One Thousand and Fifty-Six: The Still Powerful 5 Small Lineup

Link dangled Durant and Green at the same time and successfully shot the ball.

This was tantamount to giving the Grizzlies a shot in the arm, and also promptly blocked the Warriors' momentum to expand the score.

Watching Link playing with Green and Durant, Wade couldn't help but shake his head.

This is nothing at all. Back then, Link played with the Heat's Big Three at the same time.

Durant was naturally very unconvinced. Even if Link scored a goal, he was played like a clown. This really made Durant very angry.

So in the next round, Durant took over the ball again and was ready to fight back.

However, this is not the situation Steve Kerr wants to see. His Golden State Warriors have never been a team that relies on isolations to survive.

Durant fell into singles with Link, which is not necessarily a good thing...

KD is full of confidence. After defeating Link and winning the championship last season, Durant is no longer afraid of Link mentally.

He dribbled in front of Link calmly, and now he would not be intercepted by Link because his center of gravity was too high.

Over the years, Link is not the only one who has grown up!

Varejao came to cover, and Durant immediately broke through.

Facing most defenders, Durant only needs to use the screen to make a pull-up jump shot, and it's all over.

However, Link didn't leave much space for Durant to shoot. His speed in getting off the screen is still incredible, and he returns to Durant almost instantly.

At this time, Curry had just obtained a fleeting three-point opportunity through running without the ball.

But Durant couldn't care less about Curry. All he could think about was how to beat Link.

Sure enough, Durant still went his own way and made emergency stop jumpers. But this goal was seriously interfered by Link and failed to score!

"Fuck!" Cole gritted his teeth. Durant was too angry.

Falling into singles, maybe that's what Link wants.

Others may try to avoid singles with Durant, but the Grizzlies are different. They want the opponent's strongest player to play Link in singles.

"Get the ball going, get it going!" Cole had to shout loudly. He didn't name him directly, but he believed Durant would understand.

Durant bit his lip reluctantly, his desire to defeat Link with his own hands was still strong.

But the head coach has spoken, and he can't just sit idly by.

At this time, Steve Kerr also called Ian Clark to his side, preparing to send him out!

In the game against the Grizzlies, Cole wanted the five small lineups to appear on the court early. The sooner we take the initiative, the safer the Warriors will be.

As soon as Cole finished talking to Clark, Link scored again.

This time Link also broke through Durant through a pick-and-roll, but Durant did not get back in time like Link.

Just like that, Link drove straight to the basket. Varejao didn't have enough speed to cover back, so Link easily dunked with one hand and scored, 4 to 5. The Grizzlies quickly took control of the game!

Cole shook his head. If Green had played the fifth position on the ball just now, he might have made it back to the basket.

Now it seems that without the five small lineups, there is no way to contain the Grizzlies.

So as soon as Link scored, Cole called a timeout! Everyone was surprised. The game had just started and it had to be paused to make arrangements?

Cole didn't want to wait, not even one more round.

Even if it was just an anxious game with the Grizzlies, Cole was very uneasy.

What he wants is to establish an advantage as early as possible!

Sure enough, when the timeout came back, the Warriors immediately became a five-small lineup!

Next, the warrior will throw a heavy punch with all his strength.

Link looked at the five small lineups in front of him and clenched his fists.

Last season, the Warriors almost relied on this lineup to eliminate the Grizzlies. The only difference between the Warriors' current death five and last season is that Harrison Barnes was replaced by Ian Clark.

Although Barnes is worth much more than Clark, in the Warriors, their functions and contributions are basically the same.

In other words, the Warriors' five-death set has not become weaker than when they won the championship last season.

When the Warriors attacked again, Link began to challenge Durant, "I scored two, KD. Come on, let's continue!"

"Hahahaha, I'm not that stupid, Link. I know you want to force me to fight you alone. Unfortunately, Cole has just reminded me."

After Durant finished speaking, he immediately pulled to the right corner. At the same time, Curry held the ball and played a pick-and-roll with Green.

Clark and Thompson opened up the space, and in an instant, the Warriors' smooth offense was back.

In the end, Curry hit a jumper from beyond the three-point line. Although Conley works hard on defense, a player like Curry can hit a shot even if he only gets a small amount of space.

"Come on, this is the Warriors' most efficient offensive method! The Warriors rely on this move to score high scores many times this season. In the last game, they also used this method to score 138 points! Let's see Let’s see how the grizzly bear responds!”

Hubie Brown became nervous instantly. As soon as Varejao came off the court, the Warriors were immediately full of energy.

In addition to offense, the Warriors' defense also became very good after five hours of death.

Durant continues to guard Link alone, but now, behind Durant are two extremely fast players in Clark and Green.

Once Durant is broken through, they can immediately complete the defense switch.

Even though he knew there was a defensive trap waiting for him, Link had to try. He used a beautiful change of direction on the outside to shake Durant's center of gravity and tried to break through, but as soon as he took two steps, Clark double-teamed him!

At this time, Tobias Harris understood and cut inside along the baseline.

Link didn't hesitate and handed the ball over immediately.

But the Warriors' five small lineups are highly mobile, allowing them to defend immediately after making up defense.

Clark left Link and returned to Harris. At the same time, Green had also made up for the basket.

Since Harris is not an orthodox inside man and does not have an overwhelming height advantage, his layup missed the frame due to the interference of Green and Clark!

"I didn't make it. This is like a repeat of last season's Western Conference Finals!"

Green grabbed the rebound and passed the ball directly. Klay Thompson caught the ball in the right corner and shot!

Due to the inertia after running quickly, when Thompson shot, his feet were not yet firm and he shot in the air.

But this kind of ball is completely piece of cake for Thompson, one of the "Splash Brothers".

"brush!"

The crisp sound sounded again, and the Warriors scored two three-pointers in a row!

This extremely fast transition between offense and defense left the Grizzlies with no time to defend!

In an instant, the Warriors had a 7-point lead. As long as they defend one another and hit a three-pointer, they can widen the point difference to double digits!

"No matter how many times I fight, the result is the same! You can't beat me again Link, it's impossible!"

Although it was not Durant who scored the goal, Durant's mood was very high.

He kept chattering in Link's ear, and this time, Link wouldn't interrupt him again.

In the next few attacks, the Grizzlies played very poorly.

Wade missed another three-pointer, making the Warriors' contraction even bolder.

Gasol tried to beat Green in isolation, but was disrupted by Green's rough confrontation.

Conley wanted to share Link's scoring pressure, but his finishing rate today has been low. Green's defense is quick and he can get back to the basket in time every time.

Although Gasol got several open three-point shooting opportunities as a result, this sporadic resistance was never able to reverse the situation.

Ultimately, the game comes back to Link's infinite solo play.

His singles play is indeed very efficient, but compared with the Warriors' fast-paced offense, scoring points seems to be too slow.

In the ninth minute of the first quarter, Link came off the field. After losing this powerful single point, the Grizzlies' offense suddenly stalled.

After the twelve minutes of the first quarter, the Warriors scored 32 points! The Grizzlies only scored 21 points. Of these 21 points, Link alone accounted for 11 points.

The five-small lineup of the defending champion is indeed terrifying!

"Oops, this may be the most difficult first quarter the Grizzlies have played since the beginning of this season. The Warriors' defense is very targeted, and the personal abilities of the offensive players are also incredibly strong. It seems that the Warriors will play today Keep hitting high scores!”

Hubie Breen shook his head. If the Grizzlies continue to play in this state, even if they can win this game, it will be difficult to win the entire series. Overall, the Warriors still take the initiative.

At this time, Joger was squatting in front of Link next to the Grizzlies bench.

He knew that if Link continued to be used up like this, his efficiency would definitely drop significantly at the critical moment of the fourth quarter.

Now, he also has to make some changes.

"Link, otherwise just do that." Jorge looked at Link seriously, while Link nodded silently.

Then, Joger waved his hand and called out the big white fat man who had been ravaging the league's interior a few days ago, as well as Dinwiddie, who averaged less than 10 points per game this season.

It's time for the Grizzlies' young men to make an impact.