877: Play half-time, get full-time stats (1/5)
Steve Cole never expected that his Warriors would have been taken away by the other side before the game.
Usually, his team suddenly had three-pointers, taking away the opponent in one wave.
But today, the Warriors were pressed to the ground by the other party.
In 5 minutes, 20-0, the Grizzlies' offensive came at once, and Cole was not at all prepared.
The Golden State Warriors thought they could subvert the situation in the West, but Link hadn't agreed yet.
Of course, compared to the 20-0 offensive climax, fans are now obviously more interested in the scene of Link falling down Green.
During pause, this screen is played loop from various angles.
Link's elegant movements, rapid turn, and the flowing pull rod when facing Bogut at the end... This perfect series of movements seemed to only appear in a posing basketball movie.
And what about Green? He blocked impatience, fell to the ground in a mess, and was unwilling to hammer the floor after being shaken down.
These scenes fully demonstrated Green's embarrassment.
Before the game, he provoked the opponent fiercely, but was easily fooled and knocked down during the game.
Green is now digging a hole for himself to jump.
On the big screen on the scene, Green was also playing back the scene where he was just dangled.
The fans on the scene were so happy that they would scream at it no matter how many times they watched it.
Green on the bench was so angry that his lips were trembling.
Forget it, the humiliation scene has to be replayed over and over again in front of so many people...
People with poor psychological qualities will probably collapse on the spot.
"Draymond, don't worry about the replay! We still have time, just 19 points, we haven't been sentenced to death yet!" Cole frowned. He didn't have the heart to comfort the players now.
Green nodded slightly and clenched his fists.
Now, if you want to get rid of this great humiliation, there is only one way to fight back!
The crazy fight back and the fierce fight back allow the Link Grizzlies to feel the painful fight back!
As long as the Warriors finally win the game, it would be useless to knock Link down his opponent again.
If it is an ordinary team, it will be difficult to turn over if the Grizzlies beat him 20-0.
But the Golden State Warriors have just won 16 consecutive victories. If they had this little ability, they would never have been able to keep their winning streaks for so long.
NBA history has 8 teams in total won at least 22 games in the first 25 games of the season, and these 8 teams eventually entered the finals without exception that season.
The Warriors' current record is 20 wins and 3 losses, which is very close to this record. In other words, they are also considered semi-finals-level teams.
Such a team will naturally not be scared by the 19-point difference.
Link also knew that the Warriors were not ordinary opponents, and the same thing was said, any difference in points was not worth mentioning in front of a continuous three-pointer.
As long as the Warriors make 4 consecutive three-pointers with successful defense, they can narrow the gap to only 5 points left.
What the Warriors are best at is connecting three points into strings.
So next, the Grizzlies have to focus on their defensive end.
Joggle then replaced Carter, who had been defended strictly, and replaced Tony Allen, and asked Link to play the fourth position and Butler to play the third position.
The Grizzlies have a lineup of one, one, four, and four. As long as they can withstand this wave of counterattack, they will definitely win the game!
With one move, one loses again and becomes exhausted. With the score difference of nearly 20 points, perhaps in the first five minutes, the side behind will do their best to chase the score.
But if the score difference has not approached after chasing for a long time, I am afraid that the morale of the side behind will only decline as time goes by.
This time, Link muttered a few words in Whiteside's ear before appearing.
A few minutes ago, Link "chanted a spell" in Carter's ear, but Carter entered three in three points.
This time, no one knows what kind of bastard Whiteside will do.
"The game started again, and the Grizzlies adjusted their lineup. Now they play as one, one, four, and four, just like the Warriors. However, their defensive strength is much stronger than they just now."
Green couldn't help feeling nervous when he saw Link reaching the fourth position.
This villain was already a little scared by Link.
After the Warriors came back, they began to seek opportunities outside the three-point line.
However, the Grizzlies had obviously expected this. Conley was still strict in chasing Curry. Now Conley doesn't have to worry about the organization, and doesn't have to think about scoring, so he can devote 100% of his energy to defense.
Curry and Clay crossed the run, but Curry still didn't feel much easier.
Because after the Grizzlies switched defense, they became Tony Allen to defend Curry!
In desperation, Curry had to return the ball to Clay. After all, Clay had some height advantages against Conley.
Clay jumped out and almost made a defensive shot.
Thompson was 16 cm taller than Conley, which was indeed a big gap. But when Conley raised his arm and jumped, the height difference between them was not as exaggerated as 16 cm.
In the end, Thompson's shooting distance was a slight difference.
But if you don’t go in, you won’t go in. Shooting is not a target. You must hit the heart to score.
The Grizzlies' defense made Cole feel desperate. In the current situation, unless you invest more three-point shooting points and play a faster pace, it will be difficult to change.
But if you want to do that, you have to play in a super small lineup... Cole shook his head, he was not ready for it.
After the Grizzlies attacked, Whiteside began to play pick-and-roll with Link.
No matter how the style of the NBA game changes, the pick-and-roll is the most basic and most effective tactical cooperation.
This simple and unpretentious one-to-one kick and one-tie made Stockton the assist king and Ma Long scored 36,000 points.
It can be seen how powerful it is.
Although the pick-and-roll of Link and Whiteside cannot reach the heights of Malone and Stockton, it is more than enough to deal with a scarred Bogut and a too-short Green.
Bogut did not change defense. Australians knew that if he changed defense, he would be a dead end if he had misplaced Link. He didn't want to be knocked down by Link.
Therefore, he asked Green to bypass the cover and continue to stand in front of Link.
Seeing that Green immediately bypassed the cover and continued to stick to Link, Bogut breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was safe.
At this moment, Whiteside quickly cut into the penalty area, very aggressive!
As soon as Bogut turned around and was about to chase him back, Link threw the ball directly into the air.
"Damn it, it's too bullying!" Bogut knew what Link and Whiteside wanted to do, but with his current physical condition, he couldn't do anything about it...
Whiteside jumped up after sprinting, easily received a pass from Link, and then dunked the ball into the basket!
The one who is bullied by Bogut cannot jump up.
It doesn't matter if Green changes defense, because Green is not a player with excellent athleticism, not to mention that his height and wingspan are not advantageous.
In any case, the Warriors are difficult to limit this high point in the Grizzlies' inside line.
Indeed, it is impossible for a team to kill the game with simple and rough aerial contacts.
But it's more than enough to expand the score with this!
Sure enough, as long as Link muttered to a teammate before playing, there would definitely be no good things.
Instead of narrowing the gap, the Warriors were also pulled apart by two more points by the Grizzlies.
Being 21 points behind, the Warriors must make 7 consecutive shots even if they make three-pointers, and the Grizzlies won't get even 1 point during this period to fill in the big hole.
"Before the division final, the Grizzlies undoubtedly gave a good lesson to the newly rising Warriors." Hubby Brown shook his head and continued to play like this. Even the Warriors would find it difficult to make any difference.
Before this game, the Warriors' devastating offensive energy shocked the entire league, and it seemed that the Grizzlies could not stop the Warriors' iron hooves.
But this game reminded Hubby Brown of a sentence Link once said, "The champion is still the champion before he falls."
Look at the two championship banners on the dome of the Federal Express Arena. Those two banners were not given to anyone else.
After Whiteside got excited, he was even more excited on the defensive end.
Once the Warriors break through, they must face Whiteside's arm that looks like a "fly swatter".
The defensive chain composed of Conley, Tony Allen, Butler and Link made the Warriors unable to move forward, and almost every shot must be shot against defense.
Both the inside and outside were blocked by the Grizzlies, and the Warriors' counterattack could only calm down amid the sound of ironclads.
In the end, at the end of the second quarter, the Grizzlies had widened the gap to 26 points!
Curry made 2 of 7 three-pointers in the first half, and Thompson made only 1 of 5 shots. The entire Warriors shot less than 30% of their three-point shooting percentage in the first half, and they couldn't even reach the league average!
The Grizzlies are the only team that can make the Warriors' three-point shooting percentage fall below 30% since the beginning of this season.
At the end of the half-time game, Steve Cole was found by a reporter and conducted a midfield interview.
Cole kept shaking his head in the face of the camera, "The Memphis Grizzlies' defense is one level ahead of all other teams in the league. Yes, such a tight defense is something we have never seen before. Of course, Link also brought us huge trouble. His comeback made the Grizzlies look brand new."
As a rookie coach, Cole's previous achievements made him very excited.
But now, he frowned and frowned. When commenting on the Grizzlies' game, he did not have a clear understanding of the Grizzlies' strength.
Only after playing with the defending champion today, Cole realized what it means to be terriblely powerful.
Speaking of Link, Hubby Brown couldn't help but look down at the data sheet.
After the half, Link had scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.
Once again, he played data that others could not produce in the whole game in just half.
Judging from this trend, it is already a foregone conclusion that the seventh consecutive triple-double game is a three-double game.
These historical records seem to have become less valuable to Link.
Chapter completed!