Durant looked at the score on the big screen and smiled smugly.

As it turns out, the Warriors still have what it takes to suppress the Grizzlies.

And as long as you can suppress the grizzly bears, there is a high probability that you can win the championship!

Durant certainly hasn't forgotten the James-led Cleveland Cavaliers, who are also strong title contenders.

But let's be honest, compared to the Grizzlies, the Knights are much less of a threat.

The current Durant is no longer the little ghost who was trampled under James' feet. James is no longer the biggest obstacle in his career, Link is!

The 11-point lead at the end of the first quarter was a huge boon for the Warriors.

Once in Oklahoma, it wasn't safe to lead by 11 points. Because Durant never knows what Westbrook will do in the next second.

But with the Warriors, Durant isn't worried about that at all. They already did it once last season, so they have the ability to do it a second time!

The electronic beep sounded on behalf of the start of the second quarter of the game, and Durant couldn't wait to step onto the court.

He can't wait to continue to pull the score, and if he can beat the Grizzlies and Link by a big score, Durant will be even more happy!

In the past few years, it was Link who suppressed him and tortured the thunder again and again. Now, it's his turn to suppress Link!

However, when Durant saw the five players sent by the Grizzlies, he was completely dumbfounded.

Not only Durant, but also his teammates and even the Grizzlies fans who came to watch the game were all dumbfounded.

What the Grizzlies are in this lineup now!?

"Wait, the Grizzlies have changed formations! After the start of the second quarter, the Grizzlies actually sent a ...... "Hubi. Brown immediately flipped through the information in his hand, and after confirming that he was not mistaken, he continued to add, "Sent a lineup that has never appeared at the same time this season!" ”

"Moreover, this lineup is very strange and very anti-anachronism!" Hubi. Next to Brown, Jeff. Van Gundy was also a little confused.

Conley, Dinwiddie, Link, Jokic and Mark. Gasol, the Grizzlies actually sent a double-high lineup!

"This ...... What the hell ...... "Steve. Kerr was also dumbfounded, the twin-tower lineup might have been popular four or five years ago. At the beginning, Kobe Bryant was wreaking havoc on the league with his championship twin towers.

But now it's the era of small ball, with almost 30 teams across the league trying to play small, even old-school teams like the Spurs.

Not to mention the emergence of a small lineup team like the Rockets that directly abandon the mid-range and play more extreme than the Warriors.

Kerr was completely stupid, he thought the Grizzlies would trade Harrell for the No. 5 position, five small against five.

Unexpectedly, he actually made the lineup bigger!

However, after looking at the Warriors' own lineup, Kerr couldn't help but be a little worried.

It's clear that the Warriors are at a very disadvantage in terms of height right now.

The reason why the Warriors dare to play a small lineup is because there are not many quality centers in the league anymore. Even if those blue-collar rough guys face Green, who is more than two meters old but full of strength, they can't have any advantage on the inside.

It's like when the Warriors played the Cavaliers in the Finals last season, Mozgov couldn't take advantage of it at all.

But Jokic and Gasol are different in that their skills are both gorgeous. And, they all have three-point range, too.

These two centers on the Grizzlies are very different from those of other teams.

Kerr didn't know how the Grizzlies would play, but he was sure that Joggle didn't make such a lineup out of a fool's whim.

"The Grizzlies are bold, really bold! I don't know what they planned, but their twin towers lineup is undoubtedly a beautiful sight to behold. I just hope that they don't look down on it. ”

As he spoke, the Grizzlies had already attacked.

With two big centers present, the Grizzlies' offensive tempo became extremely slow.

Link holds the ball at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and Durant comes to the guard.

And this means that Ian, who is 1.91 meters tall and weighs less than 80 kilograms. Clark must face the destruction of Jokic's "giant pork belly"!

", this is ......" Clark was behind Jokic, and he couldn't see anything but Jokic's back!

It made him feel a deep sense of despair.

Green wanted to help defend, but Gasol's three-point shot really couldn't be ignored. The Spaniard is already the most three-point center in the active league, and there is no one.

The emergence of a small lineup has opened up the offensive space unprecedentedly. A lot of teams don't need a traditional center now, and one of the main reasons is because the traditional center squeezes space.

But Gasol and Jokic don't have that problem at all, they both have three-pointers, and they can both pose a three-point threat like a true perimeter player.

Therefore, the Grizzlies' twin towers do not have the problem of congestion on the inside.

Link hoisted the ball to Jokic with a flick. Van Gundy covered his eyes in advance, which was just too cruel for Clark.

Sure enough, Jokic didn't have a polite relationship with Clark. He used his fat ass to destroy Clark's body, and Clark was paralyzed in two or three strokes.

After an easy push to the basket, Jokic scored with a dunk directly through Clark's hands.

Clark couldn't do anything but look up.

Clark looked at Cole pitifully, there was really no way, the size was too bad, and he couldn't stand it at all!

"Damn, that's tricky!" Cole shook his head as well, this was the first time the Warriors had encountered such a situation.

Two insiders, both of whom can play singles in the low post, and both of whom can also shoot three-pointers to open up space. Before this time, there really wasn't a team with that kind of staffing.

But this is not the end for the Warriors, and it would be naïve for the Grizzlies to think that they could bring down the Warriors by hoarding the interior!

The biggest advantage of the small lineup is on the offensive end! All it takes is one mismatch opportunity for Jokic and Gasol to be the biggest defensive holes.

In this day and age, finding misplaced offenses has become the norm. The Warriors' strength on the offensive end, in addition to the three-pointer, is that they have a very good chance to find mismatches.

Why can a player like Antetokounmpo make a name for himself in the league? Because whoever he hits is misplaced.

What's more, neither Jokic nor Gasol are the kind of fast-moving interior linemen. It's a breeze to break through them with a small man!

And so the warriors did the same. Small hits big mismatches, that's what the Warriors love the most.

Durant held the ball outside the three-point line and called for cover, Green immediately stepped up, and Jokic followed suit.

Looking at the shaking fat on Jokic's stomach, Durant drooled.

It's not that he wants to eat, it's that he wants to burst!

Breaking through a fat boy like Jokic must be easy and enjoyable.

Cover is in place, and Durant breaks through. In regular form, Durant should now face Jokic's defense. If Jokic doesn't switch, then Durant has a chance.

If both of them come up to wrap the clip, then the green that goes down will be empty.

No matter how Link and Jokic work together, it's a dead end.

However, Durant had just bypassed the cover when he found that Jokic and Link were in front of him!

Jokic delayed Durant with the first shot, and Link quickly followed up to continue defending!

When Link followed, Jokic immediately chased after Green.

Seeing this, Durant immediately passed the ball to Green, who was down. But halfway through the basketball, Jokic was stealed!

Jokic's steal percentage is consistently among the best in his position, and he's one of the few weird centers who averages more steals per game than blocks per game.

This kind of defense is certainly not something that every center can accomplish, in fact, it is much more difficult than the direct squat that most centers prefer.

Because this requires the player to keep moving all the time, switching back and forth between high and low positions, and selecting positions accurately. But these are precisely Jokic's advantages!

Ever since Jokic started five games this season, Jogle has been figuring out how to make the most of Jokic's strength.

For now, he seems to have succeeded!

Jokic made a steal, and the Grizzlies cracked the Warriors' attempt to find a misplaced single! Everyone thinks pick-and-roll is a weakness for a center like Jokic, but the Grizzlies make up for it with team strength! ”

Hubi. As soon as Brown finished speaking, Jokic found Link with a long pass from the backcourt after completing the steal.

Who said that if you have two big centers, you can't afford to fight back quickly?

Link rushed into the restricted area, and Durant also chased after him to make a block.

But Link dodged from right to left with a European step to dodge Durant's pursuit.

Durant made a save, and Link easily put the ball in.

The Grizzlies scored four straight points after the start of the second quarter, and the Warriors' five-man lineup no longer seemed so intimidating.

After the goal, Link pointed to Jokic and thanked him for his pass.

As he passed Durant, Link winked at him.

"Now, let's see if our second-round show can change the situation!"

Previously, Durant said that it was wishful thinking for the Grizzlies to rise on the second round. And the defense and offense of that round just now is undoubtedly the Grizzlies' best response to this!

Coming back, Link opened his arms and Jokic was behind him, and the Warriors were about to face another round of tight defense.

Link and Nikolai. Jokic will officially write another duo story in the league!