The Thunder's toughness was beyond imagination, and the Grizzlies didn't take advantage of it on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Tucker is simply a panacea, able to attack and defend, and also has mental attributes, under his leadership, the Thunder team played a monolith, and the Grizzlies were in a stalemate.

At halftime, the score was 46-43, and the Thunder led by three points to end the first half.

"The Grizzlies paid the price for their underdogs, and this Thunder team played extremely hard." At the end of the half, the commentator couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, they allowed Middleton to score 11 points, 4-of-7 shooting, and Tucker scored 8 points on 2-of-3 three-pointers, which is not the score they usually get, and the Grizzlies have to sum it up well as a midfielder." The narrator nodded.

"Yes, it's only halfway through the game, and I'm sure the Grizzlies will play their way through the second half, and we'll look forward to seeing if the Thunder can continue to play like that in the second half." The commentator chimed in.

At half-time, the coaching staff of both teams were preparing for the second half of the game.

"The Grizzlies will definitely increase the defensive intensity in the second half, and the offensive end will also increase the number of times they hit the basket, Kyle, you start the second half, we narrow the half-court defense, as long as we hold the opening wave, we have a chance to win the game...... Believe in yourself and we can win the game. ”

“OKC。”

"Come on!"

Coming back in the second half, the Thunder made changes to the lineup, with Kyle O'Quinn replacing Soflosa, who had been doing well.

"It's a bit of a puzzled adjustment." The home commentator couldn't help but shake his head when he saw it.

"It's not a good adjustment, Sovloza defended well in the first half, while O'Quinn struggled a bit, which was tantamount to giving up the advantage of the first half." The commentator also shook his head and said.

While the two were talking, the second half of the game began, and the Thunder attacked first.

Kidd dribbled to the frontcourt, still playing to open up space, O'Quinn's blocking, Kidd went out, O'Quinn went to the basket.

Conley's body couldn't carry O'Quinn, and Prince on the weak side came to help defend it.

At this moment, Middleton took the initiative and took advantage of Tucker's block to go outside the three-point line.

Kidd flicks his hand and passes the ball out.

Middleton received the ball, looked at Randolph who had switched over, made a false shot, and then took a step inside and made a mid-range stop.

"Huh!"

The ball went into the net again.

The scene was in an uproar.

The rookie performance of Middleton was such a surprise to them.

Tang Tian is not surprised at all, Middleton itself is very strong, in his previous life, he scored more than 12 points in the second season, and in a slow-paced team like the Bucks, he averaged more than 20 points per game in the season, and his projection ability is stable, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a mini version of Durant.

The Grizzlies' offense, Conley borrowed Gasol to block and then went straight to the basket.

Sure enough, as Tang Tian expected, the Grizzlies began to increase the number of times they hit the basket.

Conley is a collegiate point guard who plays as a team and observes his teammates when he breaks to the basket.

To his surprise, the Thunder team did not assist in defense, he played small and big, and chose a stop-and-go throw.

Brown pounces on interference.

Conley's re-shot after the air adjustment.

"Bang!"

The shot was a little heavier, and the ball bounced off the back edge of the basket.

O'Quinn came over at this point to collect the defensive rebound.

Compared to Tucker, O'Quinn has a larger body and better protection for defensive rebounds.

And he also has a knack for passing the ball with one hand.

Kidd was already running forward by this time, and O'Quinn flicked his hand and passed the ball out.

Kidd didn't move the ball fast, and the Grizzlies quickly stepped back from the outside.

But just then, Middleton crossed Conley and crossed the halfway line.

Kidd flicked an early pass and carried Middleton forward to continue to accelerate.

Middleton was looking back as he ran, catching a pass and dribbling two steps to the three-point line for a pull-out shot.

Conley flew to cover at this time.

Middleton took the ball and waited until Conley flew past to make a move.

There was a stirring at the scene.

This ability to handle the ball doesn't look like a rookie at all!

Middleton made a move, and his posture was pretty standard.

Watching Middleton make a move, looking at the slender arm, it felt like seeing Durant possessed.

The spinning basketball attracted the attention of everyone on the scene, and the whole stadium seemed to be slowed down.

"Huh!"

With a crisp sound, Middleton's three-pointer was returned!

The scene was in an uproar, and the helplessness in the eyes of the fans was visible.

Where the hell is this rookie, no, what kind of rookie is this!

scored 5 points in a row at the beginning, and scored 5 points in a row in the second half!

This...... What a rookie?

Middleton was very calm after scoring, and turned and retreated.

Defense drives offense, offense leads defense, and the Thunder's defensive intensity on the court is constantly improving.

Gasol Jr.'s back hit under the basket and squeezed Brown's turn to shoot, but O'Quinn came from the weak side to help defend and slapped him directly, and actually covered his shot!

Tucker flew and saved the ball!

The Thunder played the fast break again, and it was Middleton, who received the ball and made a layup in the fast break, his arms were very long, and although he didn't score the ball from Prince's block, it caused the latter's beater foul.

In the face of boos, he hit both free throws.

Coming back in the second half, Middleton went on a 7-0 spurt.

If this was at home, it would have exploded.

The Grizzlies' frontcourt offense under the basket didn't go in, and when Tucker made a basket again, Grizzlies head coach Hollins angrily called a timeout.

The commentators and guests of the home stadium looked at each other.

It's not what they imagined!

A midfield adjustment, the Grizzlies not only did not play the counter-attacking ball, but were stopped by the Thunder.

And the seemingly stupid decision to replace Soflosa with O'Quinn firmly protected the penalty area and had an unexpected effect.

Before the brawl, everyone's impression of the Thunder team was full of talent, but with the ban of the main players, they suddenly discovered that after Tang Tian became the owner, this team has become extremely tough in addition to talent.

After the timeout, the Grizzlies increased the number of back-to-back shots under the basket, but Tucker's help defense on the weak side was still timely, and they didn't work well.

And back to the Thunder's round, Middleton completely opened, one mid-range shot on each wing, and forced the difference to double digits.

The Grizzlies are not known for offense, and now the defense is not working, and the whole court has become more and more chaotic, even with a top point guard like Conley, it is beginning to be difficult to control the scene.