1054: A new way to deal with small lineups?
Draymond Green has always held a grudge against Link's previous speech, and he has been seeking a chance to fight back.
This guy Green is not the kind of person who can suffer losses.
If someone makes small moves on him on the court, he will definitely fight back with the color in a more violent way.
The same goes for social media, Link previously sarcastically said that he was jealous of Green as a "three-single superstar per game", which annoyed Green.
So today, after learning that the Grizzlies almost lost to the Pelicans, Green finally took advantage of the situation and made a good move.
In some ways, Green does have the capital to take advantage of the problem. Because until now this season, the Warriors have only a handful of score differences within double digits in the games they have won.
In several games, the Warriors' scores and the difference between the two teams were very exaggerated.
On November 1, the Warriors easily defeated the Trail Blazers 127-104 away.
The last time the Grizzlies beat the Trail Blazers, they relied on Link's final victory to overcome the difficulties.
On November 3, the Warriors defeated the thunder 122 to 93, and another easy massacre.
On November 10, the Warriors defeated the Nuggets 125 to 101. On November 21, they defeated the Pacers 120 to 83. On November 23, they killed the Lakers 148 to 105 and completed their revenge.
148 points in a single game is also the highest score in a single game this season in addition to the Grizzlies vs. Hornets this season!
Then today, they won the Suns 138 to 109 again.
In the Warriors' games, the scores are often very exaggerated. Their extremely fast pace and numerous three-point goals make the opponent unable to resist.
Against this background, Green naturally doesn't really appreciate the Grizzlies' game.
The verbal battle between the two sides continues, and the conflicts are still accumulating.
No one dares to imagine how big 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 particularly jealous in the training ground at the Federal Express Arena.
Even Old Carter publicly stated in the locker room that "Green is a bitch."
Green's attack on the Grizzlies did make the Grizzlies players angry.
After all, no one wants the victory they desperately win to be denied.
Yesterday, the Grizzlies players fought for the final victory, and it became a fig leaf for the pseudo-strong team in Green's mouth.
This denial of the results of other people's efforts is indeed very vicious.
So today Jogel can see that the Grizzlies players are very excited.
They can't seem to wait to get the Warriors out of the box in tomorrow's game.
It is a good thing to stay excited and want to win before the competition.
But Jogel also knew that this momentum alone was not enough to defeat the Warriors.
Indeed, the Warriors are the Grizzlies' biggest opponent and their most annoying enemy.
But Jogel had to admit the strength of this enemy.
Until now, Jogel is still considering tomorrow's tactics. Especially after Gasol's suspension expires, Jogel has been thinking about how to make Jokic and Gasol coexist on the court.
In the past few games, Jokic's outstanding performance has not been forgotten.
Facing the Warriors, most teams are doing it as smaller, playing against five small players.
The Grizzlies did the first time they beat the Warriors, and they did this.
But tomorrow, Jogel wants to try some different methods.
He has discussed this with Link and Snyder many times. In theory, this method can be successful.
I just don’t know if this move can work miraculously against a strong team like the Warriors.
After the training that day, most players went home early to regain their energy and prepared to fight the Warriors tomorrow.
But when everyone left, Link found that Dinwiddie continued to stay.
After seeing that everyone was almost gone, Dinwiddie walked outside the three-point line with the basketball in his arms and started practicing three-pointers!
"Don't you give some energy to 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 away or home, whether there are or not, Dinwiddie will practice three points on his own.
Hearing Link's voice, Dinwiddie turned his head in surprise, and then he realized that Link had not left yet.
"It's okay, just a few shots are just playing, it won't take much energy." Dinwiddie waved his hand and then started shooting.
Link looked at Dinwiddie and shook his head.
His efforts were not in vain. Although the data this season is still dull, Dinwiddie's three-point shooting percentage has increased from less than 20% of last season to 37.6%!
Unconsciously, three-pointers were no longer Dinwiddie's weakness, but instead became one of his main scoring methods.
The reason why his data is not very dazzling is that he basically appears as a substitute for Conley. He does not have enough playing time and shots, so the data naturally cannot be increased.
This is basically the case with the four young people on the Grizzlies, but Link is very clear that their strength is definitely much stronger than the data shows.
These are the sources of confidence that Link wants to win the championship again.
"Hey, Spencer." As he looked, Link stood up and walked towards Dinwiddie.
"What's wrong?"
"Let's go and compare three points again. Since the summer training camp, we have never compared it."
"Okay!" Dinweidi clenched his fists excitedly, "I haven't beat you for a long time, Link!"
"Hahahaha, do you really think you are a top shooter? Take it, boy."
"I'm not a top shooter, but I'm never ruthless when needed, Link!"
As he said that, the two men began another three-point duel.
No one except the two of them knew the outcome of this showdown.
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"Don't worry, I will help you unload your burden. I know that you are actually under a lot of pressure to carry the burden of 20 consecutive victories at the beginning. It doesn't matter, the weak are not worthy of taking on the heavy responsibility."
December 5, Memphis, Federal Express Arena.
The heavy showdown between the Warriors and the Grizzlies was held as scheduled.
The day before the game started, a bunch of news broadcast cars gathered outside the Federal Express Arena.
In the outer square of the stadium, fans gathered and shouted slogans collectively.
All of this highlights the special features of this game.
Two teams that have swept the entire league in the past two years, and two teams that have defeated each other once in the playoffs and won the championship. Such a showdown is of great significance.
It seems that this is no longer just a war between the Grizzlies and the Warriors, but a war between the two cities, a battle for the alliance's hegemony!
Even the fans were so excited, and the players on both sides were naturally even more excited.
So, when Draymond Green appeared to warm up, he was the first to walk to Link and sent his sincere "greetings".
"You don't have to worry about it, Draymond. You should think about it carefully, how to fill the three-order data today." Link curled up the corner of his mouth disdainfully, Green's threat was as powerless as an ant in front of humans.
"Haha, you can be stubborn now. Don't forget that since joining KD, you have not really defeated us! Today, the ending will not change anyway!"
Green said, turning around and leaving angrily.
Link looked at the Warriors' halftime and had to say that their lineup was indeed too much.
Curry, Thompson and Green alone are already very strong. Now, there is a KD at the scoring level.
The various scenes of losing to the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals last season began to flash back in Link's mind.
But soon, Link turned his head and looked at his teammates again.
The Memphis Grizzlies are different now...
Failure is the past tense.
Soon, the starting players of both sides entered the designated position.
On the Grizzlies, there are still Conley, Wade, Link, Harris and Gasol. As for the plan, Joggel decided to take a look first.
On the Warriors, Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green and Valaijo started five.
Of course, the "Brazil's Best Actor" Valaijo is just a fake starter, and he will be replaced by Clark and others soon.
At that time, Clark will play the third position, Durant will play the fourth position, and Green will return to the fifth position. The Warriors' real starting lineup is still a five-squad lineup. The Suns have already tested the attack power of this five-squad lineup the day before yesterday.
Very fierce!
Amid the cheers of fans, this highly anticipated battle officially began.
Chapter completed!