Thunder and Grizzlies were originally two teams that couldn''t play together. Although they are all in the west, thunder is young and full of potential, while Grizzlies are dark all the year round.
But since the Grizzlies signed link two years ago, the fate of the two teams has been magically intertwined.
Two years ago, the two sides met in the first round of the playoffs. At that time, the thunder was still green, only playing the playoffs for the second time. As a result, they were eliminated by the Grizzlies in the first round, and Kevin Durant harbored a grudge. Last year, the two sides met in the Western Conference finals. As a result, it was only after seven bitter battles that the winner was decided.
The tragedy of the series is still fresh in my memory. Every game is very fierce, and the two teams have come to a conclusion. This season''s regular season, thunder has interrupted the Grizzlies'' unbeaten record at home. Kevin Durant''s last 0.9 second shot at the FedEx stadium wiped out the possibility of the Grizzlies'' miracle.
Over the past three years, the two teams have won and lost with each other, accompanied by gratitude and resentment. And this year, at a time when both sides are at their peak, they can finally put an end to it.
Before the game, the ESPN staff were excited by what link said to Durant. If you broadcast it during the pause, it will certainly lead to a further increase in ratings.
Link and Durant have raised the heat of the game to an unprecedented level, and no round of the series has been as high-profile as it is today. It is estimated that only after the finals have such a viewing effect.
The two sides had a lot of words before the game started. Durant and link''s dialogue can be regarded as a classic. The way they played each other in the playoffs even reminded fans of the days of Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
Fierce before the game, the game will not be soft. The Grizzlies opened the first attack, Durant posted in front of link!
In the past, thunder will try to use sevarosa and others to defend link. But now, Durant will follow link from the first second of the game.
Durant is only one year older than link, but he has been selected for the best first team three times. If there is no accident this year, he will be selected for the fourth time. Such an honor is enough to prove Durant''s strength.
Of course, this is also the disadvantage of older rookies. Link started later than others. There was no way.
As a guy who has long been defined as a superstar, Durant''s defense is not bad. His physical condition is there, and his defense is not so bad.
Link faced Durant as if he were facing a wall. But after years of confrontation, link has been used to Durant''s defensive area.
Durant and link did not polite, the beginning of the link defense can not receive the ball.
"KD didn''t intend to save strength for himself. On the defensive side, he also decided to do his best Mike brin didn''t expect Durant to work so hard as soon as he came up. It seems that the expectations of the fans will not be let down.
Link was not in a hurry. He didn''t catch the ball in the first round. Finally, Gasol hit Perkins in the low post.
Perkins, like Tony Allen, are members of the 2008 champion Celtic. Besides, they are important defensive players.
But Tony Allen is still strong, and Perkins'' deterrent in the penalty area is gradually declining due to injury.
Now, Perkins''s movement speed and bounce are far less than they used to be. Pau Gasol won''t lose out on strength and weight.
"Shit, you can''t get the ball! Don''t you want to make trouble? Come on Although the Grizzlies scored the goal, it still didn''t affect Durant''s spamming to link. As long as the ball was not scored by link, Durant thought he was not a loser!
Link did not respond, but quickly retreated, not forgetting to give Pau Gasol a high five.
Durant clenched his teeth. Since link didn''t attack, he would not be polite! Today, he will be the first to score than link!
Westbrook crossed the midfield line without hesitation. He was watching Durant''s position. Westbrook is not stupid. Sometimes he just wants to take responsibility, so it is easy to do some hot headed things.
But when he calms down, Westbrook is undoubtedly a good player.
Durant raised his long arm outside the right three-point line to signal Westbrook for the ball.
But just as Westbrook passed the ball out, link ran into Durant very rudely!
He''s not going to save energy on defense either!
"Ah? Today, the Grizzlies are facing Durant on the defensive end. It''s link? I thought they''d let igordala defend Durant and liberate link on the offensive side Mike brin is a little surprised. Usually, it''s igordala who goes to help link get the top scorer.
Originally, the Grizzlies arranged igordala to defend Durant today. But link went out and wanted to defend Durant himself.
It''s not that link doesn''t trust igordala''s defensive ability, but that link wants to consume Durant''s physical fitness. Igordala''s defense was good, but it certainly wasn''t as rough as link. After all, igordala did not have the hostility of link when facing Durant.After Durant was out of breath, igordala and Tony Allen took over.
For Durant, the grizzly bear has prepared several people to fight with him in a car!
Durant thought he could catch the ball easily, but suddenly he was brutally headed by link. As a result, Durant didn''t catch the ball well. When he took the basketball down, the ball was a little unstable.
"Bad!" Durant''s heart is not good, if it is against other defenders, the ball at most even if it is not dangerous. But in the face of link, Durant knows that any flaw is fatal!
Sure enough, in the moment when the basketball was out of control, link put out his long arm!
Durant rushed to the ball, but late, the basketball has been poked away by link.
"Steal, link grabbed KD as soon as he came up. Ha ha, this is really a wonderful defensive battle! KD has to be careful. He has to be tight at all times. It''s a little bit of defensive against Grizzlies
With Mike brin''s cry, link, who grabbed the basketball, passed the ball to igordala, who quickly inserted.
Link went to defend the opponent''s top scorer, and igordala replaced link as the sharp knife in the conversion attack.
Durant immediately dreamt back to a year ago, also the Western Conference finals. That suffocating defense, now come back!
Every attack round against the Grizzlies, it''s like they can''t breathe.
Igordala and link did not polite, received the basketball after crazy acceleration! And the whole thunder can follow up, only Westbrook.
Although Westbrook played No. 1, he still occasionally played catch-up.
This time, Westbrook also hopes to use his own explosive bounce to complete the cover. However, igordala, who has been very low-key all the time, is also a man of jumping!
Igordala leapt up with both hands holding the ball. In the air, Westbrook and igorda had a fierce collision.
However, igordala''s body didn''t even tilt a bit. In terms of strength, Iguodala is no weaker than Westbrook!
Westbrook''s hands couldn''t touch the basketball at all, and couldn''t change igordala''s dunk posture. In the end, he could only be in the air, in this best viewing position, to witness igordala''s hands smashing!
"Boom The basket made a loud noise and the rebounds sank a few centimeters.
Igordala''s veins swelled and he roared. He was willing to let go.
This dunk, magnificent!
"Nice counterattack, steals and assists from link. Andre igordala has only 13 points per game during the regular season, which is not impressive. But if you think he''s just a defender, you''re wrong
"How about it? Is it still noisy? " Link grinned at Durant and made him back a mistake. This guy must not be happy.
"It''s just the beginning, idiot!" Durant replied angrily, waiting for the second attack to begin.
But this time, Durant is still unable to move. Link pastes it too tightly. He doesn''t feel reasonable. He''s playing with you!
If you run to me and you, you hit me with your back. Once he finds the chance to win back the ball, link will throw his body on the floor at any time, and he has to finish the snatch at any cost...
facing this deadly defense, Durant can''t get the chance to score easily. Not to mention, his spirit must be tight throughout the whole process.
If you don''t pay attention, the ball will be gone.
But people''s energy is limited. Durant can still concentrate on one or two rounds and one section and two quarters. But how about a long time? Even Durant didn''t know what he was going to do.
In link''s inhuman defense, Westbrook decided to shoot his own jump shot. But his "zombie jump shot" didn''t work, and Conley distracted him.
The furious thunder has not scored for two consecutive rounds, and both of them have lost once.
In the beginning, the Grizzlies put their terrible defense completely in front of the thunder!
Grizzlies this game''s goal is very simple, not against thunder, is to and you, grinding defense!
Durant is holding back. It''s normal that he didn''t score in only two rounds. But the process of not scoring is really too subdued.
He can''t even get the ball in two rounds, and Westbrook can''t get rid of Conley''s entanglement. Durant just wants to break the scoring gap quickly, otherwise it''s his turn to panic!
But Durant also knows that if you want to get the score, you can''t let the Grizzlies score! As a result, Durant redoubled his efforts on the defensive end, so that link did not have good fruit to eat.
Then, the fans expected to play in the goal of the war, Leng is turned into a war of iron.
Five minutes before the game, thunder 10 shot 0, the whole five minutes did not score!
But Grizzlies were no better. With link locked up, grizzlies scored only eight points in five minutes.After playing for a long time, the score was only 8-0...
five minutes later, thunder coach Scott Brooks couldn''t watch it anymore, and he finally stopped the game.
However, link, who did not win the same point, gave his teammates a high five.
Indeed, the 8-0 score is not very good, the Grizzlies'' shooting percentage is also some worry.
But all this is going on as planned.
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