MVP was the first and vsmvp the second.
First in the West vs second in the West.
16 in a row vs 16 in a row.
67 vs 69...
on May 18, before the NBA western finals began, ESPN put such a simple four line advertisement on the TV channel.
However, these four lines, each of which has a lot of weight, is enough to make all basketball fans in the world crazy about it.
From the first round of the playoffs, Grizzlies and warriors have been in constant friction.
From the spat of players to the chaos between the media in the two cities.
Now, they are finally able to solve the problem on the basketball court.
The warriors arrived in Memphis the day before the game. Memphis is not a strange city for the warriors.
This season, they have played with the Grizzlies four times, each winning two. In the regular season, the two sides play hard.
Long ago, warriors regarded Grizzlies as their biggest imaginary enemy.
So the Western Conference finals came to Memphis, they did not feel surprised.
That afternoon, the warriors entered the stadium early to warm up.
As soon as the warriors'' team bus arrived at the underground parking lot of the Federal Express stadium, reporters swarmed in.
This year, Grizzlies and warriors are the best two teams in the league, and curry and link are also the best two players in the league.
In this year''s MVP vote, curry got 35% of the vote, and link got 50% of the vote. The former king, LeBron James, won only 11 percent of the vote.
This may not show that link and Curry''s strength is far above James, but it can be seen that curry and link are the two most influential stars in the league now.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, this round of Western finals is even more exciting and fierce than the finals!
It''s no surprise that such a competition can attract so many journalists.
So far, the reports are all about the Western Conference finals, and no one cares about the situation in the East.
From this point, it is not difficult to see the influence of Kuri and link.
The warriors players all came down from the bus in their civilian clothes, and they were all full of confidence. Especially Raymond Green, who seems to be eager to lift his chin up into the sky.
On the field, the game has not yet started, the atmosphere has been stir fried by the fans.
Nearly 20000 seats in the FedEx stadium are full, and none of them is available.
Grizzly fans are all dressed in dark blue team T-shirts, turning the entire stand into the same color.
Just look at the vast blue ocean, you will feel full of pressure.
Of course, there were also sporadic warriors fans in the stands.
There is no doubt that the Warriors must have followed the team to Memphis. All they want is to witness curry take over the crown on link''s head in Memphis!
"Tut Tut, look at the situation. When the Spurs were here last year, they weren''t so busy. " Tony Allen looked around with anticipation on his face.
"Yes, this year''s Western Conference finals have received unprecedented attention. Of course, our opponents are stronger than ever. " Link answers as he shoots to warm up.
After a while, Stephen A. Smith came up to link. Link instantly understood that the other side was looking for his own side interview, so he put down the basketball and walked over.
"Link, you must be looking forward to this game." Stephen A. Smith, like link, didn''t talk much nonsense and asked directly.
"Of course, to tell you the truth, the warriors have kept me waiting too long for my body to rust. They were beaten up by the Rockets in Game 4... Well, let''s not talk about it so that the warriors fans won''t be happy
Link waved his hand and mocked the warriors'' 4-1 record in the last round.
4-1, that''s a good result for any team, any series.
But in the Grizzlies, 4-1 is not good enough.
"Ha ha ha ha, I guess so! By the way, Drummond Green said he would give you a taste of the warriors'' defensive intensity. He didn''t seem to believe you could make a good number in the Western Conference finals. What do you think of it? "
"I don''t have much to say, but I suggest that green watch the Grizzlies and warriors game last month on the 13th. In that game, I scored 53 points on his head and finished the final 1.8 seconds. If that''s the level of defensive intensity he''s referring to... Well, then I might be really scared, afraid that my scoring record will reach a new high
Although the war is around the corner, link is still calm in front of the camera and does not forget to tease green.
Stephen A. Smith was teased to the front and back, while the warriors fans in front of the TV set were gnawed with anger.They can only be angry, while comforting themselves, said, "after the game, link is not so arrogant."
Until now, no one has paid attention to bill Simmons'' warning.
Don''t always be so confident!
Soon, both sides started and entered the field.
In normal games, even if the players are pretending to be friendly, they will hug each other before the match.
But Grizzlies and warriors are lazy to pretend today, both sides are very "cold" before the game, ignoring each other.
This scene, no doubt let the fans dream back to the 1990s.
At that time, you couldn''t have seen Jordan go and hug Isaiah Thomas.
At that time, when two old enemies met, the atmosphere was so tense.
They''re here to play games, not to make friends.
Sports spirit? A gentleman''s manner?
What are those? Can I eat it? Can you win the championship?
Can''t? That won''t work!
Joe and Cole both looked at each other''s starting lineup in a hurry, then both breathed a sigh.
Warriors did not change the starting lineup, still sent Bogut the Australian giant.
For the Grizzlies, although Tony Allen was unexpectedly promoted to the starting line-up, the change was not painful for Cole.
As long as the Grizzlies don''t take the lead in the five little lineup, Cole will not panic!
Before the game started, link pointed to his eyes and then to Green''s eyes.
It''s very simple, "I''m on you."
Green didn''t have the word "patience" in his dictionary. He responded by shouting a word beginning with "F" at link.
If it wasn''t for the game, the referee could now give green a technical foul.
The two strongest teams in the league are standing opposite each other. The two soldiers are facing each other. Now it''s just a call from the referee!
Finally, at eight o''clock that night, the orange Spalding basketball was thrown into the air!
Bogut won the basketball from Pau Gasol by a narrow margin, and the warriors tried to control the game from the beginning!
Steven curry is confident because today it''s no longer link who defends him, it''s Conley!
Although Conley is also the best defensive lineup level, in the last round of the series, he and link worked together to make Lillard suffer.
But as long as you don''t face link, curry is confident!
Instead of facing curry and Thompson today, link stood by Harrison Barnes.
Of course, Joel knows that link''s defensive effect is the best, but the intensity of the series is very strong, he can''t let link bear the maximum pressure at both ends of attack and defense.
Therefore, he took Tony Allen, who focused on defense, into the starting line in order to let him and Conley contain Thompson and curry.
As for link, Joel wants him to focus more on scoring. And, by the way, it completely strangled Harrison Barnes, the unknown X factor.
As soon as curry came up, he took advantage of Green''s cover and scored three points. He wanted to prove that what he said at the press conference was not empty slogans.
See curry up on the goal, the grizzly fans on the scene all take a breath.
It can be seen that Curie is really in good condition. Curry didn''t play well in the Grizzlies'' regular season win over the warriors.
But today, Curie certainly won''t lose his chain. If the Grizzlies want to win, they have to survive with Curry''s abnormal three-point percentage.
Curie raised his finger to the sky after the goal, and he thought he would definitely be able to cut the high score and dominate the game today.
But what about the Grizzlies? They are not in a hurry. Conley did not lose his mind because he was the first to score.
Conley took the ball slowly through the half-time and passed it to link for the first time.
Green rushed up at once, his arms outstretched, his teeth grinning. Meanwhile, Harrison Barnes leaned in, ready to help.
For warriors, Tony Allen is a point that can be completely let go.
The warriors believe that as long as you block link, it''s equivalent to blocking the Grizzlies'' attack.
But link didn''t let the warriors do what he wanted. He made a few three threat steps and suddenly handed the ball back to Conley!
At this time, Conley has already thrown away from curry, pocket to the left bottom corner.
At the moment of catching the ball, Conley started shooting. Curry''s thin body made it difficult for him to get rid of Harris'' no ball cover, so he gave Conley a lot of shooting space.
Conley didn''t play well in the regular season this year and didn''t make the all star. So many people forget that he''s one of the best point guards in the West.
But this year''s playoffs to now, Conley''s three-point shooting rate is 44.7%!
Conley''s three-point threat is enough to kill the defense without interference!
"Brush!"
Basketball into the net, Conley actually tough returned a three-point goal!Before the game, everyone thought Conley would become the background board of curry, and everyone thought Conley was unable to fight against curry. Just after KULI Biao scored three points, people are more convinced of this.
Absolutely no one can think that link will make the ball for Conley, Conley can really score!
Conley, on the other hand, told Kuri and the warriors with a tough response, what is not overconfidence.
Grizzlies not only have one link, but also many players who are eager to take the warriors'' hand!
This is the state and attitude of Grizzlies today.
Conley''s three points let the Grizzlies quickly fill in the gap. After the goal, he did not celebrate, but quickly retreated, staring at Curie.
Then, the warriors attack found green, green and Conley just like curry, in front of Harris, he is full of confidence.
They''re all confident, they think they can beat each other easily. As long as it''s not link, they''re not afraid.
Link shook his head. It seems that the warriors still don''t understand.
Then, let them understand!
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