made a clapping motion. Whatever it was, the move led to Poole’s first career exit.

“He knows he won’t get a second call,” says a sad Steve Kerr, who has saved a good deal of money by not understanding the accuracy of the call. But it’s not a very satisfying technique when you have to zaprude footage of an injection to determine what happened.

3. Steve Kerr

This was a technical foul on technicals. When the Warriors decided to deliberately launch a foul on Steven He Adams, Anthony Lamb transitioned and he was called for a foul, but Memphis fasted on the play and didn’t even try to break him, giving the Warriors the lead. had four of his other players back on defense.

Kerr clearly got T’d up for over-arguing, even though he was right. First, he rose from a bench with a bottle of water. He shows off incredible arm movements, exasperated pointing at full length, hands together praying for understanding of the rulebook, and two hands brushing his hair back to show incredulity. , pointed the finger at Davis. in a positive but non-threatening way. Bruce Fraser did a good job pretending to keep Carr in check.

The broadcast didn’t show what Kerr said to yell, but the crowd’s excited chants of “Ref You Suck” certainly didn’t dampen the tension. We can say Kerr made a good decision, as photography enthusiast Mark Jackson said it was a bad decision: Hack-a-Adams backfired. He hit both free throws and Memphis scored his 4-point possession.

2. Draymond Green

Draymond Green, the all-time technical drawer, got this while sitting on the Warriors’ bench. It’s standard procedure for Draymond to pick up a T early in the game when he’s big. That’s what got him going tonight after finishing a spectacular defensive game with his historic 3-13-13 line. The only players to have 13 rebounds and assists in 3 or fewer runs are Charles He Oakley, Wilt his Chamberlain (a game in which he didn’t shoot from the field), and he scored in an epic overtime in 2016. Draymond himself in victory over Oklahoma. City as Stephen Curry hit his 12th three. Let’s actually see the end of that game.

What makes this play number two on our list is Draymond’s gleeful reaction when Brooks misses the free throw. “Ball don’t lie!” he yells. But jumping off the bench with a powerful karate kick is what takes trolling to another level.

That wasn’t the end of Green’s sharp harassment of Brooks, who repeatedly proudly called the Memphis Grizzlies a dynasty, but his biggest contribution to playoff success was breaking Gary Payton II’s elbow. was.

1. Klay Thompson

Are you kidding Dillon Brooks? Klay Thompson was fined $2,000 for drawing his T in Brooks’ treatment and he absolutely got his money’s worth.

Thompson lost his balance after landing on his teammate’s leg after hitting a jumper when Brooks jumped late to block it. Clay, who had an impressive follow-through, informed him about it while Brooks slid back on his hind leg and sprinted sideways with him.

After the game, Thompson told reporters, “It was just good old trash talk. I didn’t think it needed a technical, but I forgot the taunt rule.”

Before the game, Brooks said he was looking forward to defending Klay. Well, he smacked a lot after Memphis lost again this time.

It was an elegant provocation, a provocation to a less deserving target. Ty JeromeThompson infuriated Brooks so much that he made him lose money after he complained about officials after the game.

In all honesty, Brooks was right about referee incompetence on Sunday, but bloggers can’t be fined for criticizing referees — neither are NBA players. The problem is that you can’t promise to be a hard-fouling, trash-talking tough guy, or use profanity to fight other players.

But what separates the veteran Warriors from the younger Grizzlies is their technical proficiency.