On the Grizzlies' side, the starting lineup of Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Paul George, Randolph, and Gasol Jr. appeared.

On the Thunder's side, the starting lineup of Westbrook, Seifrosa, Durant, Ibaka, and Perkins came on.

Perkins had lost the power to jump the ball, and Ibaka came to the center circle to jump the ball.

When Sun Ce saw this picture, he came to Gasol Jr. before jumping the ball: "Mark, why don't you go jump the ball?" ”

Gasol Jr. pretended not to hear anything, turned his head to look at his girlfriend on the sidelines, and kissed her......

"Damn! So cowardly and afraid! ”

Sun Ce came to the center circle with a belly, looking at Ibaka, who was focused on preparing the jump ball, Sun Ce was ready to retreat.

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, at 8 p.m., the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game on time to throw the ball into the air.

Better height and reach, better bounce, and faster bounce...... The focused Serge Ibaka beat Sun Ce to win the jump ball, and the cheers of the fans turned into a chant of "defend".

With such a violent atmosphere on the scene, the players on the Thunder team seemed to have returned to last year's playoffs!

Grizzlies fans were fanatical enough during the regular season, and when it came to the playoffs, they were all like crazy people, and now that the playoffs are approaching, the Memphis people have begun to show wild folk style and are getting more and more playoff felt.

Especially in the past six games, the Grizzlies have not played at home, and they have not seen their own team play at home for more than ten days, and the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene can be imagined.

Westbrook pushed into the front court with a lot of pressure, he was not afraid of pressure, just looked at Sun Ce's triple-double times, 14 times! It's so desperate!

He has learned that the Grizzlies' style of play is very conducive to Sun Ce's rebounding, and the interior defensive rebounds are in the position for Sun Ce, but their Thunder team can't, they are not a counterattacking team, they can only do it in a hurry, and he knows that the team can't change the style of play for his rebounds, at this stage, he is very eager for the championship, only that, can really catch up with Sun Ce.

After advancing to the frontcourt, facing Paul George's defense, Westbrook forced a strong inside line to avoid Gasol Jr.'s block and fold layup.

Westbrook, who specializes in the basket, is really powerful, and his stable and swift straight sprint after the acceleration of the explosion is unguardable.

Gasol Jr. moves too fast, Westbrook will definitely pass back, and if he moves slowly, it will give Westbrook a chance to prepare for the layup.

didn't defend it, Gasol Jr. was not discouraged, just hit it one ball at a time, and Westbrook couldn't score every time he pulled the rod.

When it came to the Grizzlies' offense, Sun Ce advanced to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Randolph, who was stuck in Perkins' position under the basket.

In the past two encounters, Perkins has been unable to guard against Randolph, in the last dozen games, Randolph has averaged 18 points and 9 rebounds in 29 minutes per game.

The Grizzlies have been prepared for this, Sun Ce immediately ran to the right side of the top arc with Durant when Westbrook contracted, Gasol Jr. moved from outside the free throw line to the left side of the three-second zone, Tony Allen blocked Durant on the top arc, Randolph passed the ball to the right side of the top arc, Sun Ce received the ball and shot a three-point shot......

The Grizzlies played a beautiful space containment and the clearing of the passing line this time, and Sun Ce's three points were slightly crooked after the block, but the ball that hit the basket near the neck of the basket fell into the frame!

Sun Ce came up with a three-point hit!

Durant's words starting with S erupted at the beginning of the game.

Last season, even at the beginning of this season, when they played against the Grizzlies, they could still rely on blocking Sun Ce to cut in, let Sun Ce shoot outside, and won the bet when they met for the first time in the season.

But now, a season is almost over, and Sun Ce's three points have truly become a regular offensive means.

And Randolph is back in form......

The strength of the Grizzlies' positional battle lineup has become stronger than last season!

Watching Sun Ce go to the sideline and high-five Black Widow on the way back to the backcourt, Durant was not affected, and went to the frontcourt to run well, contain the space, and create a better space for Westbrook to organize the offense.

In the run, Durant received the ball and met Sun Ce and Randolph to switch defenses and hit it, and gave it to Ibaka, who hit the bottom line.

Very good ball sharing, Durant is not particularly good at passing, and the errors in the possession pass are very high, but the ball is very good at receiving and sharing, and the average of 3.7 assists per game this season is very good.

The calm Durant is terrible, not only using his containment to help Westbrook create better offensive opportunities, using his containment to divide the ball, but also saving physical strength, killing multiple birds with one stone.

This made Sun Ce feel that his efforts to find Black Widow to stimulate Durant were in vain.

But the tickets were given by the team, and they didn't cost money, and Sun Ce didn't feel sorry for it, so he just tried it.

At the beginning, the pace of the two teams was very slow, almost every attack took about 20 seconds, but the success rate was high!

The Grizzlies' lineup was originally meant to play positional battles, the slower the pace, the better, the Thunder team, after many encounters, have more experience, at this time, you can't rush to speed up, adapt to the rhythm of the Grizzlies, play slowly, in order to have a better chance to score.

The Grizzlies change defense quickly and are decisive in the pinch attack, which also means that there are often people who miss people and need someone to make up for the defense, play slowly, seize the opportunity, and not be in a hurry, and the Thunder team also has a high shooting efficiency.

The Grizzlies are relying on Randolph's state to pick up, and the starting lineup is stronger than last season, but on the Thunder side, people's young stars are also improving, their game awareness is also improving, and they have more experience, and the Grizzlies didn't get a bargain in the starting stage!

In the 6th minute and 27th second of the first quarter, Durant exerted his strength and hit a long-distance three-point shot from a distance of one meter on the left side of the top arc, and the Thunder led the Grizzlies by 4 points 16-12.

Originally, although the two teams had a good shooting percentage at the beginning, they had fewer shots, fewer free throws, and low scores, but the two teams played evenly and were reluctant to call a timeout first, but the Grizzlies missed the shot in the last round and were thrown by Durant for three points, and the Grizzlies could only call a timeout.

In terms of momentum, the Grizzlies were temporarily crushed.

Sun Ce returned to the bench and was ready to play the whole game tonight, and he felt that the opponent was more fierce than the previous two encounters, mainly because of Perkins' change!

A season has passed, Perkins has experienced the beating of reality, knowing that he is no longer the same person he was back then, and he is not always unwilling to accept reality like Howard, and there has been a noticeable change on the defensive end!