Durant gasped heavily, and he was gasping just as the second quarter began.

Because at this time, he felt the huge oppression brought by the Grizzlies. This oppression made his breathing chaotic.

Nikola Jokic, that fat guy is indeed better than he thought. At least, he is much better than in the Western Conference Finals last season.

Not all centers can complete the defense just now.

Indeed, Jokic's frame protection rate is not the best in the center, but he has his own expertise.

Overall, Jokic's defense is not bad, and he can even be said to be a defensive man above the level.

But Durant was unwilling to accept it by being restrained by a fat second-round pick.

Not only Durant, but others on the Warriors would not accept such a result.

Especially Draymond Green.

At this year's Olympics, he had just been educated by Jokic. At this time, Green didn't want the tragedy to happen again in the NBA arena.

So this time, Green directly took the ball and singled Jokic from outside the three-point line.

But Jokic was prepared for a long time, so he let Green take two steps to prevent him from breaking through.

Moreover, Green is not an excellent singles player. If the Warriors' offense falls to relying on Green to play singles, Link will agree.

In the end, Green's boxing was pulled down by Jokic, who had taken two steps back. Although Green was full of strength and strong impact, his height disadvantage was still revealed behind Jokic.

What's more, once Jokic faces Green, he will be full of energy. Jokic is still disgusted with the failure of Green's final victory in the Olympics.

After Green failed to rush the frame, he wanted to use his own fighting spirit to immediately win the offensive rebound.

Unexpectedly, Jokic used his wide back to make Green unable to jump.

Jokic's defensive rebounding is also his best point. Maybe this guy is not as good as the Coke can, but he can use his position and jump to get the rebound.

Green failed in the fight, and the Warriors quickly retreated and did not give the Grizzlies a chance to fight back.

This time, Green and Clark replaced each other and stood in front of Jokic.

Seeing this, Jokic simply stopped outside the three-point line. He shook his head. Green's defense was when Gasol did not exist. He came to defend himself, so who should defend Gasol?

Soon, Gasol sank into the low post and leaned against Clark to raise his hand to ask for the ball.

Clark was almost crying. Although he finally changed his own person, he seemed to be unable to handle it...

What is the difference between defending Gasol and defending Jokic? They are both exposed!

"The Grizzlies' double towers are so wonderful! Both centers have excellent three-pointers, which makes the Grizzlies misplaced no matter how they play."

Hubby Brown was overjoyed, while Link simply turned on the "bottom corner smoking" mode. He didn't have to take action before forcing the Warriors to change their strategy.

This time, Klay Thompson went up to double-team Gasol. He could not let Clark be eaten raw by the opponent's center again, that was no different from giving away points.

Although it is a knife that cuts the flesh with two points, it will hurt if you cut too much.

The Warriors' good defense is not only good at single defense, but also because their assisted defense is excellent.

All along, Thompson, Green, Barnes, and Durant now, are all wings with excellent defensive capabilities.

Once they assist in defense, the opponent's center will fall into a tough battle.

This is also the reason why many big centers can't handle the Warriors.

Clay did not hesitate at all because Dinwiddie was so inconspicuous. What's more, when both sides played in the Western Conference Finals last season, he also saw how strong Dinwiddie's three-pointer was.

Once the impression of "three-point iron" is deeply rooted in people's hearts, it will be difficult to change.

Although their three-point shooting percentages are much better, they still cannot get rid of the "three-point iron" hat.

Moreover, most of their three-point shooting percentages are made in open positions and are extremely unstable. Therefore, even if the three-point shooting percentage increases, it cannot fully indicate that their three-point shooting has really improved.

That's how Clay thinks of Dinwiddie, and that second-round pick guard is not afraid of it!

Seeing Thompson coming up, Gasol passed the ball accurately to Dinwiddie with one hand.

Gasol's support ability is very good, which is another difference between the Grizzlies' double towers and other teams.

Jokic and Gasol, they can pass the ball! Therefore, there will be no situation where the ball cannot run.

The ball was passed steadily to Dinwiddie, and Clay felt that he was half successful! As long as Gasol was stopped from continuing to play singles at a low post, the Grizzlies' strategy would be messed up.

As for Dinwiddie, he definitely dare not make a shot! Even if he makes a shot, he can't make a shot!

“Eh?”

Thompson just thought so, and Dinwiddie decisively made a three-pointer!

"I'm not a top shooter, but I'm never ruthless when needed, Link!"

Link remembered what Dinwiddie said to him yesterday, and he did what he said.

"brush!"

The Nets were rolled up by the basketball and the three-pointer was hollowed out into the net! He replaced Wade just to score such a goal!

Klay Thompson paid the price for his inherent impression.

Dinwiddie's three-pointer is not just because of his beautiful shooting percentage, but because he has made real progress! It would not work if he used the method of last season to deal with him.

It would be too underestimated to think that the Grizzlies players will not improve!

"Dinwiddie made a three-pointer, and the Warriors' defense was cut into pieces by the Grizzlies! The Grizzlies have scored 7 points in a row until the second quarter! Now, the Warriors are only 4 points ahead, and their lead is shaky!"

Amid the cheers of fans, Link gave Dinwiddie a thumbs up.

He had known Dinwiddie could make it, because yesterday afternoon, Dinwiddie defeated him again outside the three-point line...

"No, we have to raise our height!" Beside Cole, his assistant coach Mike Brown couldn't sit still.

If you continue to fight like this, you will be killed by the Grizzlies sooner or later.

The Warriors are now in a situation where they can't defend themselves inside and dare not let go outside, so they are completely pinched by the Grizzlies!

Moreover, this was when Link did not take action. Once Link began to take over the attack like in the first quarter, the Warriors were even more unpredictable!

Cole stood on the sidelines with a frown, and of course he knew that he had to increase the height to recover the decline.

But taking Valaijo or McGee on the court will greatly reduce the offensive threat of the Warriors, and defense may not be much improved!

The Warriors' offensive system does not have the living space for these big men.

The space and misalignment they rely on are not available to Valaijo and McGee. And technical centers like Jokic and Gasol are not afraid of confronting the No. 5 position.

Cole hesitated. He didn't know whether he should compromise for defense, but just wanted to find a way to attack the Grizzlies!

"Damn it!" The anxious Cole couldn't help but curse. The Grizzlies this season are indeed much harder to deal with than in the Western Conference Finals last season.

He never expected that in the small ball era, he would be forced to be desperate by the double tower lineup.

At this moment, the Warriors finally scored a goal on the court.

However, the goal process was full of twists and turns, and the attack was not smooth.

Curry chose to play pick-and-roll with Green this time, and Jokic delayed first and then chased back as usual.

Delaying the ball holder, returning to the position, protecting the basket, and then closing the rebound, Jokic has been repeating this series of actions on the defensive end today. His excellent sense of position made Curry unable to pass the ball at all.

He knew that Green was freed, but his passing route was blocked by Jokic!

In the end, Curry had to wait for Jokic to return to Green and suddenly pulled the ball on Conley's head.

The ball went in, but if the entire game was attacking like this, the Warriors would sooner or later have problems.

The Warriors pulled the score difference back to 6 points, but they didn't feel safe at all.

To them, it seemed like they were just surviving.

Sure enough, in the remaining games in the second quarter, the Grizzlies' offense was smooth.

Jokic and Gasol had to eat and drink in the interior, and Dinwiddie also made three-pointers many times.

When Clay is wholeheartedly defending Dinwiddie's three-pointer, he can occasionally use in-cutting or breaking through the ball to catch Clay off guard.

You know, Dinwiddie has never been a pure shooter. His positioning in the first draft was an all-round double-athlete guard!

Green then simply bet on three-pointers between Jokic and Gasol. He wanted to make up for the inside and ignored the two big guys outside the three-pointer, just betting that they could not make the shot.

The result was also miserable, with Gasol and Jokic using a stable three-point output to make the Warriors' heads bleed.

The Grizzlies slowly smoothed the score and gradually overtook.

If the Warriors hadn't invested many difficult goals with Durant and Curry, the Warriors might have been beaten in the first half!

After the half-time game, the Warriors went from leading 11 points to trailing the Grizzlies by 10 points! Jokic, Dinwiddie and Gasol became the main scoring points in the Grizzlies' second quarter game!

Link scored only 4 points in the second quarter, and basically only played a deterrent role on the offensive end. Because the goal work is enough to give those three people a goal.

"The Grizzlies' team changes have been a miraculous effect. Now, the pressure is on the Warriors! If they continue to leave it alone in the second half, the score difference will only be wider and wider!"

Hubby Brown waved his arms readily, and the Grizzlies showed impeccable strength in the second quarter! The double tower lineup of Jokic and Gasol also broke the shackles of the times.

In the era of small balls, the Grizzlies are not compromising! Since the Warriors like small lineups, let them suffer the loss of too short lineups.

The Grizzlies players walked into the locker room, and both Link and Jogel praised the others for their performance.
To be continued...