1056: Still a strong five-line lineup
Link swept Durant and Green at the same time and successfully threw the ball into the ball.
This is tantamount to giving the Grizzlies a shot of cardiotropics, and also timely blocking the Warriors' momentum to expand the score.
Watching Link play with Green and Durant, Wade couldn't help but shake his head.
This is nothing at all. Link played tricks on the Heat at the same time.
Durant was naturally very dissatisfied. He was not allowed to score a goal by Link, but was even played like a clown, which really made Durant very angry.
So in the next round, Durant took the ball again and prepared to return the color.
However, this is not the situation Steve Cole wants to see. His Golden State Warriors have never been a team that survives on singles.
Durant is caught in a singles with Link, which is not necessarily a good thing...
KD is full of confidence. After defeating Link last season and winning the championship, Durant is no longer psychologically afraid of Link.
He dribbled in front of Link calmly, and now he would not be intercepted by Link because of his high center of gravity.
Over the years, it’s not just Link who is growing up!
Valaijo came to cover, and Durant made a breakthrough immediately.
Facing most defenders, Durant only needs to borrow screens and then stop and jump shot, and everything is over.
However, Link did not leave much room for Durant to shoot. His speed at breaking the cover was still incredible, and he returned to Durant almost immediately.
At this time, Curry had just obtained a fleeting three-pointer through a run without the ball.
But Durant doesn't care about Curry. His mind is full of thoughts on how to beat Link up.
Sure enough, Durant still stopped and jumped on his own. However, this goal was seriously disturbed by Link and he failed to score!
"Damn!" Cole gritted his teeth. Durant was too angry.
Being trapped in singles, maybe this is exactly what Link wants.
Others may try to avoid singles with Durant, but the Grizzlies are different. They want the strongest person on the other side to play Link alone.
"Run the ball, run it!" Cole had to shout. He did not directly name it, but he believed Durant should understand it.
Durant bit his lip unwillingly, and his desire to defeat Link's personal hand was still strong.
But the head coach said something, and he couldn't sit idly by.
At this time, Steve Cole also called Ian Clark to his side and prepared to send him out!
In the match against the Grizzlies, Cole wanted the five small lineups to appear on the court in advance. The sooner they took the initiative, the safer the Warriors would be.
As soon as Cole and Clark finished speaking, Link scored another goal.
This time, Link also broke through Durant by playing pick-and-roll, but Durant did not post it back in time like Link.
In this way, Link drove straight into the basket. Valaijo didn't have enough speed to make up for defense, so Link easily dunked with one hand, 4-5, and the Grizzlies quickly controlled the game trend!
Cole shook his head. If the goal just now was Green's fifth position, he might have made up for the basket.
Now it seems that if you don’t have the five small lineup, you can’t curb the Grizzlies.
So just as Link scored the goal, Cole called for a timeout! Everyone was surprised. The game had just begun, so the timeout was about to be suspended?
Cole didn't want to wait anymore, and didn't want to wait any longer if he had one more round.
Even if he was just playing anxiously with the Grizzlies, Cole was very uneasy.
What he wants is to establish his advantages as soon as possible!
Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, the Warriors immediately became a five-squad!
Next, the Warriors punched hard.
Link looked at the five small teams in front of him and clenched his fists.
Last season, the Warriors almost eliminated the Grizzlies by relying on this lineup. The only difference between the Warriors' current five deaths and last season is that Harrison Barnes was replaced by Ian Clark.
Although Barnes is much more valuable than Clark, their functions and contributions are basically the same in the Warriors.
In other words, the Warriors' set of death fives has not become weaker than when they won the championship last season.
When the Warriors attacked again, Link began to provoke Durant, "I'll get in two, kd. Come on, let's continue!"
"Hahahaha, I'm not that stupid, Link. I know, you want to force me to play singles with you. Unfortunately, Cole has just reminded me."
After Durant finished speaking, he immediately pulled to the right corner. At the same time, Curry played a pick-and-roll with Green with the ball.
Clark and Thompson opened up space, and in an instant, the Warriors' smooth attack came back.
In the end, Curry made a jump shot from outside the three-point line. Although Conley defended hard, a player like Curry could hit the shot even if he only got a little space.
"Here, this is the Warriors' most efficient offensive method! With this move, the Warriors have repeatedly scored high scores this season. In the last game, they also scored 138 points in this way! Let's see how the Grizzlies will deal with it!"
Hubby Brown became nervous in an instant. When Valaijo got off the court, the Warriors were immediately full of vitality.
In addition to offense, after the Warriors replaced the five deaths, their defense also became very good.
Durant continued to defend Link alone, but now behind Durant are two very fast-moving players, Clark and Green.
Once Durant is broken through, they can immediately complete the defense change.
Even if he knew there was a defensive trap waiting for him, Link had to try. He tried to break through the outside line after shaking Durant's center of gravity through a beautiful change of direction, but just after taking two steps, Clark double-teamed up!
At this time, Tobias Harris understood and cut into the inside along the bottom line.
Link didn't hesitate and immediately handed over the ball.
But the Warriors' five-squad lineup is so mobile that they can defend themselves immediately after making up for defense.
Clark left Link and returned to Harris, and at the same time, Green had already made up for the basket.
Since Harris is not an orthodox insider and does not have an overwhelming height advantage, his layup came out of the box under the interference of Green and Clark!
"I didn't make it, it seemed like a repeat of last season's Western Conference Finals!"
Green grabbed the rebound and made a long pass directly, and Klay Thompson received the ball from the right corner and then shot!
Due to the inertia after the rapid raid, Thompson did not stand firmly when he shot, but was floating.
But this kind of ball is a piece of cake for Thompson, one of the "Splash Brothers".
"brush!"
The crisp sound rang again, and the Warriors scored two three-pointers in a row!
This extremely fast offensive and defensive conversion rhythm makes the Grizzlies have no time to defend!
In an instant, the Warriors got a 7-point lead. As long as they defended themselves and made three-pointers, they could widen the gap to double digits!
"No matter how many times you fight, the result will be the same! You can't beat me Link again, it's impossible!"
Although it was not Durant who scored the goal, Durant's mood was very high.
He kept chattering in Link's ear, and this time, Link would not interrupt him again.
In the following several attacks, the Grizzlies played very badly.
Wade missed a three-pointer again, making the Warriors' contraction bolder.
Gasol tried to single against Green, but was disrupted by Green's rough confrontation.
Conley wanted to share Link's scoring pressure, but his finishing rate today has been low. Green's quick fix for defense and could rush back to the basket in time every time.
Although Gasol got several open three-point shooting opportunities, this sporadic resistance has never been able to reverse the situation.
In the end, the game returned to Link's unlimited singles.
His singles are indeed very efficient, but compared with the Warriors' fast-paced offense, the points seem to be getting too slow.
In the ninth minute of the first quarter, Link got out. After losing this powerful singles point, the Grizzlies' offense suddenly stopped.
After the twelve minutes of the first quarter, the Warriors scored 32 points! The Grizzlies only scored 21 points, and Link alone accounted for 11 points.
The five small lineup of defending champions is indeed terrible!
"Not good, this may be the most difficult first quarter that the Grizzlies have ever played since the beginning of this season. The Warriors' defense is very targeted, and the personal abilities of offensive players are also unreasonable. It seems that the Warriors will continue to score high scores today!"
Hubby Brin shook his head and continued to play in this state. Even if the Grizzlies can win this game, it will be difficult for them to win the entire series. Overall, the Warriors still take the initiative.
At this time, next to the Grizzlies' bench, Jogel was squatting in front of Link.
He knew that if Link continued to be exhausted like this, his efficiency would definitely drop greatly by the critical moment in the fourth quarter.
Now, he also has to make some changes.
"Link, otherwise that's what you do." Jogel looked at Link seriously, while Link nodded silently.
Then, Jogel waved his hand and called the fat white man who had ravaged the league's inside the previous few days, and Dinwiddie, who averaged less than 10 points per game this season.
Chapter completed!