Nine Hundred and Sixty-Seven: The Battle Officially Begins

So far in the playoffs, the Grizzlies have experienced a 9-game winning streak.

Like the previous two seasons, they were unstoppable in the playoffs. Not only is there no team that can defeat the Grizzlies, but there is no team that can even win a single victory over the Grizzlies.

This year's Golden State Warriors originally had high hopes, but their performance in the first game was really disappointing.

Just when people are discussing whether the Warriors have the ability to fight the Grizzlies. In the second game of the series, Steve Kerr's formation changed the entire NBA world!

In Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors continued to battle at FedEx Arena. For them, this is a must-win game.

For other teams, falling behind 0-3 is the end of the world.

But against the Grizzlies, falling behind 0-2 is already the end of the world!

Over the years, when the Grizzlies win the first two home games, the probability of winning the entire series is 100%!

In other words, the Warriors must win a victory at FedEx Arena. Otherwise, the entire series will be basically hopeless.

Therefore, today's second game of the series is also considered a life and death battle for the Warriors.

If they win, they can continue to contend with the Grizzlies. Once they return to Oakland with a score of 0-2 behind, there is basically no need for the Warriors to continue.

Before today's game, people were still discussing how Green and Bogut would contain Link. But when the Warriors' starting lineup debuted today, everyone was stunned.

Because there is no Bogut in their starting lineup!

"This... what kind of lineup is this? Steve Kerr actually replaced Bogut with Shaun Livingston! Now, the Warriors have no center on the field and no inside players. He is 2.01 meters tall. Draymond Green directly moved into the No. 5 position! Coach Cole sent out a five-small lineup!"

Mike Breen's eyes widened. In so many years of commentating on NBA games, this was the first time he had seen such a short starter!

Indeed, the Grizzlies also played a small lineup with Link as center during the regular season, but that lineup actually only stayed on the court for a short period of time.

And what about the Warriors? They started directly with a small lineup!

There is no doubt that this exaggerated starting match surprised everyone.

Some people say that Cole is crazy and that he is giving up on himself.

Some people also think that this change may be a turning point for the Warriors to win the series. Anyway, the Warriors' specialty is three-pointers, so they might as well continue to amplify this specialty.

Where's Link? Looking at the five Warriors players in front of him, he frowned.

After playing in the playoffs this year, he has faced his first real challenge!

After the game started, the Grizzlies took advantage of their height advantage to get a second offensive opportunity and beat the Warriors to a 7-0 start.

At this time, everyone was laughing at Cole, thinking that he was driven crazy to do such an extreme thing.

But after returning from the timeout, the Warriors immediately took full advantage of their small lineup.

Their fast and mobile offense makes the game fast-paced,

Gasol struggled to keep up.

The Grizzlies' interior patron saint has been completely ignored.

Curry and Thompson also changed from the cold feeling in the previous game and hit consecutive three-pointers, quickly leading the score.

On the defensive end, Green, a "dwarf" who is enough to hold up a heavy center, also played a key role.

Gasol repeatedly attacked the inside, but the effect was not good. Once Green grabs a defensive rebound, Green can quickly dribble the ball across half court.

As a result, the pace of the game becomes fast.

Gasol followed Green for a few rounds and was basically exhausted. The offensive end is unstoppable, and a mismatch on the defensive end will kill him. Gasol, the best defensive player, is in a very embarrassing situation.

Subsequently, Joger replaced Whiteside again, and the result was not much better than when Gasol was on the court.

Whiteside's offense is not as good as Gasol's. He can't defeat Green with his brute force.

On the defensive end, although Whiteside's athletic ability is stronger than Gasol's, it still seems quite sluggish compared to the Warriors' extremely fast pace.

Secondly, the Warriors also boldly used a 7-man rotation. On the bench, except for Speights and Barbosa, everyone else was basically abandoned!

I have to say that Cole is indeed a very courageous head coach. During the regular season, in order to promote Green, All-Star forward David Little was dismissed.

Until now in the Western Conference Finals, in order to speed up the tempo and keep the small lineup, Bogut and others who were playing well before have also said that they don’t need to use them.

In the playoffs, most coaches actually prefer to use short rotations.

Although this will make the players play harder, this way the team can keep their strongest players on the field throughout the game.

The Warriors played like this with a small lineup for half a game. Although the Grizzlies grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds, they were still unable to match the Warriors' quick counterattack.

After halftime, the score became 54-42. The Golden State Warriors entered the second half with a 12-point lead!

"Steve Kerr's strategy worked. They led the Grizzlies by 12 points at halftime. They are going to launch a desperate counterattack!"

"The Warriors' small lineup is incredible. Although they are short, they are very balanced on both offense and defense! They played an extremely efficient offense without breaking down the defense!"

"I have to say that Coach Cole is really bold! As this year's Coach of the Year, he truly deserves it!"

Before the game started, people were still questioning Cole's employment. But now, the whole world is crazy about the Warriors' small lineup!

In the second half, Joger deliberately reduced the playing time of the two centers Gasol and Whiteside. The Grizzlies are also prepared for this. They had a small lineup in closed training before!

Qiaogel was very glad that he listened to Link's advice. If he hadn't made any preparations, the Warriors could have won to the end with this lineup!

Although the Grizzlies also started to use a small lineup, they were too far behind before and Joger did not completely abandon center players.

Therefore, they were eventually defeated by the Warriors 103-98 at home!

Curry and Green's two key goals at the last minute knocked the Grizzlies from their supremacy!

The Warriors gave the Grizzlies a taste of their first loss in the playoffs, and gave the Grizzlies their first home playoff loss since the 2012-13 season.

The key to victory that Cole had been "making" all year finally worked. The inspiration he got from the Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals last year allowed him to defeat the Grizzlies in this year's Western Conference Finals!

"The Warriors have done wonders, they have made the Grizzlies' dominance less secure!"

"The five dead men invented by the Grizzlies are now being carried forward by the Warriors! This is the NBA, and there are countless possibilities here!"

"The Warriors will return to Oakland and Oracle Arena with a 1-1 score! There, they will have the opportunity to change the face of the entire league!"

The Warriors are completely popular, and so are the five small lineups.

Everyone's understanding of basketball has also been completely subverted.

It turns out that basketball without a center or a big man can be played like this.

It turns out that three-pointers can really kill games.

It turns out that the Memphis Grizzlies are not invincible!

This year's regular season, the Warriors let the 2.01-meter-tall Green play power forward, and he insisted on playing one senior and four juniors throughout the season, which was already very subversive.

But now, Cole has taken a different approach and taken the small lineup to the extreme!

The whole world was amazed by this sudden change of formation, and all reporters gathered around the Warriors players and Kerr. The whole world is discussing the possibility of the Warriors coming back to win.

In the Grizzlies locker room, where no one was paying attention for the moment, Link was looking at everyone seriously. Even when he was playing in the finals last season, Link wasn't that serious.

Everyone knew that Link was about to speak, so the entire locker room was quiet, and the only sound that could be heard was everyone's breathing.

"Now, the battle really begins, guys. Forget the achievements and glory of the past, after tonight, we will face challenges that are completely different from those before."

Both sides have ended their testing and have used their most deadly tactics.

The Western Conference Finals really begins tonight...

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