On January 31, 2013, the Grizzlies, Raptors and Pistons completed a three-way trade in which the Grizzlies sent outside core Rudy Gay to the Raptors for Tyshawn Prince, Ed Davis, Austin Daye and a 2014 second-round pick.

This season, Gay's salary is as high as $16.46 million, Prince's salary is $6.76 million, Ed Davis' third-year rookie salary is $2.21 million, and Daye's is $2.96 million, which means that the Grizzlies saved the team $4.53 million through this deal, and successfully reduced the team's salary to below the luxury tax. The deal has subjected the Grizzlies' management to numerous verbal criticisms, and is considered a typical example of only recognizing money and not fans, and not recognizing records.

Prince is 206 cm tall, at his peak was the most extreme 3D player in the league, the first 11 seasons were spent in the Pistons, once in the 2003-2004 season to help the Pistons reach the championship, and then the Pistons fell apart, Prince was the last of the Pistons Five Tigers to leave, on the offensive end, Prince has no offensive ability with the ball, has an accurate three-point shot, average organizational ability, but not greedy, should shoot, pass, is a player that all coaches like very much, In the 2003-2004 season finals, the sophomore Prince successfully blocked Kobe Bryant and became famous, but this year Prince is 33 years old, and his value is far less than that of Rudy Gay, who is in the prime of life.

Austin Daye, 211 cm tall, a forward, average physique, thinner, basically no threat on the defensive end except for the block of the defense, but Daye's greatest value is that he has a good three-point shooting ability, and he has been playing for the Pistons for the first four seasons, but he didn't make a name for himself and was sent to the Grizzlies.

Ed Davis, 208 cm tall, plays as a power forward, is physically strong, has the ability to block defensively, has basically no threat on the offensive end except for the basket and eating cakes, and is an eye-catching meat shield cannon fodder on the defensive end, playing in the Raptors in the first two seasons, averaging a career-high 9.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.

At this point, the Grizzlies' framework for this season has been completed, cleaning up two inefficient scorers, Guy and Mayo, in exchange for a sapper-type role player, each player is like a gear, inconspicuous but indispensable, every moment of the gear's entire operation, to ensure that the Grizzlies maintain the operation of the whole court on both offensive and defensive ends.

Although Randolph returned from a serious injury last season and affected some of his form, he was already a technical floor stream, and his body was not good and his skills were still there. averaged 15.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, on December 4, 12, the Grizzlies played against the Suns, the two teams fought to an overtime Grizzlies narrowly won, Randolph broke the Suns center Marcin Gortat, 38 points and 22 rebounds on 15-of-22 shooting, and in 76 games, 45 games won a double-double, he is still the first choice for the Grizzlies' interior attack point, such a performance made Randolph also an All-Star, and the second time in his career to be selected as an All-Star.

Gasol Jr., as the core of the interior defense and organization, averaged 14.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 blocks per game.

The biggest surprise of the Grizzlies this season is Conley, who has transformed from a qualified starting guard to a quasi-All-Star level guard, on March 12, 2013, the Grizzlies defeated the Trail Blazers 102-97, Conley delivered a career-high 15 assists, especially at the end of the season when competing for a playoff position, Conley scored 20 points in 5 consecutive games, and had an efficiency performance of 10 in a single game, which is unprecedented, Guy is not there, Conley faintly became the first point of fire on the outside of the Grizzlies.

In addition to the black and white bears, Tony Allen and Conley, there is one more person who has to be mentioned, that is, Tyshawn Prince, when the Grizzlies set the Guy trade, everyone did not deny Prince's ability, but given that Prince is 33 years old and only has a small tail left in his prime, there are strong doubts about his state, but Prince hit back hard with a perfect performance against those who are not optimistic about him, although from the data, Prince's average of 8.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game is not remarkable, but he is perfectly integrated into the Grizzlies' offensive system, and makes the Grizzlies' already inhumane defense take it to a higher level!

Not to mention the regular season, the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency is still bad, no one on the outside of the team has the ability to tear the defense line to attract the bag, and the Grizzlies almost don't shoot three-pointers, and the number of shots is less than half of the Rockets and Knicks, but the Grizzlies have the most lethal interior duo in the league, and their frontcourt rebounding rate is third in the league (which is also due to the fact that the outside line is really inaccurate), but overall, the Grizzlies' offense is still in the middle and lower reaches of the league, and the effective shooting rate is the fourth from the bottom in the league, but in terms of defense, They concede only 100.5 points per game, second only to the Pacers in the league, Tony Allen, and Jr. are all well-known inside and outside defensive stalwarts in the league, while others Prince, Bombsett, and Conley also have good defensive capabilities.

The Grizzlies are 56-26 this season and have reached the playoffs again, and the first-round opponent is, coincidentally, last year's Clippers!

On the basis of retaining Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr., Butler, and Bledsoe last season, the Clippers have added two players, Super Sixth Man Jamal Crawford and the best small forward Matt Barnes who is good at defense, and the old guard Chauncey Billups, who did not play in the playoffs due to injury last season, is also on the field this year, and the strength of the Clippers has been significantly improved compared to last season!

In the first game, the Grizzlies lost to the Clippers, the first three quarters of the two teams played equally, Griffin was once again educated by Randolph and was deeply troubled by fouls, but Keliu stepped forward and tore apart the Grizzlies defense again and again, in the fourth quarter, the Clippers' backup guard Bledsoe scored 13 points in 6 of 6 in a single quarter, leading the Clippers to play a wave of 37:22 scoring * directly took away the game, the whole game, the Clippers scored 7 double-doubles, and the Grizzlies, only Bayless maintained the Grizzlies' offense on the bench and scored 19 points. In the second game, the Grizzlies were once again more depressed than the last game when Brandsoe scored 13 points in a single quarter, that is, Paul threw a shot at the last moment and killed the Grizzlies, so that Conley, who had 28 points and 9 assists, returned empty-handed.

In the first two games, the Grizzlies were hit by a stick, and the big score was 0:2 behind, and the Grizzlies who returned to their home court resolutely implemented Hollins' tactics, that is, to bombard the inside, Randolph and Gasol scored 43 points and 19 rebounds, Bombset became a surprise soldier, scoring 13 points, the Grizzlies pulled back a city at 94:82 on their home court, and the fourth game was the same as the third, the black and white bears combined to score 48 points, 22 rebounds and 4 blocks, in addition, Prince, Conley, Tony Allen and Poundsey also scored in double digits, the Grizzlies grabbed 45 rebounds as a team, and the Clippers only had 28 rebounds.

In the fifth game, Paul incarnated as St. Paul and scored 35 points in the game, but what confronted Paul was still the Grizzlies' strong interior line, the black and white bears scored 46 points and 19 rebounds, Conley also added 20 points and 6 assists, Prince scored 15 points, the Clippers scored 15 points, and no one else scored a double-double, for the Clippers, what made matters worse was that the Clippers big man Griffin sprained his ankle in this game, and he only played 20 minutes before exiting, and did not play again, and there are doubts about whether he can play in the sixth game.

After the Grizzlies suffered two consecutive defeats in the playoffs, they won three games in a row, and victory was in sight, and in the sixth game, at the home court of the Grizzlies, Matt Barnes was almost about to change his life, and Barnes, who was known for his defense, shot 11 of 14 and made 6 of 7 three-pointers, scoring a new 30 points in his career playoff high! You know, Barnes scored a career-high of 20 points in the playoffs before! Paul scored 28 points and 8 assists in 11 of 16, but unfortunately, the rest of the Clippers did not stand up, only Butler scored 14 points on 16 shots, and no one else scored a double-double, while Griffin came off the bench and played 14 minutes to score 9 points and 3 rebounds, on the other hand, the Grizzlies, Randolph and Conley both scored 23 points, Allen scored 19 points, Prince Jr., Bayless, and Pounds' scores were all double-doubled, and the Grizzlies reversed the Clippers to advance to the Western Conference semifinals for the second time in history!

The whole round of the game, the biggest attraction is undoubtedly Randolph and Griffin, a technical floor flow, a flying stream, the two people also broke out in conflict many times in the game, T one after another, the reason comes down, Griffin can not stand up to Randolph whether it is offensive or defensive, and has repeatedly harassed Randolph with small actions, such as the card position with his elbow against Randolph's face, and after falling to the ground, he hugged Randolph's neck and fell together, you think about what kind of person Randolph is, the person who came out of Portland Prison, although his temper has been reduced a lot in recent years, But it's definitely not a soft persimmon, so Griffin can make a secret calculation? It doesn't exist, you Griffin put your arms around my neck and fell, and I grabbed your neck with my hand to prevent you from getting up, but although Griffin made a lot of small movements, he was also worried about letting him fight with Randolph, after all, Randolph's strength was much better than Griffin's.

After stepping on the Clippers in the first round, the opponent in the Western Conference semifinals happened again, the old friend Thunder.

Two years ago, also in the Western Conference semifinals, the Grizzlies lost to the Thunder 3:4, the first round was the Clippers who eliminated themselves a year ago, and the second round met the Thunder who eliminated themselves two years ago, this season's Grizzlies are really a journey of revenge!

But the Thunder standing in front of the Grizzlies today can be said to be a big change compared to two years ago.

In the former Thunder three less, James Harden, who can score on the bench and can defend and organize, was sent to the Rockets, got the Rockets' leading scorer Kevin Martin, and the second-in-command Westbrook suffered a serious injury in the first round of the game with the Rockets, torn the meniscus in his right knee, and was reimbursed for the season, and the backup guard Reggie Jackson came up, but there is no doubt that without Westbrook, the Thunder's competitiveness plummeted, and the interior line was still Ibaka and Perkins, the bench was Collins, and there was also starting scoring guard Safrosa.

The Thunder did not have Westbrook, in the first game, Durant was strictly defended by Prince, the first three shots all deviated from the basket, the Grizzlies still insisted on playing inside, and the black and white bears combined to contribute 20 points in the half, and Durant changed his style of play, constantly holding the ball and being killed, two consecutive two-plus-one, Martin continued to firepower, and at halftime, the Grizzlies fell behind by 1 point at 46:47.

In the last 20 seconds of the second half, the Grizzlies led the Thunder by one point at 90:89, but the Thunder bench guard, the experienced old fish Fisher, broke the ball from Conley's hand and gave it to Durant, Durant ran forward and dunked, and then the Grizzlies could only foul Reggie Jackson, Jackson made two free throws, and the Grizzlies scored 1 point and lost the game.

Throughout the game, Prince's defense of Durant was very good, he carefully studied Durant's style of play and characteristics before the game, Prince, who was about the same height and arm span as Durant, gave Durant full pressure, not to mention that there was a defensive master Tony Allen standing next to him who was ready to make up for the defense, but Rao was so, Durant still scored 35 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists of comprehensive and excellent data, all three statistics were the highest in the team, the shooting rate was 13 of 26, and he defeated the Grizzlies by himself, that dayThe league awarded LeBron James the regular season MVP trophy, and Durant proved that he also has MVP-level strength in this way.

But obviously, Durant alone can't do the Memphis Bears, in the second game, Conley scored 13 points in the final quarter of 6 shots 5, helping the Grizzlies to play a 30:19 attack wave, the total score of 99:93 defeated the Thunder, Durant 21 shots 11 again sent 36 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists triple-double data, but other players, except for the old fish Fisher who scored 19 points in a flash of inspiration, others did not give Durant support, and the Grizzlies, Conley also scored 26 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for a quasi-triple-double, Jr. plus 8 of 13 scored 24 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds, Randolph 15 points and 8 rebounds, Tony Allen scored 12 points, Grizzlies rebounds 43:35 Thunder, frontcourt rebounds 16:8 Thunder, assists 22:17 Thunder, steals 13:3 Thunder, blocks 2:7 Thunder, turnovers 10:19 Thunder, it can be said that in addition to blocking, other data are all Thunder, such data, the Thunder can still lead the Grizzlies by 5 points after the first three quarters, In the end, Conley's miraculous offense only lost by 6 points, which already shows how well Durant played in this game.

In the third game back to the Grizzlies' home court, the Grizzlies made a crazy blockade of the Thunder's outside scorers, Durant scored 25 points and 11 rebounds in 9 of 19 and was not the worst, Martin, Ibaka, Perkins, Safluosha The four main rotation players, a total of 41 shots, 12 only scored 30 points, making Durant want to cry without tears, and finally the Grizzlies defeated the Thunder 89-81 and won the second game.

The fourth game is the turning point of the whole series, three consecutive high-intensity games, so that Durant is physically and mentally exhausted, and his physical strength has reached the upper limit, at this time Durant can only choose to help his teammates find their touch in the opening court, and in the first quarter, Durant continued to partner with Ibaka to shoot, allowing the latter to score 9 points, helping the Thunder lead the Grizzlies 29:18, and in the second quarter, Randolph continued to make baskets to help the Grizzlies trail the Thunder by 8 points at 48:56 at the end of the first half.

In the third quarter, Durant strengthened his personal offense, scoring 8 points in a single quarter, while the Grizzlies were small plus's consecutive singles, scoring 10 points, in the fourth quarter, Durant was exhausted under Prince's strict defense, and the Grizzlies shot 2 of 8 in a single quarter, and the Grizzlies relied on this Randolph to slowly catch up with the score, in the last 3 minutes of the fourth quarter, Conley broke through and was fouled by Reggie Jackson, and after hitting both free throws, the Grizzlies overtook the score 90:89, and then the two teams attacked and defended each other, and Durant made a key shot with 6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, closing the score to 94: 94, Randolph misses the basket and the game goes into overtime.

In overtime, the Grizzlies completely controlled the game, Tony Allen, breakthrough shot, small plus shot not only, Randolph made up the dunk, Conley assisted small plus basket operation, Grizzlies' offense was incoherent, but quite effective, and Thunder, Durant's physical fitness has hung up the red light, in overtime sacrificed a 5-0 shooting rate, the whole team in overtime, only Fisher made a three-pointer to get three points, and the Grizzlies scored 9 points, and finally defeated the Thunder 103-97.

Durant scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists on 10-of-27 shooting, Kevin Martin scored 18 points, Ibaka and Reggie Jackson both had good performances, but the Grizzlies performed better, Conley, Randolph, and Jr. all contributed 20+ In the end, the Grizzlies won the third victory and advanced in sight.

The fifth game is also the last game of this round of the series, Durant was completely inaccurate, only got 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists in 5 of 21, and also had 7 turnovers, Ibaka hit 8 of 17 shots and scored 17 points, on the other hand, Grizzlies Randolph 28 points and 14 rebounds, Conley, Allen, and Jr. all scored more than 10 points, and the Grizzlies won the game 88-84, reaching the Western Conference finals for the first time in team history!

In every game, as long as the score is super low, the final winner is the Grizzlies, typically, dragging the opponent into my rhythm and finally beating you with my rich experience......

Five games, the first two Durant supergods, the third year of the game, the last two unfinished, the last five games are 28.8 points, 10.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 4.4 turnovers per game, shooting 42.1%, three-point shooting rate of 35.7%, Wei Shao is not there, Kevin Martin, who was supposed to be the second firepower point, was lost in the Grizzlies' iron defense, averaging only 14.4 points per game, shooting 41.7% from the field and 35.7% from three-point range. On the other hand, the Grizzlies Twin Towers have caused great damage to the Thunder's interior line, the black and white Bears can average nearly 40 points and grab 20 rebounds per game, and Conley has given great support to the Black and White Bears on the outside, averaging 18 points per game and 6.8 assists.

The Grizzlies defeated the Clippers and Thunder in the playoffs to complete their revenge and reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time in their history, and their opponent is the former hacked Spurs.