One Thousand and Fifty-Four: New Ways to Deal with Small Lineups?

Draymond Green has always held a grudge against Link's previous remarks, and he has been looking for opportunities to fight back.

Green is not the kind of person who can suffer.

If someone makes a small move against him on the court, he will definitely retaliate in a more violent way.

On social media, too, Link previously sarcastically said he was jealous of Green for being a "three-single-per-game superstar," much to Green's annoyance.

So after learning today that the Grizzlies almost lost to the Pelicans, Green finally used the topic to his advantage.

In some ways, Green does have the capital to use this topic. Because so far this season, in the few games the Warriors have won, the point difference has been within double digits.

In several games, the Warriors' scoring and the point difference between the two teams were extremely exaggerated.

On November 1, the Warriors easily defeated the Trail Blazers 127-104 on the road.

The last time the Grizzlies defeated the Trail Blazers, it was thanks to Link's buzzer beater that they got over the hump.

On November 3, the Warriors defeated the Thunder 122-93, another easy massacre.

On November 10, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 125-101. On November 21, the Pacers were defeated 120 to 83. On November 23, they defeated the Lakers 148-105 to complete their revenge.

The 148 points in a single game is also the highest score in a single game this season, except for the 149 points scored by the Grizzlies against the Hornets!

Then today, they defeated the Suns 138-109.

In Warriors games, the scoring is often very exaggerated. Their extremely fast pace and numerous three-point goals made it impossible for the opponent to resist.

In this context, Green naturally doesn't look down on the Grizzlies' game.

The war of words between the two sides continues, and conflicts continue to accumulate.

No one dares to imagine what a sensation it will cause when all the conflicts are about to break out on the 5th!

The day after the game against the Pelicans, all the Grizzlies players were extremely jealous at the training ground at FedEx Arena.

Even the old Carter publicly stated in the locker room that "Green is a son of a bitch."

Green's attack on the Grizzlies really made the Grizzlies players angry.

After all, no one wants their hard-earned victory to be denied.

Yesterday, the Grizzlies players worked hard to win the victory, but in Green's words, it became a fig leaf for a pseudo-powerful team.

This kind of denial of the results of other people's efforts is indeed very vicious.

So today Joger can see that the Grizzlies players are very excited.

It seems like they can't wait to tear the Warriors into pieces in tomorrow's game.

It’s good to be excited and hungry before a big game.

But Jogel also knew that this momentum alone was not enough to defeat the Warriors.

Indeed, the Warriors are the Grizzlies' biggest opponent and most hated enemy.

But Qiaogel had to admit how powerful this enemy was.

Until now, Joger is still thinking about tomorrow's tactics. Especially after Gasol's suspension expired, Joger has been thinking about how to let Jokic and Gasol coexist on the court.

Joger has not forgotten Jokic's outstanding performance in the past few games.

Facing the Warriors, most teams would go smaller and play five smaller teams against five smaller teams.

The Grizzlies did the same thing when they beat the Warriors for the first time.

But tomorrow, Qiaogel wants to try something different.

He had discussed this many times with Link and Snyder,

In theory, this approach can be successful.

I just don’t know if this move can work wonders against a strong team like the Warriors.

After the day's training, most of the players went home early to recuperate and prepare for the big battle with the Warriors tomorrow.

But when everyone left, Link discovered that Dinwiddie still stayed.

After seeing that everyone was almost gone, Dinwiddie walked to the three-point line with the basketball in his arms and began to practice three-pointers!

"Don't you save some energy for tomorrow's game?" Link shouted at Dinwiddie.

He has observed carefully that Dinwiddie's three-point practice has never been interrupted since training camp this summer.

Whether it is away or at home, whether there is a game or not, Dinwiddie will practice three-pointers by himself.

Hearing Link's voice, Dinwiddie turned his head in surprise, only to realize that Link hadn't left yet.

"It's okay, I'm just shooting a few shots for fun. It doesn't take much energy." Dinwiddie waved his hand and started shooting.

Link looked at Dinwiddie and shook his head.

His efforts have paid off. Although the statistics this season are still mediocre, Dinwiddie's three-point shooting percentage has increased from less than 20% last season to 37.6%!

Unknowingly, three-pointers are no longer Dinwiddie's weakness, but have become one of his main scoring methods.

The reason why his statistics are not very dazzling is because he basically comes on as Conley's substitute. The playing time and number of shots are not enough, and the data naturally cannot rise.

This is basically the case for the four young players on the Grizzlies, but Link knows very well that their strength is definitely much stronger than what the data shows.

These are all sources of confidence for Link to win the championship again.

"Hey, Spencer." Looking at it, Link stood up and walked towards Dinwiddie.

"What's wrong?"

"Let's compete on three-pointers again. We haven't competed since the summer training camp."

"Okay!" Dinwiddie clenched his fists excitedly, "I haven't beaten you for a long time, Link!"

"Hahahaha, do you really think you are a top shooter? Take the move, kid."

"I'm not a top shooter, but I won't show mercy when needed, Link!"

With that said, the two men started another three-point duel.

No one knows the outcome of this confrontation except the two of them.

※※※

"Don't worry, I will help you take off the burden. I know that carrying the burden of 20 consecutive victories at the beginning is actually a lot of pressure on you. It doesn't matter, the weak are not worthy of shouldering heavy responsibilities."

December 5, Memphis, FedEx Arena.

The blockbuster showdown between the Warriors and Grizzlies will be held as scheduled.

The day before the game, a swarm of news trucks gathered outside FedEx Arena.

In the square outside the stadium, fans have been gathering since last night and chanting slogans collectively.

All of this highlights what is so special about this game.

Two teams that have swept the entire league in the past two years, two teams that each beat each other once in the playoffs and won the championship. Such a duel is of great significance.

It seems that this is no longer just a war between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, but a war between two cities, a competition for the dominance of the alliance!

Even the fans were so excited, and the players on both sides were naturally even more excited.

Therefore, when Draymond Green came out to warm up, he was the first to walk up to Link and send his sincere "greetings."

"You don't have to worry about it, Draymond. You'd better think about how you can get three orders today." Link raised the corner of his mouth disdainfully. Green's threat was as powerless as an ant in front of humans.

"Haha, you can be tough now. Don't forget, you haven't really defeated us since KD joined! Today, the ending will not change in any way!"

After Green finished speaking, he turned around and left angrily.

Link looked at the Warriors' half and had to say that their lineup was indeed too much.

With Curry, Thompson and Green alone, the Warriors are already very strong. Now, there is another scoring champion KD.

Various images of last season's loss to the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals began to flash back in Link's mind.

But soon, Link turned to look at his teammates.

The Memphis Grizzlies are different now...

Failure is a thing of the past.

Soon, the starting players from both sides stood in their designated positions.

For the Grizzlies, it's still Conley, Wade, Link, Harris and Gasol. As for that plan, Qiaogel decided to take a look first before talking about it.

On the Warriors' side, Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green and Varejao started.

Of course, "Brazilian actor" Varejao is just a fake starter, and he will soon be replaced by Clark and others.

At that time, Clark will play the three position, Durant will play the four position, and Green will return to the five position. The Warriors' real starting lineup is still the five-small lineup. The Suns tested the offensive power of this five-small lineup for the Grizzlies the day before yesterday.

So fierce!

Amid the cheers of the fans, this highly anticipated battle officially began.

Gasol won the ball from Varejao, and soon Durant was guarding Link.