Eight Hundred and Seventy-Seven: Play Half the Game and Get the Full Game Data (1/5)

Steve Kerr would never have imagined before the game that his Warriors would be taken away by the opponent in a wave.

Usually, his team suddenly explodes with three points and takes away the opponent in one wave.

But today, it was the Warriors who were pushed to the ground and rubbed.

5 minutes, 20-0, the Grizzlies' offensive came as expected, and Cole had no defense at all.

The Golden State Warriors thought they could overturn the Western Conference, but Link hasn't agreed yet.

Of course, fans are now obviously more interested in the scene of Link knocking Green down than the 20-0 offensive climax.

During the pause, this image is played in a loop from all angles.

Link's elegant movements, swift turns, and finally the elegant lever when facing Bogut... This perfect series of actions seems to only appear in staged basketball movies.

And what about Green? The impatience to block, the embarrassing fall to the ground, and the unwillingness to slam the floor after being knocked down.

This scene clearly shows Green's embarrassment.

He provoked the opponent fiercely before the game, but was easily teased and knocked down during the game.

Green now dug a hole for himself to jump into.

On the big screen at the scene, the scene where Green had just been knocked down was also being replayed.

The fans at the scene enjoyed watching it and they will scream for it no matter how many times they watch it.

Green on the bench was so angry that his lips were trembling.

Forget about being humiliated, the scene of being humiliated has to be replayed over and over again in front of so many people...

People with poor psychological quality would probably collapse on the spot.

"Draymond, forget about that replay! We still have time, it's only 19 points, we haven't been sentenced to death yet!" Cole frowned, he had no intention of appeasing the players now.

Green nodded slightly and clenched his fists.

Now, there is only one way to get rid of this huge humiliation - fight back!

Crazy counterattack, fierce counterattack, a counterattack that made Link Grizzly Bear feel the pain!

As long as the Warriors can win the game in the end,

It would be useless for Link to knock his opponent down again.

If it is an ordinary team and is beaten 20-0 by the Grizzlies, it will basically be difficult to turn around.

But after all, the Golden State Warriors are a team that just won 16 consecutive victories. If they only have this ability, they will never be able to let their winning streak last that long.

A total of 8 teams in NBA history have won at least 22 of the 25 games before the start of the season, and these 8 teams eventually entered the Finals that season without exception.

The Warriors' current record is 20 wins and 3 losses, which is very close to this record. In other words, they can be considered half of a finals-level team.

Such a team will naturally not be frightened by a 19-point difference.

Link also knows that the Warriors are no ordinary opponent. Again, any point difference is not worth mentioning in the face of continuous three-pointers.

As long as the Warriors make four consecutive three-pointers when the defense is successful, they can reduce the point difference to only 5 points.

What the Warriors are best at is stringing together three-pointers.

So next, the Grizzlies must focus on the defensive end.

Joger then replaced Carter, who was already heavily guarded, and played Tony Allen. Replaced Tobias Harris and asked Link to play the fourth position and Butler to play the three position.

The Grizzlies have a lineup with one big and four small. As long as they can withstand this wave of counterattacks, the game will be a sure thing!

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted. With a score difference of nearly 20 points, maybe in the first five minutes, the team behind will try their best to chase points.

But if the score difference is still not close after chasing for a long time, I am afraid that the morale of the lagging side will only become lower as time goes by.

This time, Link whispered something in Whiteside's ear before appearing.

A few minutes ago, Link "recited a spell" in Carter's ear, and Carter scored three consecutive three-pointers.

This time, no one knows what bad things Whiteside will do again.

"The game restarted, and the Grizzlies adjusted their lineup. Now they play the same as the Warriors, playing one large and four small. However, their defensive strength is much stronger than just now."

Green couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he saw Link taking the fourth position.

This villain was already a little scared by Link.

The Warriors' first offense after returning, they began to look for opportunities outside the three-point line.

However, the Grizzlies clearly expected this. Conley's pursuit of Curry is still tight. Now Conley doesn't have to worry about organization, let alone scoring, so he can devote 100% of his energy to defense.

Curry and Clay crossed paths, but Curry still didn't feel much relaxed.

Because after the Grizzlies changed defense, it became Tony Allen to defend Curry!

In desperation, Curry had to return the ball to Clay. After all, Clay still had some height advantage when facing Conley.

Klay took off and shot, almost against the defense.

Thompson is 16 centimeters taller than Conley, which is indeed a big gap. But when Conley raised his arms and took off, the height difference between them was not as exaggerated as 16 centimeters.

In the end, Thompson's shot came within a hair's breadth of success.

But if you don't score, you won't score. Shooting is not target shooting. You have to hit the red heart to score.

The Grizzlies' defense makes Cole feel desperate. In this situation, unless they invest in more three-point shooting points and play a faster rhythm. Otherwise, it will be difficult to make changes.

But if you want to do that, you have to play a super small lineup... Cole shook his head, he was not ready for this yet.

After the Grizzlies attacked, Whiteside began to play pick-and-roll with Link.

No matter how the style of NBA games changes, the pick-and-roll is the most basic and most effective tactical coordination.

This simple pick-and-roll allowed Stockton to become the assist leader and Malone to reach 36,000 points.

The power is evident.

Although the pick-and-roll of Link and Whiteside cannot reach the height of Malone and Stockton, it is more than enough to deal with a bruised Bogut and an undersized Green.

Bogut did not switch defense. The Australian knew that if he switched defense and got out of position with Link, it would be a dead end. He did not want to be knocked down by Link too.

Therefore, he asked Green to bypass the cover and continue to guard in front of Link.

Seeing that Green immediately bypassed the cover and continued to stick to Link, Bogut let out a big breath, thinking he was safe.

At this moment, Whiteside quickly cut into the penalty area, full of aggression!

Just as Bogut turned around to chase back, Link threw the ball directly into the air.

"Damn, that's such a bully!" Bogut knew what Link and Whiteside wanted to do, but with his current physical condition, there was nothing he could do about it...

Whiteside jumped up after sprinting, easily received Link's pass, and then dunked the ball into the basket!

In the alley-oop dunk, the bully was that Bogut couldn't jump.

It doesn't matter if Green switches defense, because Green is not a player with superior athletic ability, not to mention his height and wingspan.

In any case, it is difficult for the Warriors to limit the Grizzlies' high point inside.

Indeed, a team cannot kill the game with simple and crude alley-oops.

But relying on this to open up the score is more than enough!

Sure enough, as long as Link murmurs with a certain teammate before going on the field, it will definitely lead to bad things.

Instead of narrowing the point difference, the Warriors were even opened up by two more points by the Grizzlies.

Trailing by 21 points, even if the Warriors shoot three-pointers, they must score seven in a row without allowing the Grizzlies to score even one point in order to fill this big hole.

"Before the conference finals, the Grizzlies undoubtedly taught the newly emerging Warriors a good lesson." Hubie Brown shook his head. If he continues to play like this, it will be difficult for even the Warriors to make a difference.

Before this game, the Warriors' devastating offense shocked the entire league. It seemed that the Grizzlies were unable to stop the Warriors.

But this game reminded Hubie Brown of what Link once said, "A champion is still a champion until he falls."

Look at the two championship pennants on the dome of FedEx Arena. Those two flags were not given by others.

After Whiteside dunked, he was even more excited on the defensive end.

Once the Warriors break through, they must face Whiteside's "fly swatter" arm.

On the outside, the defensive chain composed of Conley, Tony Allen, Butler and Link made it difficult for the Warriors to move forward, and almost every shot had to be taken against the defense.

Both the inside and outside lines were blocked by the Grizzlies, and the Warriors' counterattack could only calm down amidst the sounds of iron strikes.

Finally, at the end of the second quarter, the Grizzlies had widened the point difference to 26 points!

Curry made 2 of 7 three-pointers in the half, and Thompson made only 1 of 5 shots. The entire Warriors' three-point shooting percentage in the first half was less than 30%, which was not even up to the league average!

The Grizzlies are the only team that has allowed the Warriors' half-court three-point shooting percentage to fall below 30% from the beginning of this season.

At the end of the half game, Steve Kerr was found by reporters and conducted a midfield interview.

Cole faced the camera and kept shaking his head, "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 He was in huge trouble. His comeback gave the Grizzlies a new look."

As a rookie coach, Cole's previous achievements can be said to make him high-spirited.

But now, he frowned and frowned. When he used to commentate on Grizzlies games, he didn't have a clear understanding of the Grizzlies' strength.

After competing against the defending champion today as the opponent of the Grizzlies, Cole learned what it means to be terrifyingly powerful.

Speaking of Link, Hubie Brown couldn't help but look down at the data sheet.

After halftime, Link had scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Once again, he only used half a game to produce data that others could not produce in the entire game.

Judging from this trend, the seventh consecutive triple-double is already a certainty.

Each of these historical records seems to have become less valuable to Link.

Breaking the record in just three days, what kind of words do you think...