The next day, the scene of Link and Durant going to the welfare home to have fun with the children was reported by major media.

In the photo, Durant, Link and the children were having fun. But only Link knew that the relationship between him and Durant was not as good as people thought.

Indeed, in the NBA league, many enemies on the field are friends off the field.

Link also has many such friends, such as Kobe, George, and Cousins.

But if you don’t fight directly in front of Nike staff, you’re already very restrained.

However, the news about Link and Durant going to the welfare home is not very popular. Compared to their happy appearance, fans are obviously more interested in their tit-for-tat look.

At 8 o'clock tonight, the Chesapeake Energy Arena, the Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Memphis Grizzlies at home. The two teams who met again in seven games in the Western Conference Finals last season, undoubtedly excited fans.

Not only the fans, but also Link and his teammates were very excited. After all, they almost overturned the Thunder last season. Now that they have a chance to make up for their regrets, the Grizzlies players will naturally not let it go.

In this wild atmosphere, even new players such as Iguodala, Nick Young were infected. They had no grudges with the Thunder, but now, as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, they are extremely eager to start the battle as soon as possible.

Stevens also attaches great importance to this game. He not only wants to win tonight, but is also preparing for the playoffs. If the Grizzlies meet the Oklahoma City Thunder this year, Stevens doesn't want the tragedy to happen again.

Since the regular season, Stevens has been planning to understand the Thunder's style of play. Therefore, this game is equally important to him.

Although the Thunder lost James Harden before the start of the season, their strength cannot be underestimated. After all, Kevin Martin, who replaced Harden, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

The Thunder has a record of 6 wins and 2 losses until now, and is also very outstanding. You should know that Harden was traded after the preseason. In other words, the Thunder and the new players have no time to get in.

It is also because of this that the Thunder lost two games at the beginning of the season. After the new players adapted to the Thunder's style of play, the Thunder's record immediately rebounded. At present, the Thunder has won five consecutive games.

Faced with such a strong opponent, Stevens naturally brought the players to the Chesapeake Energy Arena early today to adapt to the venue.

Among all the players, Jimmy Butler is undoubtedly the one who warms up the most. Although Butler has not received any chance to play this season, he believes what Link said, "As long as you are ready, opportunities will always appear."

Butler is very serious when warming up every game, regardless of whether he can play or not. On many teams, some players outside of regular rotations usually do things when warming up. Because they know that no matter how hard they work, it is likely to be in vain.

Therefore, there are often cases where a player is ordered in danger and performs in a mess.

Stevens naturally saw Butler's efforts. He was also considering that it might be time for Jimmy Butler to show himself on the court. But all this depends on the situation of the game.

After the warm-up, Jimmy Butler got off the floor in sweat. The spotlight was all on Durant, Link and others. No one cared about an unknown person with a buzz cut and wearing a No. 21 jersey.

The referee signaled the players on both sides to prepare and the game began soon.

Link walked off the court, and Stevens also began to win over the players to make final arrangements. Last season's playoffs, Link had to fight for more than 45 minutes per game in order to allow the Grizzlies to defend while ensuring offense.

But this year, Link doesn't have to work so hard. Stevens directly handed over the task of defending Durant to Iguodala. Since Iguodala, Link doesn't have to face the opponent's number one scorer at all.

On the defensive end, Link will face the "Swiss Army Knife" Seifrosa. Seifrosa is not a scorer, so Link's defensive pressure will not be too great. In this way, the Grizzlies will gain more intense offensive firepower.

"Listen, I know, before 4 o'clock, we just defeated the defending champion! No, it's not a defeat, maybe it's more appropriate to use the word slaughter! But don't think you're stable. The Oklahoma City Thunder is the key to whether we can break out of the West! Today, everyone cheered me up! The game against the Thunder is, to some extent, even more important than the game against the Heat! So, try your best to fight! I know you have been waiting for a long time today, and now it's time to take action!"

Stevens greatly boosted the morale of the players. When the Grizzlies players came on the court, everyone was murderous.

Of course, Oklahoma City fans will not make the Grizzlies too arrogant. Countless fans held up signs in the stands with the words "We are the Western Conference champions" reminding the Grizzlies that the winner of last season was the Thunder!

But even so, the Grizzlies players are not nervous. They know they were the losers last season, so they are so eager to win now!

After the game started, the two teams immediately fell into a battle. At the beginning, Link used a dunk to prove the Grizzlies' determination to win. Seferza has found it difficult to limit Link this season. From confrontation to speed to height, Link is not at a loss.

But soon Durant made a mid-range shot on Iguodala's head, Link made a dunk, and Durant naturally was unwilling to fall behind.

After scoring the goal, Durant did not forget to point at Link, "Don't try to rely on others to defend me, you should come in person!"

The opening of Durant and Link is almost a microcosm of this game. In the next few minutes, the two teams played back and forth, with alternate scores rising, and no one could do anything to the other.

After the eighth minute of the first quarter, both teams made substitution adjustments.

Scott Brooks took Kevin Martin, Reggie Jackson and Eric Meno three outsides, and at the same time Nick Collison, who played for the team during the Supersonics, replaced Perkins.

On the Grizzlies, Stevens also entered the regular rotation. Vasquis replaced Conley, Tony Allen replaced Link, and Nick Young, who scored the highest 25 points in the last game, replaced Iguodala.

On paper, the Grizzlies' second team seems to be stronger. A defender who is selected for the first-team defense and a guy who dares to score three points on James' head is enough to make the Grizzlies' rotation lineup quite luxurious.

Tony Allen is more than enough to defend Kevin Martin, and with Nick Young's firepower, Stevens believes that the Grizzlies can definitely use rotation time to expand the score!

If the strategy is successful, the main player will be replaced in the second quarter and will be crazily finished. As long as the score difference can be kept at about 8 points, Stevens is confident and will be able to win!

As a result, after returning from the timeout, Reggie Jackson broke through Vasquis and made a dunk.

Then, Nick Yang made a blacksmith from outside the three-point line, and the ballistics were ridiculously erratic. It seemed that the young hero's nerve knife could not continue the feel of the previous game.
Chapter completed!