On the eastern side, the Cleveland Cavaliers played well.

With Thomas Jr.'s absence, the Celtics simply had no room to fight back against the Cavaliers.

It can be said that the Cavaliers' third consecutive year in the Finals is already a sure thing.

As a result, the eyes of the world are now focused on the West. The matchup between the Grizzlies and Warriors, the two teams with the best regular season records, is now in a stalemate.

May 20, Oracle Arena.

Warriors fans have been waiting here for a long time.

The Warriors won an astonishing 67 wins in the regular season this season, but still couldn't get home-court advantage in the Western Conference Finals.

It's also the first time since this year's playoffs that the Warriors have to play two on the road before returning to Oakland.

Of course, the Warriors' results are very pleasing to the fans. To get a 1-1 score at the Federal Express Arena is good enough.

After all, no team has been able to beat the Grizzlies in the playoffs until then.

Now, Warriors fans are looking forward to their team extending their advantage at home.

Before the start of the game, ESPN reporters interviewed many fans who were waiting in line to enter the arena outside the Oracle Arena.

All the Warriors fans were so fanatical that they wore yellow T-shirts that looked like a flame.

"Draymond was right, the Grizzlies should never think about the Western Conference Finals!"

"Fuck the grizzly bears, they don't want to take a win away from here!"

"It's just a defeat, and I'm sure Kevin and Stephen can take care of the Grizzlies."

All the Warriors fans interviewed bluntly yelled at the camera.

The city of Oakland is really hostile to the grizzlies.

Link and his teammates were on their way from the hotel to Oracle Arena on the team bus, and there were huge numbers of fans on both sides of the street.

Of course, they weren't here to cheer on the grizzlies, but to show off their "beautiful" signs.

If there was a time, the big battle between the Celtics and the Lakers was like a war. Now, then, the Grizzlies and the Warriors have developed this rival relationship.

Link was already a little insensitive to such a scene, he didn't care about the fans outside the window, but turned his head to look at the young people in the back row.

To Link's relief, this time, they didn't continue to hang their heads in fear.

It seems that last night's video and those three championship rings still played a role.

The bus eventually arrived safely at Oracle Arena, and as soon as the players got off the bus, the flashing lights immediately connected.

Link was the last to get out of the car in a dark blue suit in the Grizzlies' main color, and suddenly, at least dozens of photographers carried machines around Link and followed him.

Link himself thinks it's too exaggerated, he's the only one on the team who has this kind of treatment.

Just by entering the scene, I was followed by 360° without dead ends.

After entering the locker room, everyone didn't talk much, but quickly changed their equipment.

The atmosphere of the big battle was very strong, and the entire locker room was instantly surrounded by an invisible pressure.

Link put on his signature shoes in a new colorway and touched the words engraved on the edge of the sole.

This has become a classic design of the Link sneaker series, which has been preserved since the first generation. Of course, it is also the source of Link's strength all along.

"It's not that difficult, is it? Zeke. ”

Link whispered to himself, then stood up and staggered twice.

At this point, Joggle began to lay out today's tactics. It's not so much an arrangement as a review.

Because tactically, the Grizzlies don't have anything new today.

To be honest, a matchup of the level of the Warriors and Grizzlies is no longer something that the coach can influence the victory.

It's a game that really belongs to the players.

After Jogger finished speaking, everyone's eyes in the locker room unconsciously fell on Link.

Everyone had a tacit understanding that Link would say something.

Link walked to the middle of the locker room, looked back at his locker, and remembered the time last year when he punched through the wooden door of the locker closet.

This year, he didn't want to destroy public property anymore.

"There's not much to say, just remember a little. Don't worry too much, because there's a bunch of on the pitch just like you. ”

After Link's words, he glanced at the four young men, all of whom showed their white teeth.

Link nodded, the time has come for the courtesy to be exchanged!

"Welcome to Oakland, California, this is the Oracle Arena. We'll be here to witness the greatest Western Conference Finals in history! ”

The dazzling headlights of the stadium still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the fans, and the voice of the commentator made countless people sit in front of the TV and concentrate.

The players on both sides were warming up and their expressions were serious.

Although the game hasn't started yet, even the most novice fans can predict that this will definitely be a scorching battle!

"1 to 1, that's actually what we expected. The series between the Grizzlies and the Warriors is never going to end in a hurry, and I wouldn't be surprised if they make it to Game 7. In the last game, the Warriors narrowly beat the Grizzlies by 2 points, where do you think the Warriors won? Do they have anything to keep up today? "Mike. Brin appeared for the third time in a row in the Western Conference Finals.

Today, his partner was replaced by former Warriors coach Mark Brown. Jackson.

"The reason the Warriors were able to win was because of the excellent play of Curry and Durant, and of course, the secondary reason was that the Grizzlies' youngsters didn't take their chances at the most critical moment of the game. But if Jokic and Harrell could both shoot the ball, the results could be very different. ”

Mark. Jackson hit the nail on the head and didn't mean to favor Jokic and Harrell.

"So, how do you think they're going to do today? Will those young people be crushed by the pressure? ”

Faced with this problem, Mark. Jackson hesitated for a moment.

Under normal circumstances, young players playing such a high-intensity Western Conference Finals will definitely not be able to perform well.

But considering that the leader of the Grizzlies is Link......

"No," Mark. Jackson shook his head, "Today, they're sure to be a surprise." ”

The atmosphere of the game had reached a tipping point when the starters of both sides faced each other and were ready to scrum for the ball. Brin felt as if a pile of explosives had gathered together on the court.

As long as the referee gives an order, the entire stadium will be blown up!

"Are you ready?" The referee looked at Gasol and Pachuria.

After getting a nod from the two in response, the referee threw the ball into the air with force!

This time, it was Gasol who won the basketball. The ball was directly dialed into Link's hands, and he immediately accelerated when he received the ball, without slowly grinding with the Warriors.

Durant hurriedly stepped forward to defend, but at the moment when the two sides were about to collide, Link quickly changed direction!

"Hmph, I expected!" Durant knew that Link wasn't the type to like to go on a rampage, so he kept a hand just to prevent Link from changing direction.

As a result, Durant was just about to move sideways to continue blocking Link, but he felt like he hit a wall.

"Bang!"

Durant was directly bounced to the ground, and when he looked up, he realized that it was Jokic who had set up cover for Link early!

Jokic looked at Durant on the ground with a fierce look in his eyes.

In the last game, Durant scored a lot of goals on Jokic's head. At the time, all he saw in Jokic's eyes was frustration.

But Jokic's eyes today made Durant feel uneasy.

The lump of pork belly, which looked soft, seemed to be really angry.

After Link gets rid of Durant, he makes a pull-up jump shot at the top of the arc outside the three-point line!

With no interference at all, Link's jumper went unmistakable.

As soon as he came up, he replied to the warrior with a hollow three-pointer!

"Well done Nikolai!" After Link's goal, he high-fived Jokic, who had set up a strong cover for himself.

Jokic didn't smile anymore, but quickly stepped back and stared seriously.

Mark on the commentary platform. Jackson rubbed his hands excitedly, and sure enough, Link's team was harder than the hardest stone in the world.

He's right, today's game will be a sight to behold.