Chapter 50: Ready to Wrap Up the Game
Maybe in the small-ball era, 11 points wasn't a big deal.
But it's not yet the time of the small ball.
At the same time, the Grizzlies are still a poor offensive team.
Coupled with the fact that Lionel Hollins was stunned as soon as he opened the game, it was hard for Grizzlies fans to expect much.
Speaking of which, if it weren't for Su Chen taking the initiative to drop the five-small lineup and letting Curry enter the rotation time early, Lionel Hollins might not have been able to be defeated in the first quarter.
At this time, in the Grizzlies' rest area, Lionel Hollins is also in full swing to lay out the strategy.
All the Grizzlies players were listening quietly, they were beaten quite badly in the first quarter, and this time it was time to hear what Lionel Hollins could do.
Lionel Hollins didn't really come up with any countermeasures, nothing more than emphasizing mental attributes and coming up with some conventional strategies to deal with them.
After all, with just over ten minutes, there was no room for him to think about it.
The five-man lineup may have appeared in the history of the league, but it has not appeared in the playoffs, especially on a stage like the Western Conference finals.
Even Don Nelson, known as the 'mad scientist', has never made such a crazy move.
If Lionel Hollins can really come up with a real response in a short period of time, he will be the top coach in history.
'With enough attention, we can't afford to lose this home stadium anymore and everyone cheers me up.'
After the strategy is laid out, the second quarter of the game is about to begin.
Lionel Hollins cheered on the crowd.
It's just that the Grizzlies didn't show too much excitement, and the expressions of everyone in the Grizzlies players were more solemn.
It was Conley who took the lead and roared twice, and the others started to fight a little.
Obviously, he didn't play a five-man lineup just now, which made the Grizzlies' players suffer a big blow in confidence.
The second quarter begins.
The Grizzlies are still the main lineup, and this game is a game for the Grizzlies with minor injuries.
Everyone in the Grizzlies must be prepared to play with willpower.
On the other hand, the Warriors are still walking in the rotation and have not discharged the full main force at all.
Even the splash in the backcourt is staggered to lead the team.
In the second half of the first quarter, Thompson led the team, and as soon as the second quarter began, Thompson went to rest and became Curry to lead the team.
The Grizzlies are united, while the Warriors are at ease, and the contrast seems to be stark.
The Grizzlies' starters continued to play a role on the court, and although Curry felt good in the second quarter, the score was not pulled away.
Of course, Curry didn't play all the time, and Curry even made a couple of balls for David Lee.
After an injury to the starting center, David Lee is now in the regular rotation.
Su Chen also talked to David Lee, and after seeing the strength of the team's system, David Lee really accepted the fact that he fell out of the starting lineup from his heart.
He also knows that his defensive ability is not good enough to play as the team's starting center, and the role of helping the team as a backup center or power forward is still acceptable to David Lee.
Of course, he can also not accept it, but Su Chen will not give him playing time.
Although David Lee's shortcomings in defense are more difficult to overcome, David Lee's rebounding ability is still good.
At the same time, although the blocking and dismantling is not very porcelain, his mobile blocking referee does not blow it often, and Su Chen also acquiesced to David Lee's blocking and dismantling method.
Of course, the main thing is that David Lee has the ability to handle the ball with one hand.
David Lee is not only going to play back-to-back singles, because of the system, back-to-back singles have basically been reduced to none.
Mid-range shooting, close-range throwing, and layups under the basket are also very good.
After all, David Lee is the only All-Star of the season with the Warriors this season, and he still has a hand on offense.
The Grizzlies' defense still can't stop the Warriors' offense.
At the same time, the Grizzlies' own offense has been slow to improve efficiency.
Grizzlies 39: 62 Warriors.
At halftime, the Warriors' lead had reached 23 points.
The Grizzlies' proud defense was beaten to pieces by the five-small lineup at the beginning, and the five-small did not slow down after that.
"The Grizzlies are completely lost in this game."
Johnson said helplessly.
Originally, I thought that the G2 game in this series would stage a strong counterattack by the Grizzlies to defend their home court.
But who would have thought that this would become a one-sided hanging game for the Warriors.
"When a team that is weak in attack and strong in defense can't limit the opponent on the defensive end, he has already lost more than half of it."
Kenny Smith also pointed out the rhythm of this game.
Even Barkley, who is not used to seeing the Warriors, looks like he has nothing to say at this time, just watching and chatting from the sidelines without speaking.
"Why don't our dear Sir Charles speak, it's so quiet today."
When Kenny Smith found out, he also mocked Barkley mercilessly.
"What else can I say when a jumper team feels good?"
Barkley was called out by Kenny Smith and had to speak.
However, from Barkley's tone, he was still full of dissatisfaction with the Warriors, and his words were full of yin and yang.
"Hahahahaha."
Barkley's words couldn't help but cause everyone to burst into laughter.
Even O'Neal, who is in the same camp as Barkley, couldn't help but laugh after seeing Barkley so hard-mouthed.
"Hey, man, you're rooting for the Warriors?"
Barkley couldn't help but say when he saw O'Neal defect.
"No, I still don't support the Warriors, it's just that Barkley looks so funny."
"I can't help it. Hahaha."
O'Neill said with a smile at the same time.
The halftime passed quickly.
In the locker room, Lionel Hollins also wanted to boost morale.
But Lionel Hollins himself is not a coach who is good at feeding chicken soup, and the players are not in a very high mood at this time.
The third quarter began.
After two minutes of play.
Su Chen called a timeout and changed to a five-small lineup at the same time.
Su Chen is planning to close the game, tonight's warriors feel good, so he won't be with the grizzly bear Lao Tie anywhere.
"This quarter speeds up the transition between offense and defense, and turns the last quarter into garbage time."
Su Chen said to everyone encouragingly.
The morale of the warriors was already high, and when they heard Su Chen's slightly arrogant words, it also made everyone's blood boil.
The Warriors' roster is mostly young and easy to get up to.
There are two sides to being young, sometimes relying on passion to burst out beyond their own strength, or they may not be able to control their actions and fall into the foul trap.
(End of chapter)